robertsb@ttidcb.UUCP (Robin Roberts) (04/12/85)
I have been reading the discussion of dogs here with some sympathy. I have
had my share of dog adventures. Usually I have found that barking/growling
back scared off most. When that didn't work and I wasn't otherwise prepared
with offensive weaponry I would just hop off the bike on the opposite side of
it from the dog and hit the dog with the bicycle. Usually the adrenalin
availible at the moment was sufficient to add enough force to dissuade the
canine.
Historically this problem actually used to be much more serious. In
both America and Europe of the 19th century there existed packs of half-feral
dogs to chase down bicyclists in the countryside.
However you would have to be a rather serious handgun collector to have
the reality brought to you. You see there were large amounts of cheaply made
revolvers ( usually distinguished by a lack of trigger guard and a folding
trigger ) called "velodog" revolvers. Their name indicates their purpose,
"velo-" comes from velocipede ( an early word for a bicycle or in some cases
motorcycle ) and "dog" for the anticipated target. Huge numbers of these
--
Obligatory motto:
"200 grain .452 diam lead slug traveling at 900 fps beats four aces."
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Santa Monica, CA 90405
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