Anyone carry pepper spray while riding?

Not so much for dogs ... I'll either spray some Gatorade on them or wack them
with my pump ... but more for when encountering rowdy kids just starting their
summer vacation, have had a few too many cans of beer, and getting just a
little too abusive while half hanging out of the window of their friend's car.

Had such an encounter tonight while out riding about 10:30pm (sometimes 'ya
gotta ride whenever you can). Now, I'm a big guy (6'5" and 200+ lbs) and
normally don't get harrassed, but every once and a while I come across some
buzzed social bottom feeder feeling brave and is ready to take on the 'faggy
bicyclist'. My normal reaction is to flip them the finger, or give them a
stream of expletives and some suggestions of physical impossible feats, but I
fear that some hot night, when I'm out riding, I'll come across someone looking
for a fight and I'm thinking that the full water bottle I bounce off their car
will just entice them more and I'm going to need an edge (something legal).

Anyone carry pepper spray? Ever use it? What kind?

Thanks.

jw
Milwaukee

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Anyone carry pepper spray? Ever use it? What kind?

Thanks.

jw
Milwaukee

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Anyone carry pepper spray? Ever use it? What kind?

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I carry Halt to deal with dogs, but my Air Zound horn works just as well. I
suppose the Halt would work pretty well against two legged predators, but my
tiny little North American Arms 22 revolver will work better.

Gooserider wrote:
I carry Halt to deal with dogs, but my Air Zound horn works just as
well. I suppose the Halt would work pretty well against two legged
predators, but my tiny little North American Arms 22 revolver will
work better.

What kind of ammo do you carry in that thing for dogs? Snake shot?

"Gooserider" wrote in message
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I carry Halt to deal with dogs, but my Air Zound horn works just as well.
I
suppose the Halt would work pretty well against two legged predators, but
my
tiny little North American Arms 22 revolver will work better.

With all due respect, your NAA mini revolver is a cute, fun little toy, but
I would hope you would never consider one to be a serious defense weapon.

Dave

Raoul Duke wrote:
"Gooserider" wrote in message
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I carry Halt to deal with dogs, but my Air Zound horn works just as
well. I suppose the Halt would work pretty well against two legged
predators, but my tiny little North American Arms 22 revolver will
work better.

With all due respect, your NAA mini revolver is a cute, fun little
toy, but I would hope you would never consider one to be a serious
defense weapon.

Dave

Well, in context, if I had to choose only one between a can of Halt!, an air
horn, or a NAA .22 revolver, I'd take the (tiny) revolver over the other two
choices, although I think that there are much better choices for a carry gun
available.

Dogs are usually pretty easy to scare off, so I'd probably prefer to have
two choices, one for two-legged perpetrators, and one for the four-legged
kind. Oddly enough, the thought of shooting a dog disturbs me a great deal
more than a person. I'd much prefer to use a non-lethal form of persuasion
on our four-legged friends.

Regards,
H.

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"Gooserider" wrote in message
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I carry Halt to deal with dogs, but my Air Zound horn works just as
well.
I
suppose the Halt would work pretty well against two legged predators,
but
my
tiny little North American Arms 22 revolver will work better.

With all due respect, your NAA mini revolver is a cute, fun little toy,
but
I would hope you would never consider one to be a serious defense weapon.

Dave

I wouldn't want to get shot with one. It's a last ditch option which fits
nicely in a jersey pocket. Is it the equal of my Kahr P9? No. But a single
22 shot is likely to be enough to deter anybody. Or at least give me time to
get away.

Mike

Raoul Duke wrote:

"Gooserider" wrote in message
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I carry Halt to deal with dogs, but my Air Zound horn works just as well.

I

suppose the Halt would work pretty well against two legged predators, but

my

tiny little North American Arms 22 revolver will work better.


With all due respect, your NAA mini revolver is a cute, fun little toy, but
I would hope you would never consider one to be a serious defense weapon.

Dave


Actually, pop somebody in the head with that little .22 bullet
and it will turn someones brain into scrambled eggs.
You see it just bounces around inside there without coming back out.
Kind of like what happened to Brady when Hinkley shot him.

J999w wrote:
Anyone carry pepper spray? Ever use it? What kind?

I started carrying Halt! after a homeless guy took a swing at
me with his cane as I was riding by (he missed). I never did
use it though. I was using that clip they make for it and
about 6 months after I bought it, it fell off when I was on a
long fast downhill. I haven't replaced it. I recomend not
using that clip. I seem to get more threats from drivers who
can roll their windows up and render it ineffective. Loose
dogs are rare where I ride.