How would you have reacted

KevinMcC

Right picture the scene. Me cycling along, waving a cheery morning to a group of people out for a cycle as I pass them. Sun is shining, cycle path is smooth and lined with steep banks so no wind. Gentle curve on the path and suddenly before me I see a bull.

Not a comedy huge horns and pawing at the ground bull but a bull none the less.

Stopping the bull looks at me and I look at it. I get my phone to take a picture (who would believe me without one) when the group I pas catch up. Being less timid than myself the two lads in the group cycle forward 2 abreast (meaning I cant take my picture) and the bull runs off in the other direction- steep banks you see and bulls arent known for their climbing abilities.

All is dandy, this rather surreal scenario of 2 guys on bikes herding a bull while I cycle behind them with their 2 friends/wives/gf's whatever. Then someone comes the other way. Bull freezes, all bikes stop. Bull tosses head and charges into the bush at the side, we cant see it but we hear it. Bull cant get up, gets back on the path and charges at the riders on my side and we all take evasive into the bushes as it thunders past (big buggers when they pass 2 feet away).

We all laugh nervously and go on our way.

On getting home I realise that my red top might not have been the best thing to be wearing in this scenario.

Anyway my (rather long winded) question is- what would you have done if you have came across the bull and no one else was present? try to walk past? Climb a tree? Turn and ride away? Or chuck norris style roundhouse kick it into burgers? or maybe something involving an awesome display of this quad power I have seen so much about on here?

nicensleazy

Ever thought about a job as a matador ???

STEFANOS4784

8)
I would leg-it/bike-it, whatever but i'd want to escape a bit sharp-ish! :shock:

chriskempton

Unlock the knife blade on my Topek Alien and slice off a chunk o' prime

redvee

Fire up the barbie

markos1963

Bulls are colour blind so a red top will not have been a problem, perhaps the bull was a 4x4 owner and thats why it charged

disgruntledgoat

A similar incident once befell me... Seeing a bull in the middle of the raod and having just passed he farm, I went up the drive to alert the farmer.

"Thanks marra!" He replied. "No if you stand in the road so he can't get by you, i'll drive him in with my walking stick".

So you'll whack teh bull with a stick, whislt I stand there in front of it to ensure it turns 90 degrees into the farm? hmmmmmm

downfader

disgruntledgoat wrote:

A similar incident once befell me... Seeing a bull in the middle of the raod and having just passed he farm, I went up the drive to alert the farmer.

"Thanks marra!" He replied. "No if you stand in the road so he can't get by you, i'll drive him in with my walking stick".

So you'll whack teh bull with a stick, whislt I stand there in front of it to ensure it turns 90 degrees into the farm? hmmmmmm

You're a goat, just nut it.

pneumatic

I'd have done that thing that nice Ozzie bloke Crocodile Dundee taught me in the 80's with the outstretched thumb and pinkie - you know, hypnotise it into sitting down.

I've never actually had the chance to try it, but it looked easy enough! 8)

White Line

Bunny hop into a 180 tail whip and sprint away! 8)

Your being a coward, but a cool one at that.

holmeboy

Yeah, cycling home one night many years ago, it was getting dark about a mile from home (lived out in the sticks at the time) when I came across a very large dark coloured Bull. We looked at each other for a time neither making any noise or sudden moves, I was'nt for going to turn round and go the long way round (was'nt doing that many miles then) ,but I was'nt going to try and pass either o'nt narrow road (don't think I would have attempted on Motorway size road either). Anyway to cut a short story shorter climbed over the fence with bike on back and sneaked past and came back onto road further down (not that easy in semi darkness and with the feild falling away quite sharply to the Right). Some times the cowards way is the only way. :roll:

KevinMcC

discretion is something or other about valor what what?

thinking back I think cycling home would have been safer since I did not have the chance to escape off road as holmeboy did!

Mothyman

direct it to the nearest china shop

KevinMcC

Mothyman wrote:

direct it to the nearest china shop

that made me laugh far more than it should have, think maybe I am dehydrated after going out earlier.






and yes bulls may be colour blind but I think I seen on something any bright colour is more visible to them? Shirt I have you could see from space