What do you do about dogs who chase you on the bike? Like the other day this tiny little dog came running out of his yard, the owner screaming all the time for him to come back, and he was running along side me yipping at my feet. I didn't know whether to try to speed up (although it was uphill and I didn't know if I could pedal any faster) and lose him or stop so he'd go back home. I didn't know if he'd bite. And when I checked my speedometer the little stinker was running 16 mph on those tiny legs! I'm not too scared when that happens in the neighborhoods, but when I'm on the country roads and big old farm dog comes out barking - that's scary!