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From: japlaice@watrose.UUCP (John A. Plaice)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Dogs: the bane of the cyclist
Message-ID: <6640@watrose.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 22-Mar-84 14:56:36 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 22 14:56:36 1984
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There is really only one good solution to attacking dogs,
namely to sprint like hell!
Approach the dog slowly, and just as you get to within two or three
feet of it, get out of the saddle and sprint away.
This method will work virtually all the time, so long
as the dog does not do something stupid like run under your front wheel.
I once got dropped on a training ride because I had pulled out
my pump and could not get it back in.  In chasing down the group
I passed 5 mean German Sheperds (not all at once), each of whom
had been enraged by the group.  Despite the fact that I was dead,
I still managed to get away.
I think the secret is to believe that you can get away, and then you will

Cheers,
	John