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Badger.
Coming down from Hope cross on the Roman road, through the gate on the tarmac lane. About 9.30p.m. Bang I felt this hard furry thing against my leg, managed to stay on the bike. I shouted to the chap behind me, by this time he's ridden over it.
When we got to the bottom, we realised the chaps in front had a couple of skidding avoiding action moments for the first badger.
I think they were probably young, definitely not full grown, other wise I would have been on the floor.
Firstly I am really sad that one of them got hit and run over, however the badger did run off, so we know it's not dead.
Secondly, for the first time in my life I was in front of someone going downhill.
The only other thing I've hit on a ride was a chicken, so this is a step up. 😳
I've had a few badgers brushed up against my leg. 😆
I hit a full grown badger a few years ago doing my local downhill at dusk. Went straight over the bars. By the time i got up the badger had long gone
I nearly ran over a marmotte last week, it was first time I'd seen a real one that wasn't stuffed. He had a good turn of pace for a fat lad.
The later my ride in the evenings, the more likely I am of seeing one.
On Sunday night, one dashed out of the hedge, did an immediate R turn; so now I'm belting down this bridleway, no room for two of us, with said badger keeping pace with my front wheel, not 3 inches to my right and its rear-end's in line with the front wheel's axel.
I was lucky he turned right when he did or I'd have been off and in the brambles.
I've encountered badgers several times on night rides. They're quite big and fairly agressive. They look like they want to haul you off the bike and give you a kicking just for trespassing on their turf.
I ran over a rabbit the over night - it just dared out in front of my wheel. Pretty sure it died instantly but smacked it round the head to make sure.
Yep!
It's rabbits in the early evening and badgers in the night time.
Dangerous old business this cycling off-road.
Bizarrely, all the rabbits on Chorley Wood Common that I see are black in colour (yes, I do have my lights on!).
PS - I like Drac's comment "I've had a few badgers brushed up against my leg" doesn't that seem to suggest someone is standing there, brushing badgers up & down your leg, or it it just me?! 😆
Don't feel guilty it was an accident after all.
Use brighter lights!
Brighter lights = more dazzled bunnies per square metre!
If anything, don't use lights at all, but that pre-supposes you have night vision goggles or can see in the dark.
I've had a few badgers brushed up against my leg.
Not had badgers - but when I was in Canada had a few direct hits on beavers and plenty of near misses.
I'll never forget the rabbit which ran through my front wheel and then got caught up in the chainset. very messy, not pleasant. Thanks to my quick thinking mate who put it out of it's misery.
Kev
Three guys riding along a dark country lane. Spook a badger and it starts running in front of us. We think its funny at how fast it can run untill it decides its had enough and stands its ground. 3 lads stop on a six pence and give Mr Badger enough room to stroll of at his own pace.
You could see the look on his face meant he was gonna take us on and we wernt gonna win.
Ti29er - they are all black rabbits up on the Common, aren't they? Is that your home turf? I live backing onto the Common (and will be blatting round trying to miss the black bunnies in about 2 hours!)
Badgers are kin ard......... fact 👿
we got dive bombed by bats for a good half a mile in scotland. they were bigger than pips so i'm making a wild guess at horseshoe? Anyway they kept bumping into us and if we pointed our lights up in the air you could see loads of them.
and what bigsi said - i've seen what a badger can do when it's frightened. Messy.
they also don't like cats so are my friends for life
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Nooooooooo!
you killed our mommy
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Did you know that only a small percentage of the British public have seen a badger in the flesh, let alone touch one?
Did you know that only a small percentage of the British public have seen a badger in the flesh, let alone touch one?
There's also a precentage of the population that can't identify farm yard animals so it's not that surprising really!
I wouldn't worry too much. Badgers are tough as old boots - unless they're ickle babies like Charley B. 😆
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I'm waiting for the 2nd picture, maybe entitled "Chomp!"
Recently chatting to a couple at a pub while out on an afternoon ride, and the girl, Charly, said she'd hit a badger one night while riding home after working at a pub. No one would believe she'd hit a badger, they all thought she'd been beaten up by someone, so bad was the damage to her face! Luckily the damage was mostly bruising, and her looks weren't spoilt. She was pretty lucky.
Reluctant- That is soooo cute. Teeny weeny thing.
Google for the details of your local Badger Watch and let them know.
btw - it's never a good idea to post details of where you've seen badgers. I've asked the mods to delete this thread completely.