Downhill Mountain Bikers Have Close Encounter With Bear

Close encounter with giant bear caught on video during trail run.

May 10, 2017 5:00 am EDT

Bikers of all types have an entire park in Slovakia on which to practice their skills. Mountain bikers, in particular, have a number of trails they can explore and kick up dirt on. And two such bikers recently got the scare of a lifetime while making their way down a trail, single-file.

As is evident from the footage above, one biker is filming the other on a relatively stress-free run, when a giant, burly, hairy bear flies into the frame. Check out the harrowing footage.

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