I met him this morning, he tapped my helmet then came back and tried to land on my back/shoulders! I think he was trying to carry me off.twizzle wrote:Got attacked by that fecker in the s-bends on Mt McDonald (Brindabella Road) - in the middle of a race, he was going nuts attacking every pack, and got me in the back.
Magpie spotting Spring 2011
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Re: Magpie spotting Spring 2011
Postby thomas_cho » Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:33 pm
Do you guys picture a happy place in your head and go to it?
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Re: Magpie spotting Spring 2011
Postby twizzle » Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:11 pm
He doesn't like frame pumps. All I had to do was hold it up and he flew off.Ross wrote:I met him this morning, he tapped my helmet then came back and tried to land on my back/shoulders! I think he was trying to carry me off.twizzle wrote:Got attacked by that fecker in the s-bends on Mt McDonald (Brindabella Road) - in the middle of a race, he was going nuts attacking every pack, and got me in the back.
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: Magpie spotting Spring 2011
Postby twizzle » Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:13 pm
No, they scare the bejezzus out of me! But on my regular 50km daily rides (to work & back) I don't get swooped at all, although if I go too slowly on one downhill section I'll cop it twice.thomas_cho wrote:How does one stay calm during a magpie visit?
Do you guys picture a happy place in your head and go to it?
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: Magpie spotting Spring 2011
Postby aldifan » Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:12 pm
One of them managed to knock the sun visor off my helmet!!
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Re: Magpie spotting Spring 2011
Postby stu » Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:36 pm
I got swooped 4 out of those 5.
The one at the top of Mt Macdonald is an angry bugger
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Re: Magpie spotting Spring 2011
Postby bpmhigh » Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:12 pm
First time he got me he landed on my back. Every time since I sit up and look for him but he still manages to come out of nowhere. The one time I did see him he flew from the other side of Drakeford, across 4 lanes and a wide median strip before circling around behind and chasing me for about 500 metres.
Interesting however that about a month ago, there were two close together on the bike path going north up Athlon Drive past the Wanniassa shops but they have since disappeared. I thought to my self at the time "I'll be surprised if they see out the spring" - I used to live close by and the neighbourhood is renowned for bored young locals who typically destroy anything that attracts their attention.
I'm down south tomorrow for Orroral, Apollo and Corin so I'm hoping that my angry Drakeford friend is sleeping in when I roll past!
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Re: Magpie spotting Spring 2011
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Re: Magpie spotting Spring 2011
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Re: Magpie spotting Spring 2011
Postby Ross » Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:51 pm
I got swooped by this one today. He had four decent introductions to my helmet and then got bored and flew away.bpmhigh wrote:The angriest one I've encountered this season is on Drakeford Drive heading both north and south past Greenway.
First time he got me he landed on my back. Every time since I sit up and look for him but he still manages to come out of nowhere. The one time I did see him he flew from the other side of Drakeford, across 4 lanes and a wide median strip before circling around behind and chasing me for about 500 metres.
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Re: Magpie spotting Spring 2011
Postby auskonrad » Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:25 pm
One at Jerrabomberra wetlands bike path/far western end of lake bike path loop - kept my eyes on him, and then as I looked ahead, a brown snake sun bathing! Massive swerve - and over-correction led to me eating bike path. Massive stack. But luckily no broken bones. Just severely bruised and cut up. Managed to limp home barely with a bloody arm. Thanks to James on a red Merida who rode with me for a tiny bit to make sure I was okay.
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