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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Bike Jackers !
- Thread starter fossyant
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Mature. I'll take that as you conceding that you have no training, experience, or expertise on the subject, and are thus unable to produce a reasoned critical response, so resorted to childish petulance instead.
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
If that looks likely, best to dismount.
You're at positional disadvantage when astride a bike (unless a route is openmfor you to pedal away sharpish), and when dismounted the bike itself can be used as a shield or weapon. I used to teach that stuff.
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
If that is how you want to interpret that. 🤡😘
Jody
Stubborn git
Riding along an A road and didn't have time to react. The one I remember was in his late 60's, left injured and the bike shoved in the back of their car.
Alex321
Veteran
- Location
- South Wales
There is no other way of reading it.
You do realise Drago is an ex police officer? He DOES have training and expertise in this sort of thing.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I think I'm OK. Somehow I don't think my bike is on the list.
Alex321
Veteran
- Location
- South Wales
A £15000 Pinarello Dogma?! I thought they were 5k max
Also, the guy with the 15k Dogma was able just to through his bike into a car via the door. There's no chance of that.
https://www.thebicyclelounge.co.uk/pinarello-dogma-f-disk-ultegra-di2-disc-road-bike/
£10k, and that is with Ultegra rather than Di2, and probably could get more expensive wheels.
Or https://www.sigmasports.com/item/Pi...-R9270-Fulcrum-Speed-Lite-Disc-Road-Bike/UKYQ
£12.4K
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Had a dodgy looking 2-up in balaclavas last month in Leeds come along-side me. I commute through a rough area and have had to sprint away from mopeds a couple of times. This occasion they were on a Sur-Ron e-motorbike.
They looked the bike up and down and accelerated off. I'm guessing they were hoping it was an e-bike or high end. Nope. It's my Merida Cyclo-Cross which, from memory, was about as filthy as usual.
They looked the bike up and down and accelerated off. I'm guessing they were hoping it was an e-bike or high end. Nope. It's my Merida Cyclo-Cross which, from memory, was about as filthy as usual.
matticus
Guru
You never know when that's going to be useful:
"They 100% saved their friends life. I honestly can't believe they did what they did. They pinned down a good sized lion - with all his claws and teeth and everything - down under a mountain bike until we arrived."
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/5-mountain-bikers-attacked-by-cougar-near-fall-city-washington.html
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
I do.
But I have had self defense training myself for a number of years from a very experienced practitioner 30+ years and the first lesson you are taught is that you should avoid confrontation wherever possible. Walk away and under no circumstances should you try to hold onto things if someone is aiming to rob you of them with potential violence. The consequences are far too severe. The friend of my family did and paid the ultimate price.
Willy waving on an internet forum is exactly that imho. That is why I am not going to engage in a I know more than anyone else I am stronger than you type of exchange.
Moodyman
Legendary Member
E-bikes are a big target. They appear to be the vehicle of choice round here by street chemists.
matticus
Guru
"street chemists" ha ha!
