Less planning more bikepacking

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  1. bigringrider101

    bigringrider101 Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Winnetka CA
    Name:
    Berni Avila
    Current Bike:
    Jones Space Frame Ti truss for
    Ride Name & Date: Less planning more bikepacking
    When: July 9, 2016
    Time: 7:00 AM
    Where: Mount Pacifico
    Ride Description or Details:
    Just ride up the mountain and hang a hammock to sleep on or do it in the ground. Have some #coffeeoutside
    ~~Details~~
    Meet Location: Depends on participation
    Skill Level: Advanced

    This is a sanctioned event: No
    Ride Pace: Moderate Pace
    Type of Ride: Out and Back
    Rider Limit: 4
    Anticipated Mileage: 50
    Elevation Gain: 10 000
    Ride Duration: 6 hrs
    Previous Ride Reports: Nope. We'll be making history
    Possible Bail-Outs: One bail-out it's called "No Show"
    Facilities: Carry your own Sh!t
    Food/water suggestions: Beer, beer and if you have room left bring some beer
    Option to Upload:
     
  2. No need to bring bear repellent if you know how to box.

    July 6, 2016 6:45 AM

    If you encountered a 300-pound black bear, your first instinct likely wouldn’t be to punch it in the face.

    But that’s exactly what 61-year-old Rick Nelson did when a mother bear confronted him in Ontario.

    Nelson, a former featherweight boxer, was walking his dog on Sunday when a black bear cub poked its head out onto the path and yelped, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

    “I sat down on a log and the bear cub poked its head out of the shrub nearby,” Nelson told CBC. “It was so close I could touch it. It let out a yelp, because I scared the heck out of it.”

    “I knew right away I was in trouble,” he said. “It’s calling for mommy.”

    Nelson said he could hear the bush crashing and knew the mother was coming at full speed. He looked around for rocks or sticks he could use to defend himself but found nothing. The mother bear was soon standing on its hind legs up in front of him.

    Nelson tried to punch the bear in the snout but missed, hitting it in the teeth instead and tearing up his hand. The bear hit back and scratched Nelson across his chest and face.

    “I knew it would swing first with its left but it would really come with its right, because most bears are right-handed,” Nelson told CBC.

    Nelson landed a solid second punch, delivering an uppercut to the bear’s snout that made her start snorting blood. The cub squealed and started to move away, and Nelson knew it was a critical moment: The mother would either walk away and follow her cub, or stay and fight him.

    “(The mother bear) turned around and it was snorting blood. It looked at me, and I thought, ‘Oh no. Here it comes,’” he said. “But it just turned back around and walked away like nothing ever happened and followed the cub. So I really lucked out there.”

    Despite his encounter, Nelson said black bears aren’t typically dangerous unless a cub is involved.

    “Sometimes black bears get a really bad rap. Probably they’re more afraid of you and me, than we are of them,” he told CBC. “I’m really glad that the bear walked away. And I’m really glad I did too.”

    Nelson told the Huffington Post Canada that he didn’t go to the hospital because he “didn’t feel he needed to.” He used peroxide and antibiotic cream at home instead.
     
  3. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower


    Classic.....he would have been in more trouble if the bear was actually a southpaw.
     
  4. Rumpled

    Rumpled Well-Known Member

    Location:
    OC
    Name:
    Jim Martin
    Current Bike:
    2018 Specialized Epic Carbon C
    Oh, I see what you did there.
     
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  5. bigringrider101

    bigringrider101 Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Winnetka CA
    Name:
    Berni Avila
    Current Bike:
    Jones Space Frame Ti truss for
    Get of "My thread". The subject here is not even bikepacking let alone "bear encounters". Post here only if you're coming on the ride.
     
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  6. Just offering sound advice. I've camped there a few times and have seen bears.
     
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  7. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower

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  8. doublewide

    doublewide iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    Mark
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Tallcan
  9. tortoise

    tortoise Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Cave Creek, AZ
    Name:
    Tom
  10. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    Sounds like a great time, Berni. Wish I could swing it. : (
     
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  11. Tom the Bomb

    Tom the Bomb iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Fallbrook, Ca.
    Name:
    Thomas Cosgrove
    Current Bike:
    21 SSSSSSSSSlash!
    Am I reading this right? 10,000 feet of climbing in 25 Miles? I assume all the climbing is on the way out in the beginning.
     
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  12. bigringrider101

    bigringrider101 Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Winnetka CA
    Name:
    Berni Avila
    Current Bike:
    Jones Space Frame Ti truss for
    No, it's 50/10 000 on the way out or the first day. Numbers are based on a rute created on strava. The route back I haven't done it but it's up there too.
     
  13. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Berni, I gotta say, this looks pretty fun.
    Kudos on making the invite entertaining!
    I saw a guy up on Frazier Mountain who hung a hammock and was kicking it in the sun reading a book.
    I never considered bike packing before.
    Have fun Amigo!

    Where can I pick up a Bear Bong?
     
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  14. doublewide

    doublewide iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    Mark
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Tallcan
    @rossage should be able to make one for you....

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  15. ridinrox

    ridinrox Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Fullerton
    Name:
    Roxanne
    Current Bike:
    '16 Giant Trance Advance
    There's this kind of bear bong too:
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  16. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    Not a fan of water pipes anymore. I prefer a measured dose of Dr. prescribed medicine from my Magic Flight Launch box.
     
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  17. Tom the Bomb

    Tom the Bomb iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Fallbrook, Ca.
    Name:
    Thomas Cosgrove
    Current Bike:
    21 SSSSSSSSSlash!
    Holy moly! Glad I asked . Total 100 mi. 20k climbing is biiiiiiiiig!

     
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  18. socalpedalpusher

    socalpedalpusher Newbie

    Name:
    Hugh Smitham
    New to this part of the list-server universe.

    Did this back in May.

    https://velocipeedemusings.com/

    Would love to get back atop of Pacifico but I"ll wait till late Fall.

    Have a good time.

    ~Hugh
     
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  19. Mikie Robin Mcguire

    Mikie Robin Mcguire Well-Known Member

    Name:
    mikie and robin
    It was great getting to ride with you some this weekend Berni. And hanging with you at Mt Pacifico :) :) Thank you , and thank you for the extra water to put out the abandoned Campfire. And for mikie Mcg cliff bars, hugs

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  20. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    Tree huggers!
     
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