Worse than maggies.
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Worse than maggies.
Postby Patdys » Wed Sep 22, 2010 10:15 am
Not even the cable ties on my helmet would have helped me with this one had he/she bounced the wrong way...
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby Dahondude » Wed Sep 22, 2010 10:19 am
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby Mallacai » Wed Sep 22, 2010 10:28 am
Never want to hit one on a push bike.
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby MichaelB » Wed Sep 22, 2010 12:51 pm
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby you cannot be sirrus » Wed Sep 22, 2010 7:41 pm
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby dirty_harry » Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:31 pm
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given the choice, would you rather share the roads with a woman texting in her four-wheel-drive, a manic truckie, a boy in a grey-import turbo, or a cyclist?
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby shiv » Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:57 pm
So the boyfriend was crying over a cat? A cat that didnt even die? He needs to take a long, long hard look at himself I think. Unless of course the workmate you spoke of is also male, in which case, carry on.dirty_harry wrote:i live in lobethal and work at the local deli, i was working on a saturday in summer last year when a workmates boyfriend came in in tears. his cat had just run out in front of a cyclist coming down the hill into lobethal, the cat got its head in the front wheel and the cyclist went over the bars and ended up in hospital with concussion and a broken cheek (i think) while the cat limped off presumably to pass in peace. one of my sisters friends lives right by were this occured and her dad put his bike in the shed and i seen it a couple days later it was pretty trashed. bent bars broken seat rails and that was only at a glance. looked pretty new aswell. animals and bikes dont mix
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby Chops » Thu Sep 23, 2010 1:40 am
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby dirty_harry » Fri Sep 24, 2010 7:42 pm
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ps chops that sounds like a heart attack causing experience and im sure if you hit it it wouldve been nasty
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby shiv » Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:57 pm
Also had a bird (not a girl) hit my helmet while doing 210kmh on motorbike once. More then slightly scary so would hate to have a roo attack me at speed
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby dirty_harry » Sat Sep 25, 2010 9:54 pm
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given the choice, would you rather share the roads with a woman texting in her four-wheel-drive, a manic truckie, a boy in a grey-import turbo, or a cyclist?
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby SLH » Sat Sep 25, 2010 10:33 pm
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby Patdys » Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:31 pm
A deer at Eagle on the Hill. Where on earth did that come from?
Lots of bunnies between Strath and Mt Barker.
And lots of maggies, sitting on the road and not one swoop. Hooray.
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby buzz » Thu Oct 14, 2010 3:27 pm
There is always a heap of deer (possibly a small deer farm) in the property next to the animal boarding place. My guess is one smart pants make a break for it. Must have been a bit of a surprise though!
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby Dr_Mutley » Sun Oct 17, 2010 12:40 am
saw a big big roo hit by a small japanse car ths morning on the way bck from victor (on Willunga hill)... front of car very trashed...
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby Quinns Rocks Roadie » Sun Oct 17, 2010 12:50 am
I thought crying over a lost pussy was just part of growing up...shiv wrote:Im totally sus on any male crying over a cat. Just not the done thing
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby Patdys » Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:11 pm
Nice to see them on the way up.
Is it just me or is there a lot more wildlife this year?
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby 318ute » Sun Oct 31, 2010 11:40 pm
Yep, that was little ol me, I live in Upper Sturt and ride through Belair around 6am each morning towards the city...
Short story, it's still dark, stars glittering, riding at a good speed on the bitumen, when I hear thump thump, glance to the right and caught a glimpse!
Oh crap, next I am litterally looking at the stars unable to breath laying on my back! I had the stuffing knocked out of me!
End result, Specialized helmet cracked in four place(wont ride without a lid), bark off both knees & one elbow, plus a stuffed ultegra lever and assorted scratches to my roadie...
The bloody roo was no where to be seen!
Noel from the Bike Station on Brighton has told me of a group ride when a roo bouncing alongside them decided to hop into the action and onto the back of a rider and sent a couple flying!!
Solid is an understatement for a roo regardless of size...
Mind you the park is full of all kinds of critters and I have seen most!
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby Dr_Mutley » Tue Nov 02, 2010 5:24 pm
Thanks steve, i remember your name was holdenish from memory but just couldnt remember.... ive had a few close calls with bush chooks and jolly jumpers, but not quite as close as u318ute wrote:Dr_Mutley,
Yep, that was little ol me, I live in Upper Sturt and ride through Belair around 6am each morning towards the city...
Short story, it's still dark, stars glittering, riding at a good speed on the bitumen, when I hear thump thump, glance to the right and caught a glimpse!
Oh crap, next I am litterally looking at the stars unable to breath laying on my back! I had the stuffing knocked out of me!
End result, Specialized helmet cracked in four place(wont ride without a lid), bark off both knees & one elbow, plus a stuffed ultegra lever and assorted scratches to my roadie...
The bloody roo was no where to be seen!
Noel from the Bike Station on Brighton has told me of a group ride when a roo bouncing alongside them decided to hop into the action and onto the back of a rider and sent a couple flying!!
Solid is an understatement for a roo regardless of size...
Mind you the park is full of all kinds of critters and I have seen most!
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby 318ute » Tue Nov 02, 2010 10:00 pm
Roo's generally aren't the major issue in the park, the rabbit population seems to grow and shrink depending upon baiting and nature, but when I ride past the open spaces the little bugga's make a bee line for the scrub!
This means they come close to hurling themselves into the wheels!
All said and done though the hour of the morning I ride it's much safer than the tradie traffic on the Upper Sturt Road, they are doing all of 80kph++ with trailers and I am just not confident that they would see me all bleary eyes and sucking on their coffee!
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby trailgumby » Tue Nov 02, 2010 10:18 pm
She was not in a good way and got choppered out. Didn't hear about it until I got to the finish line.
A guy in front of me had a near miss as well. The mob took off and the straggler was racing to catch up. I yelled at the top of my lungs but don;t think he saw it until it crossed his path. Missed him by about 2-3m. We weren't going slow - it would not have ended well for him. After that, every time I glimpsed something big and grey and furry moving through the trees - no matter how far away - I was a-tinging like a madman on my bell.
It's not uncommon either. The guy at my LBS who has been a past Aussie marathon champ got hit by one the day before he was due to shoot off overseas on a mtb trip. Busted collarbone, and I think other shoulder damage.
Beautiful to watch, but fair dinkum they've got brains the size of peanuts.
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby Patdys » Wed Nov 03, 2010 6:16 pm
That is how my wife describes cyclists.trailgumby wrote: Beautiful to watch, but fair dinkum they've got brains the size of peanuts.
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby Chriss » Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:59 pm
At least they don't jump.
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby sikracer75 » Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:03 pm
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Re: Worse than maggies.
Postby MichaelB » Thu Nov 18, 2010 9:15 am
Stopped to make sure it didn't get cleaned up by car or cyclist and then went on my way again.
It's the 2nd one I've seen up there as well as Koalas, and Kangaroos and the odd possum going hell for leather trying to get across the road.
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