[NMCycling] Animal danger on Diversion Trail north of Menaul

Thu Dec 8 08:57:00 MST 2016

I am living proof that a cat can take you out; I posted this on FB on Halloween 2015:

My true Halloween story: 10/31/2015
On today’s ride I ventured on a path I had never been onnear 120th and I-25 in north of Denver.  I headed west on this Green Way trail whichwas flanked by houses on the left and a ditch like creek and houses on theright. I saw a black cat up ahead on the trail and I surprised it as I passedby.  For whatever crazy reason it ranwith me so I thought I would try and out sprint it. I had to be doing at least22 miles an hour an then it tried to go around my front wheel.  I inadvertently ran over the cat whichimmediately swept my front wheel from under me caused me to go down. In a splitsecond I bounced on the concrete went down the bank and landed in thecreek.  (Physics is a wonderful thing) Iwas so shocked by the fact that I was in water so I jumped up and started toclimb back up to the trail.  My bikeended up latching onto a branch by the handlebar so I had to untangle it.  This prevented my bike from totally followingme into the creek. The bike was fine and I rode 12 miles home in a muddy,soaked and bloody kit.  Moral of the story:Do not spook black cats on Halloween.

Pat

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From: John Vance via Bike-racers <bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com>
To: Dave K <dharry at q.com>
Cc: bike-racers <bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com>
Sent: Wed, Dec 7, 2016 7:21 pm
Subject: Re: [NMCycling] Animal danger on Diversion Trail north of Menaul

It's a feral cat colony.  On the other side of the fence for the parking lot west of the trail, there is a cat shelter and several containers of dry cat food set out, and a sign stating it's a feral cat colony and not to disturb.  Either the cats are darting across the trail, or other wild animals who are attracted by the kibble are.  So slow down just north of Menaul.  It just takes a cat-sized animal knocking your front wheel a few degrees to the side and your bike will steer right out from underneath you.

On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 12:49 PM, Dave K via Bike-racers <bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

I was thinking cliff's mullet alone weighs 30#.

From: Cliff Loucks via Bike-racers
Sent: ‎12/‎7/‎2016 12:11 PM
To: bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com

Subject: Re: [NMCycling] Animal danger on Diversion Trail north of Menaul

Ah hell, the secret's out.  The rest of you can relax, I'm only after 
Vance.  y ahora Javier también.

Cliffacabra

On Dec 7 2016 8:38 AM, microbiojavi--- via Bike-racers wrote:
> It could be Cliff?
>
> _Javier_
>
> -----Original Message-----
>  From: John Vance via Bike-racers <bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com>
>  To: Larry Coons <lawearth at earthlink.net>
>  Cc: Bikers List <bike-racers at swcp.com>
>  Sent: Wed, Dec 7, 2016 7:26 am
>  Subject: Re: [NMCycling] Animal danger on Diversion Trail north of 
> Menaul
>
> Whatever it is, it's big enough and fast enough to sweep your front
> wheel out from under you. I'm going with stray dog or coyote.
>
> On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 6:29 AM, Larry Coons <lawearth at earthlink.net> 
> wrote:
>
>> Chupacaburrito
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: John Vance via Bike-racers <bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com>
>> Date: 12/6/16 10:15 PM (GMT-07:00)
>> To: PJ LaMariana <pjlamariana at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Bikers List <bike-racers at swcp.com>
>> Subject: Re: [NMCycling] Animal danger on Diversion Trail north of 
>> Menaul
>>
>> I'd make half a snack at best. I'm old dry and stringy.
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 8:14 PM, PJ LaMariana <pjlamariana at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Slow down, it's probably hungry.
>>>
>>> On Dec 6, 2016 8:11 PM, "Damian Calvert via Bike-racers" 
>>> <bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Chupacabrito?
>>>>
>>>> > On Dec 6, 2016, at 7:16 PM, John Vance via Bike-racers 
>>>> <bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > There is an animal the size of a 30 lb dog that I've encountered 
>>>> twice now on the diversion trail in the last two nights. It is 
>>>> spooked by headlights and runs along and across the trail. Tonight 
>>>> it cut across the trail in front of me and my front wheel brushed it 
>>>> at 23 mph. If it had darted across the the trail a split second 
>>>> sooner I'd be at the hospital right now.
>>>> >
>>>> > Keep an eye along the side of the trail just north of Menaul. 
>>>> I'm concerned that someone is not going to be as lucky as I was. 
>>>> I've called Animal Control but I'm not expecting that they'll find 
>>>> it if they go out in the daytime.
>>>> >
>>>> > John Vance
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