littleskull99
100 W
Hi folks,
I had the scare of my life last night. I was riding down an old railway line on my way home from a mates. Its paved, fairly narrow and pitch black. My small front light wasn't really cutting it. I hear a rustling in the bushes on the left, saw a flash of white or grey then my front wheel was taken out left to right. Didn't make it to the brake levers. IT FELT LIKE I HIT A HORSE! The wheel went right, I went left, Managed to step over the bike and land on my feet. Stood for a second (bike on floor) and heard whatever it was scampering off into the bushes on the right. I was adrenalined up, felt like I just necked a couple of redbulls!
I think it was a badger (plenty of em here in the UK) I was running through what animals it could have been.. Fox, Cat, Dog, Horse (lol), Cow (lol) but the white/grey flash makes me think badger.
The bike: My front wheel is ever so slightly buckled and ive got a new dent on my left bar end.
Me: Twisted left ankle and knee and a hell of a reality check.
I will be going slower on narrow dark paths from now on.
I revisited the site today but no sign of badger..
Im sorry mistah badger I didn't mean to hurt you..
Anyone else had a moment with an animal?
Thanks.
A very shaken up Matt.
I had the scare of my life last night. I was riding down an old railway line on my way home from a mates. Its paved, fairly narrow and pitch black. My small front light wasn't really cutting it. I hear a rustling in the bushes on the left, saw a flash of white or grey then my front wheel was taken out left to right. Didn't make it to the brake levers. IT FELT LIKE I HIT A HORSE! The wheel went right, I went left, Managed to step over the bike and land on my feet. Stood for a second (bike on floor) and heard whatever it was scampering off into the bushes on the right. I was adrenalined up, felt like I just necked a couple of redbulls!
I think it was a badger (plenty of em here in the UK) I was running through what animals it could have been.. Fox, Cat, Dog, Horse (lol), Cow (lol) but the white/grey flash makes me think badger.
The bike: My front wheel is ever so slightly buckled and ive got a new dent on my left bar end.
Me: Twisted left ankle and knee and a hell of a reality check.
I will be going slower on narrow dark paths from now on.
I revisited the site today but no sign of badger..
Im sorry mistah badger I didn't mean to hurt you..
Anyone else had a moment with an animal?
Thanks.
A very shaken up Matt.