Familiar Sight For Aussie Cyclists In Spring

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http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...ing-poor-cyclist/story-fnii5s41-1227082283322

 

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And another magpie swoop!

And another example of our vicious wildlife here in oz The look on her face is precious during the second run.

Down my way alot of older riders attach plastic zip ties to their helmet, which is not too different to the branches used in this video. I never thought they worked so have never tried them.

My personal response to a magpie swoop is to put my head down, bum up and pedal hard past the little ******s. Not sure whether this works either

 

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Guys I knew would just wave their pumps over their heads when they knew they were going past a nest. I just used it as interval training and one swoop usually was all as by then the bird had lost interest.