Straitline launch Bear Bell

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By BikeRadar | Wednesday, Apr 1, 2009 1.01am

Straitline Components have announced they've teamed up with North Shore freerider Ryan Berrecloth to launch a special bell designed to ward off bear attacks.

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As can be seen in the video below, bears are a common sight in the Whistler Bikepark and it's important to be prepared when you're skidding your way down the trails.

A new province-wide law that comes into force today, 1 April, apparently makes it mandatory for riders to carry bear safety devices, and Straitline's is certainly the pimpest bell we've ever seen.

British Columbia's bears are a strange-looking lot, but it's not worth taking any chances. You'd be a fool not to heed Straitline's warning.

Straitline Bear Bell Technology from Eric Peterson on Vimeo.

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  • I've been using a similar product over here in the UK to ward off grumpy squirels in the woods & particularly vicious geese on tow paths!

  • Bizzarely, you can actually buy 'bear bells' worn by hikers and dogs - my basset hound Watson wears one for the wilds of Hampshire - just so we can hear and track him when he's off squirrel hunting!

  • Apparently there is a joke in Canada about how you can tell grizzly bear poo from black bear poo. The grizzly stuff has bells in it.

    Not a problem I have to face in Devon thankfully...

  • I can't bear these April Fool's stories ;-)

  • thats pretty poor...... considering the "bear" in the background is wearing a "gorrilla" suit! lol

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