Most bicyclists need to watch out for cars, pedestrians, or the possibility of being doored. But I guess all of this is determined by your environment, because a cyclist in Montana collided with a bear in the road during his commute to work.

Here is a news story out of Montana on Missoulian.com: Bear vs. bike: Teacher riding to school runs into bruin above Miller Creek

“I didn’t have time to respond. I never even hit my brakes,” Litz said.

He tumbled over his handlebars, planting his helmeted head on the bruin’s back, and man and beast went cartwheeling down the road.

The bear rolled over Litz’s head, and its mass cracked his helmet. As the duo toppled over one another, the bear clawed at Litz’s cycling jacket, scratching his flesh from shoulder to buttocks before scampering up a hill above the road, where it stopped and whined.

Over the years, on several different occasions I have went over the handlebars and tumbled on the ground , but never with a bear. I have seen a lot of things during my commute… dogs, eagles, geese, but never a bear. Experience more of what life has to offer, ride a bike. Bikes are fun.

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