I'm a new member here on the forum. I realize this is an old thread, but I felt compelled to reply. I'm a dog owner (25 lb cockapoo, yeah, a big one) AND an avid cyclist (both on and off-road). No matter how well behaved my dog was, knowing and seeing what I've seen happen on a bicycle I would never attempt to ride with my dog attached to me or my bicycle. You can never control the stimuli your dog will be presented with, and the chances of you being pulled off your bike, falling on your dog or your dog interfering (and endangering others) is always present. I've fallen off my bike on the trail many times, and a couple of times on the road. It always hurts, there is never anything ok about it. If you fall on pavement your skin gets peeled and your spine get's a nice jolt. This is all assuming you are wearing a helmet and haven't hit your head. That's a whole different category of hurt.
On the semi-remote chance that your dog causes someone else to be injured, or that you hurt your dog, what are you going to do say "oops, I'm really sorry!!!".
That just won't do.
On the semi-remote chance that your dog causes someone else to be injured, or that you hurt your dog, what are you going to do say "oops, I'm really sorry!!!".
That just won't do.
