A little nervous...

[Catrin]

good luck. do you have your iron chain mail leggings on???

Oooooo, I like this idea - and in purple to match my bike thankfully there is only one place on my usual route where I have ever seen dogs - and that only happened once. They chased me, but it was a more common situation. Just for this ride I will avoid that block

[indysteel]

Good for you for getting back on the horse so to speak. I know how terrified I've been from my close calls with dogs (and none were as close as what you experienced). It's hard not to become preoccupied with the thought of encountering another dog. But you go, girl!!!

At least you generally ride on the north/northwest side. Trust me, the loose dogs there cannot hold a candle to those on the southside. They're everywhere. Honestly, I don't enjoy our country roads nearly as much I thought I would. Brian quite legitimately yelled at a guy last year when his Boxer charged and chased us. After we finally got out of there, the dog owner chased us in his pickup with his shotgun. That's the caliber of person I gotta deal with.

[Roadtrip]

Lol. I am so laughing at the idea of chain mail leggings. In a good way mind you, I bet you would work up some SERIOUS hill climbing legs, so all dogs would stop in awe of you calves. Heck I bet riders would stop in amazement and wonder of their sheer awesomeness.

Shannon

[Grits]

It won't help you today, but in the boating section at somewhere like Walmart, you can get a very small marine air horn that is incredibly loud. I got one after several incidents with dogs, and it worked. I kept it either in my bento bag or tucked between the strap on my bento bag and my top tube, but that scratched the paint. They cost about $8.00

[redrhodie]

Good luck! You'll do great!

[Catrin]

Lol. I am so laughing at the idea of chain mail leggings. In a good way mind you, I bet you would work up some SERIOUS hill climbing legs, so all dogs would stop in awe of you calves. Heck I bet riders would stop in amazement and wonder of their sheer awesomeness.

Shannon

Hmmmm, new meaning to "calves of steel"

It won't help you today, but in the boating section at somewhere like Walmart, you can get a very small marine air horn that is incredibly loud. I got one after several incidents with dogs, and it worked. I kept it either in my bento bag or tucked between the strap on my bento bag and my top tube, but that scratched the paint. They cost about $8.00

I LIKE this idea, certainly better than a chemical spray. I will check it out - I already have a bento bag that I can move from my LHT...

[Catrin]

Nice little ride tonight between the rain drops - and nary a dog in sight! I think it was due to a surprise that arrived in the mail right before I went out for my ride - a wool jersey that I thought was gone. There was a note in the pocket that told me it had returned to protect me from pit bulls

[redrhodie]

Yay, you got it! I didn't wear it, and I kept thinking I should send it back to you. The dog bite was the thing that got me to the PO!