Magpie Watch
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Re: Magpie Watch
Postby mtb159 » Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:39 pm
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Re: Magpie Watch
Postby BRLVR.v2 » Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:25 pm
Oh NO, not a friggin christian magpie, badgering you for your sins I hope?mtb159 wrote:One near the Paradise Community Church, near the Lower North East Road Intersection. Copped it in the back of the head.. Twice
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Re: Magpie Watch
Postby Eberbachl » Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:28 pm
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Re: Magpie Watch
Postby mtb159 » Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:52 pm
Also another one on the back way up Norton Summit (off of the first hairpin). Unsure of the exact road but its near the switchbacks.
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Re: Magpie Watch
Postby eddy montignac » Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:53 am
I had to return along the same road to get home and as I entered his section the bird tried it on again. This time I saw his shadow first and my fist was up before he could get anywhere near my helmet. This time there was no contact at all and he gave up much sooner than before.
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Magpie Watch
Postby Dr_Mutley » Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:15 am
Same place as last year and still as aggressive... Hit me 5 times on the way out to outer harbour, and 6 times on the way back, even though I sped up to 45kmh+ to try and avoid contact!... Is a dangerous magpie as traffic is quite thick there and the road quite narrow...Dr_Mutley wrote:Maggie season is upon us....
thought i would share 2 hotspots...
there is quite an aggressive magpie on seaview rd at Henley Beach South.... which is obviously a very popular cyclist route out along the coast...
the particular magpie resides 100 to 200m north of the bridge over the torrens... in the big pines.... mainly gets north bound cyclists but got me coming back as well today...
nailed me a few days ago as well... both occasions wacking me in the left ear several times, producing a bit of the red stufff grrrrr.....
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Re: Magpie Watch
Postby MichaelB » Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:49 pm
For some reason, can't quite pin down the location of the Seaview Rd one - Google maps ?
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Magpie Watch
Postby Dr_Mutley » Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:38 pm
It's the outer harbour run Michael, just as you go over the bridge over the torrens at Henley beach south..MichaelB wrote:Sounds like a spot to avoid.
For some reason, can't quite pin down the location of the Seaview Rd one - Google maps ?
Try this link I've got from google on my iPhone.. Hopefully it works
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&q=-34.9 ... stralia%29
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Re: Magpie Watch
Postby Richard.L » Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:11 am
Yep thats where i got hit last month....Dr_Mutley wrote:It's the outer harbour run Michael, just as you go over the bridge over the torrens at Henley beach south..MichaelB wrote:Sounds like a spot to avoid.
For some reason, can't quite pin down the location of the Seaview Rd one - Google maps ?
Try this link I've got from google on my iPhone.. Hopefully it works
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&q=-34.9 ... stralia%29
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Re: Magpie Watch
Postby MichaelB » Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:49 am
I have never been attacked down that way to date ..... maybe I'm just riding at the right time.
Only two places that I have benn had a go at is the one near the Tafe on the Veloway, and cnr Brighton Rd and Anzac hwy (towards Jetty Rd).
The one on the Veloway is a nasty bugger ....
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Re: Magpie Watch
Postby MichaelB » Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:19 am
Either were tired or felt sorry for us ...
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Re: Magpie Watch
Postby Trev Campbell » Mon Aug 29, 2011 3:14 pm
"I get paid to hurt other people, how good is that?"
"Shut up legs"
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Re: Magpie Watch
Postby paolo_ski » Thu Sep 01, 2011 2:47 pm
does anybody know of any effective measures to take so that this doesn't happen again?
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Re: Magpie Watch
Postby MichaelB » Fri Sep 02, 2011 3:12 pm
The ONLY thing I KNOW that works, well two really ;paolo_ski wrote:I got swooped 5 times on henley beach rd today just before the golf course heading east. Magpie was flying above me for a good 300m, almost crashed from the shock of the first swoop!
does anybody know of any effective measures to take so that this doesn't happen again?
#1 : Ride in a different place
#2 : Ride at night.
They both work for me
Other than that, no idea.
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Re: Magpie Watch
Postby winstonw » Fri Sep 02, 2011 3:54 pm
Seriously, ime, the least inconvenient (when you know where the besterd attacks) is to raise one arm above your head and wave it around.paolo_ski wrote:does anybody know of any effective measures to take so that this doesn't happen again?
have also had success sticking my pump down the top of the back of my jersey, so it is protruding above my helmet.
Some say riding faster than 35kph works.
I am not inclined to use cable ties enough to know if they work.
rear helmet light during the day = fail.
sticking paper eyes on the back of helmet = fail.
phoning council to advise of road danger = fail.
throwing rocks at maggie = fail.
under development
touch spring loaded helmet net to catch maggie and translocate, or throw under passing B double truck.
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Re: Magpie Watch
Postby MichaelB » Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:23 pm
winstonw wrote: ....under development
touch spring loaded helmet net to catch maggie and translocate, or throw under passing B double truck.
Pics please and video of demonstration runs
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Re: Magpie Watch
Postby winstonw » Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:40 pm
incubating.MichaelB wrote:Pics please and video of demonstration runs
in the mean time, imagine 3 mouse traps araldited to back of helmet, and set as fine as possible.
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Re: Magpie Watch
Postby rustychisel » Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:51 pm
I can see the potential for that going spectacularly wrong.winstonw wrote:incubating.MichaelB wrote:Pics please and video of demonstration runs
in the mean time, imagine 3 mouse traps araldited to back of helmet, and set as fine as possible.
Strap an echidna pelt to your helmet? 'Corse, you'll first need to catch and disembowel your echidna, which is somewhat illegal, but I think it might be a case of needs must. I can see the judge going along with that line of reasoning.
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Re: Magpie Watch
Postby winstonw » Fri Sep 02, 2011 5:04 pm
Actually, that'd make a good Xmas pressie to obsessive cyclists, from youngest daughterrustychisel wrote:Strap an echidna pelt to your helmet?
echidnoshield!!! - an aero shaped quiver of quills snap fitted to rear of helmet, ready to pierce the testosterone fueled retinas of cyclist hating Maggies across Australia!
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Re: Magpie Watch
Postby paolo_ski » Fri Sep 02, 2011 5:36 pm
The one which attacked me only left because I rode under a tree. I'm assuming it crashed into the tree, seeing as it had it's eyes clearly focused on my head
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Re: Magpie Watch
Postby winstonw » Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:37 am
On the way to and from Sandgate this morning, there's a maggie attacking in the Boondall train station car park (the station that serves The Entertainment Centre, not North Boondall station). He didn't make contact with me or my two partners, so must be a new at the game. More precisely, he's attacking in line with the station shelter to about 50 metres south of it.
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Magpie Watch
Postby Dr_Mutley » Mon Sep 05, 2011 7:48 pm
Or hold yr bottle above yr helmet and slowly wave it side to side... Just 30cms is enuff... The magpie will then just fly a few feet above yr fist/bottle and escort u out of their territory, and not swoop...
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Magpie Watch
Postby Dr_Mutley » Mon Sep 05, 2011 7:50 pm
Oh I forgot to mention, when u do this, car drivers have no idea what yr doing, so they think u look like a tool, but it's better than whiplash from getting smacked repeatedly in the bonceDr_Mutley wrote:To avoid getting tagged on the helmet by an aggressive maggie, just put yr fist in the air above yr helmet and slowly wave from side to side....
Or hold yr bottle above yr helmet and slowly wave it side to side... Just 30cms is enuff... The magpie will then just fly a few feet above yr fist/bottle and escort u out of their territory, and not swoop...
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Re: Magpie Watch
Postby BRLVR.v2 » Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:08 pm
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Re: Magpie Watch
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