If you look closely at the right moment, you can see that this is a grizzly bear, and that there’s a second, smaller bear next to the mother. This dude is lucky to be alive.

“After careening down the hill a bit on my bike, I was able to distance myself from the bear. According to Dan the sow stopped on the trail where I had been standing.

“When Dan arrived on the scene, he created a distraction, which drew the bear to him. He managed to grab the bear spray from his bag in time to brace himself, but the bear stopped approximately 10 metres from him – just outside the spray’s effective range.

“Meanwhile, I worked my way along the bottom of the gully toward Dan so that I wasn’t alone in the rough bush. As I reached him, the sow and her cub charged toward us slightly once more before heading away in the direction that we had come from.”

GoPro: That ‘Oh Sh*t’ Moment

The chap in this feature is slightly less outspoken than the dude who filmed bear-scare number one.

“Just ran into a bear while biking sorry for the language I was sorta scared,” he writes in his YouTube description.

This is a short and sweet entry. The dude in question is riding a trail when a bear jumps out on the trail in front of him, with no respect for trail maintenance or anything other than the fact that he’s running ten minutes late to meet up with his bear mates for the Bear-celona vs. Bear-yn Munich game. Sorry, we know, that was awful.

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“Was riding down Alpine when a BEAR appeared in front of me. I narrowly avoided colliding with it.

“When I was back on the Cabrio Lift I looked down and saw that in fact there was TWO of them. Mama bear AND a CUB. Very bad – very dangerous! Not the sort of thing you expect to see while riding your bike!”

Well, if there’s one way to avoid bears it’s to spot them when you’re on an uplift and maybe choose a different run! That advice came a little late for this dude who almost hit the bear, but here’s hoping he warned others about the danger.

What Should You Do If You Meet a Bear on the Mountain Bike Trail?

First of all, don’t panic – just know your mountain biking bear safety! Your first thought might be to turn around and bolt if you have a close encounter with a black bear, but you’re actually better standing still, speaking softly to let it know you’re human and backing away at a steady pace.

If the bear approaches, make yourself look big. Wave your hands above your head, and if possible carry bear spray that you can reach for if needed.

It’s unlikely you will be able to outrun the bear – particularly if it’s a grizzly – so these are the smart steps, and remember not to look it in the eye!

Experts recommend that if attacked by a black bear you should fight back and try and use pepper spray, while if it’s a grizzly, you should play dead and go into a defence ball, with your hands on the back of your neck.

You can also get a bike bell for your ride or shout loudly going round corners if you know you’ll be riding in bike territory.

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