Walking the dog

[Violet Tigress]

When I was out riging the other day I kept hearing a chain rattle. It
didn't sound like my chain, but I couldn't stop because it Sounded like
it was very close behind me. So a few minutes later, this guy rode past
me & he was holding his dog's leash. Maybe it's just me, but that
strikes me as a very bad idea.

 

[Neil Brooks]

Violet Tigress <[email protected]> wrote:

>When I was out riging the other day I kept hearing a chain rattle. It
>didn't sound like my chain, but I couldn't stop because it Sounded like
>it was very close behind me. So a few minutes later, this guy rode past
>me & he was holding his dog's leash. Maybe it's just me, but that
>strikes me as a very bad idea.

While I see your point, I'm hoping this will morph into a pet chain
lube thread....
--
Live simply so that others may simply live

 

[landotter]

I know two people that have been seriously injured doing this. One was
my uncle, he lost several teeth, severed his lip with the remaining
choppers, moved his nose over to his cheek, and broke his jaw.

His dog saw a squirrel.

You can get spring loaded contraptions that's supposed to make it
safer, but I don't buy it.

 

[Ted]

I love taking the dogs out on my roller blades but I agree, it is
rather frightening on a bicycle. Recall the out of control scene in
101 Dalmations; that seemed totally plausible to me.
The roller blade situation is reminiscent of waterskiing; you have
enough control and traction to direct the dogs and you can go pretty
fast.
Ted.

 

[Leo Lichtman]

"landotter" wrote: (clip) His dog saw a squirrel. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I passed a young lady who was riding slowly up a hill with her dog on a
leash. After I got by her, I heard her scream. It seems the dog decided to
follow me, and the leash tension pulled her over. She wasn't hurt, but it
could have been much worse, 'cause there was a car following closely behind.
Fortunately, he saw the whole thing unfold, and slowed down.

 

[Dave Reckoning]

"Violet Tigress" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> When I was out riging the other day I kept hearing a chain rattle. It
> didn't sound like my chain, but I couldn't stop because it Sounded like
> it was very close behind me. So a few minutes later, this guy rode past
> me & he was holding his dog's leash. Maybe it's just me, but that
> strikes me as a very bad idea.

Beverly and I go about 5 miles a day together with me on the bike and she on
the end of her leash. She has been doing this for about 8 years now and
neither of us are worse for the experience. The bike I take her out on is a
FreeSpirit three-speed with huge baskets front and back. The bike weighs
about 55 pounds and the rear baskets go all the way past the rear wheel so
there is no chance that she can get tangled in the wheels. I hook her onto
the right rear basket, low and toward the back. She is about 50# and has
learned how to run like this and is very well managed.

I tried hooking her to the right chainstay of a fixed gear bike without
fenders once, now THAT was a bad idea. Fortunately the only casualty was the
rear axle which bent as the leash got caught in the chain.

Taking the dog out on a bike ride can be fine if you are equipped and the
dog is trained.

Dave

 

[Dane Buson]

landotter <[email protected]> wrote:
> I know two people that have been seriously injured doing this. One was
> my uncle, he lost several teeth, severed his lip with the remaining
> choppers, moved his nose over to his cheek, and broke his jaw.

My coworker got off lighter, with just some bruises. However she
did decide never to do it again.

--
Dane Buson - [email protected]
"Save the whales. Collect the whole set."