Killer 'Dillos - The Armored Auxilliary of the Suicide Squirrels

[RonSonic]

There I was JRA on a trail named Hog Wild, a fairly mild trail despite the name
mostly twisting singletrack in hardpack and sand through woods, and I saw it.
Just ahead about five feet away from the trail on the left was a medium small
armadillo, doing that digging for grubs business they do, he looked convincing.
But then he heard me coming and shot across the trail, expertly intercepting my
bike. I had barely enough time to assume the position, level pedals and lift off
the saddle, he hit the trailing edge of the front tire, I felt and heard the
chainring scrape over him and felt a slight bump against the back tire.

Just after I passed, I heard him run back across the trail to his previous side.
I stopped and looked. He was walking around warily looking around; appeared to
have normal movement and no blood.

Hah, I escaped your clever attack this time and am now warned of your evil
intentions. I will not be caught unsuspecting again.

Ron

 

[Bill Baka]

RonSonic wrote:
>
> There I was JRA on a trail named Hog Wild, a fairly mild trail despite the name
> mostly twisting singletrack in hardpack and sand through woods, and I saw it.
> Just ahead about five feet away from the trail on the left was a medium small
> armadillo, doing that digging for grubs business they do, he looked convincing.
> But then he heard me coming and shot across the trail, expertly intercepting my
> bike. I had barely enough time to assume the position, level pedals and lift off
> the saddle, he hit the trailing edge of the front tire, I felt and heard the
> chainring scrape over him and felt a slight bump against the back tire.
>
> Just after I passed, I heard him run back across the trail to his previous side.
> I stopped and looked. He was walking around warily looking around; appeared to
> have normal movement and no blood.
>
> Hah, I escaped your clever attack this time and am now warned of your evil
> intentions. I will not be caught unsuspecting again.
>
> Ron

I guess his armor worked better than your dodge. Your chain ring scraped
him and he still wasn't hurt? Impressive, him, not your chain ring.
Bill Baka

 

[Werehatrack]

On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 02:26:29 GMT, Bill Baka <[email protected]> wrote:

>RonSonic wrote:
>>
>> Just after I passed, I heard him run back across the trail to his previous side.
>> I stopped and looked. He was walking around warily looking around; appeared to
>> have normal movement and no blood.
>>
>> Hah, I escaped your clever attack this time and am now warned of your evil
>> intentions. I will not be caught unsuspecting again.
>>
>
>I guess his armor worked better than your dodge. Your chain ring scraped
>him and he still wasn't hurt? Impressive, him, not your chain ring.

If he was riding with the chain on the big ring, the teeth wouldn't
have been much of a hazard.

'Dilloes are the only critters I've seen that will give a possum a run
for the money in the dumb-as-a-brick department. They make kamikaze
squirrels seem like rocket scientists.
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[RonSonic]

On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 02:36:59 GMT, Werehatrack <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 02:26:29 GMT, Bill Baka <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>RonSonic wrote:
>>>
>>> Just after I passed, I heard him run back across the trail to his previous side.
>>> I stopped and looked. He was walking around warily looking around; appeared to
>>> have normal movement and no blood.
>>>
>>> Hah, I escaped your clever attack this time and am now warned of your evil
>>> intentions. I will not be caught unsuspecting again.
>>>
>>
>>I guess his armor worked better than your dodge. Your chain ring scraped
>>him and he still wasn't hurt? Impressive, him, not your chain ring.

They's tough stuff, those dillos. A veterinarian who does wildlife work told me
that she'd expect armadillos and gopher tortoises both would likely come out
better than the rider on an accidental hit.

>If he was riding with the chain on the big ring, the teeth wouldn't
>have been much of a hazard.

Middle ring piddling along about 12 per, that was a nasty sound as I went over.
Real cringe making stuff. Then I see the dumb SOB ain't even hurt enough to make
him run away or hide or do anything else an animal with any brains that's been
run over by a chainring on a bike that looks like this oughta do
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/ronworld/Mybikes/Beast.jpg

>'Dilloes are the only critters I've seen that will give a possum a run
>for the money in the dumb-as-a-brick department. They make kamikaze
>squirrels seem like rocket scientists.

They're not stupid, they just act that way so we'll let down our guard.

Ron