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Hungry bear ends photoshoot for new Ergon pack

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Well, that didn’t go as planned!

A video posted to Ergon rider Jeff Kerkove’s blog this morning shows a black brown bear helping itself to the Powerbars and Kind Bars in one of the company’s new BA3 SuperEnduro packs.  Filming from a respecful distance, neither Jeff nor photographer Karen Jarchow were harmed and the bear looks to have found what he or she wanted.  No word on how the pack held up, but we should have one on review shortly- let’s hope it proves less attractive to wildlife than this one was.  Hit the jump for photos and specs…

Ergon BA3 Super Enduro stock

BA3 Super Enduro

Compact Mountain Bike backpack for All Mountain use. 4 stage adjustable back length, load compression ‘Adaptive Carrier System’ adjusts to the shape of the rider. The BA3 offers 15 litres of capacity, with a extra 2 litre expansion. Vertical compartments for protectors, combined full face helmet / wet clothing compartment. Compression straps. Inside the pack has 4 compartments, and a separate pocket for a bladder. The front section and hip strap has small pockets to keep tools, tubes, and a pump oraganized. A loop on the shoulder straps allows a phone holder to be fitted. The wide, elastic hip strap can be adjusted with a single hand, and has both velcro and standard fastenings to ensure the pack stays put when riding. For increased visibility HiLumen reflectors have been integrated.

http://www.ergon-bike.com/

 

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Jeff at Ergon
10 years ago

That sure was intense! The bear did not tear into the Ergon pack, or any of the food we had on hand. It just poked around the gear, chewed on a water bottle, then moved on. We were lucky, as were the people in the campground less than 500 yards away, that the bear was pretty mellow.

swinkey
swinkey
10 years ago

Is the Pivot okay?

carl
carl
10 years ago

Where was this?

Mindless
Mindless
10 years ago

Overdesigned.

JJ
JJ
10 years ago

It’s a black bear, not a brown bear. There are no brown bears in Colorado.

Guy Faux
Guy Faux
10 years ago

I like the waist belt design

Jeff
Jeff
10 years ago

Colbert warned us!

jcos
jcos
10 years ago

That’s a dude in a bear suit! I call Marketing BS!!!

ant1
ant1
10 years ago

great, now bears will associate the BA3 Super Enduro with food. i’m not riding with one of those on in bear country.

David
David
10 years ago

Is this a viral marketing attempt?

Jeff at Ergon
10 years ago

JJ, Correct. Brown bear, not black.

Carl, we were shooting in White River National Forest outside of Eagle, Colorado

Jeff at Ergon
10 years ago

edit: black bear

dicky
10 years ago

Why’s he gotta be black?

warthog
warthog
10 years ago

I guess the BA in BA-3 stands for “Bear Approved”?

ant1
ant1
10 years ago

dicky, did you see the size of his dicky?

kurti_sc
kurti_sc
10 years ago

Oh Dicky. I saw that comment and immediately knew it was you.

Saris Mercanti
10 years ago

@Dicky

Ahahaha, thanks for the laugh.

hello?
hello?
10 years ago

Boo doofuses in the woods leaving their food unattended in bear country. Freakin tourists.

JimmyZ
JimmyZ
10 years ago

My Osprey raptor pack had the same problem. The bear was afraid of me, though. Maybe because it was dark, and I kept shining my flashlight in its eyes and blowing smoke at it. This bear was just shuffling along, he wasn’t running and charging me, so maybe he was one of those wimpy bears that don’t like to fight people for their food and beer. I called a friend who worked nights, because I knew he would be awake, since I hadn’t told anyone I where I would be camping. He heard the bear yelling at me, we both agreed that it sounded like an air horn. There was no way I was going to let a lousy bear mess with my tent, backpack, or bike. That would start a disturbing trend.
I think that one important feature to include in a backpack meant for mountain biking is a way to discourage bears. Smoke bombs and bright lights might be a solution, based on my encounters. I hear that they use pepper spray as a condiment, and that it only angers them when sprayed with it.

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