attacked in brixton

[junglegusset]

If the worst came to the worst and you were cornered I would advise getting off the bike, picking up the bike and the using the bike (yes the ACTUAL bike) to smash every xxxxing tooth in their head......... little trick I picked up in 'the Nam'.

I would only ever advocate using 'reasonable' force of course and only as a desperate act of self-defence.......officer.

 

[Crankarm]

I believe GT85 and a lighter is very effective at keeping them at bay.

 

[Radius]

I doubt it was Acre lane, too main road-y? Probably one of the back roads like around Lambert st or somewhere like that.

 

[Twanger]

I lived in Brixton during operation swamp. It was all sort of Blade Runner then. It doesn't take much to trigger flashbacks.......

 

[peanut]

theres no doubt about it we are very vulnerable when out alone on our bikes.
Silly shoes you can barely walk in , skimpy thin lycra that leaves lots of bare skin exposed and an expensive bike we are reluctant to leave, to get stolen or worse still damaged.

I often feel very vulnerable out alone on remote country roads on my bike. You never know when a car full of yobs could stop and give you trouble.

I used to rely on my height and weight and no one has ever challenged me but nowadays I advocate carrying something to protect yourself against unprovoked attacks. Even if it is just a visual deterant or moral booster.

We should all give some thought to how we would protect ourselves from an attack.

 

[swee'pea99]

Either that or don't go south of the river...

 

[Sittingduck]

WTF!

 

[N1ck]

would you vary your route so that you would feel safer?

Does the route you take vary depending on time of day?

 

[swee'pea99]

There be dragons.....

 

[semislickstick]

Isn't that what U-locks are really for?

 

[Tynan]

indeed

neva no botha in norf london init

 

[Greenbank]

Yeah, no such problems in the backstreets of Hackney and Dalston. Of course not. Safe as houses.

Silly shoes you can barely walk in...

Look cleats may be good for racing, but not for escaping or chasing feral yoof on foot. I know I'll be able to run away fast enough in MTB shoes with recessed SPD cleats.

 

[peanut]

I know I'll be able to run away fast enough in MTB shoes with recessed SPD cleats.

now ya know why I wear MTB shoes and use SPD pedals
Its also useful for kicking attackers up the butt and not leaving telltale marks

 

[Jim_Noir]

Isn't that what U-locks are really for?

 

[HLaB]

The River Forth ? sheise Edinburgh is south of that too