Watch: Mountain Biker Runs Into Bear

Mountain biker collides with black bear at high speed on California fire road descent—both rider and bear walk away from the wild encounter.
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In this video shared by Cam Zink, Davis Souza slams into a black bear while riding at full-speed! According to the comment on the Facebook page, this took place on a fire road descent in Mills Peak, Graeagle, California. Thankfully, both the rider and the bear survived the encounter!

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