Timeline for What's the specific use in carrying a pump?
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| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:32 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Oct 31, 2016 at 9:07 | comment | added | Kilisi | Shot five dogs on my street not long after I bought the house, owners now close their gates instead of laughing when their dogs attack people. My own dogs are always locked in. | |
| Oct 29, 2016 at 22:52 | comment | added | Batman | @SuspendedUser - Fortunately, most of us don't live in Alaska. Unfortunately, some of us live in places where roman candles are illegal. | |
| Oct 29, 2016 at 18:26 | comment | added | Deleted User | I rarely have problems with dogs. I carry roman candles in my frame bag to ward off wolves and moose. | |
| Oct 28, 2016 at 20:03 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | Yeah, I've used a pump to ward off dogs, but have also experienced the problem that, on newer bikes without a pump peg, you generally have to use a strap, and hence the (ominous looking but harmless) pump cannot be quickly waved at the dog the get him to keep his distance. | |
| Oct 28, 2016 at 18:35 | comment | added | Nikolai | @rclocher3 pepper spray is hardcore and probably leaves the dog and dog owner quite grouchy. I like spraying some water from my water bottle. | |
| Oct 28, 2016 at 18:11 | comment | added | rclocher3 | I carry a full-size frame pump, but it rattles unless I also strap it down with a velcro strap. Unfortunately the strap makes the pump too difficult to grab quickly when a dog comes after me, which is why I carry pepper spray. | |
| Oct 28, 2016 at 15:50 | comment | added | Gary E | I always carry both a spare tube AND a patch kit. The spare tube is used first, and if you get another flat on the same ride you have to use the patch kit. | |
| Oct 28, 2016 at 15:06 | history | answered | Batman | CC BY-SA 3.0 |