Scooter Cannonball Run 2023 // Scooter vs Deer in Los Alamos, NM

This clip was one of several close calls I had during the 2023 Scooter Cannonball Run. I nearly collected a big buck while riding down the mountain into Los Alamos, NM, on Day 3 of the Cannonball.

I had a CVT belt failure earlier in the day, which put me severely behind schedule and forced me to ride into the night hours in the mountains. I bypassed several bonus points on sketchy gravel/dirt roads, but that further delayed my ride into Los Alamos. This downhill run from over 9200 feet elevation was harrowing in the dark.

It was a steep downhill run, and I was modulating my brakes front/rear and on/off to prevent overheating them. I had been reminding myself to slow down for several miles. I rounded a blind bend at 40+ mph, and the deer was standing in the middle of the oncoming lane. He waited until the last second to dart across my path.

I grabbed the brakes even harder and slowed to about 30 mph as we missed each other by less than a foot! Needless to say, I spent the next several miles trying to extricate the seat vinyl from my puckered sphincter! 🤣👍

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