Pushed off this evening …..

[Black Country Ste]

Very sorry to see this. I hope police are able to trace them and have them dealt with.

 

[solan]

I disagree! Many many people deserve both, but @Crankarm isn't one of them!

Oh no don't say that!

 

[Glow worm]

@Glow worm - yup that's pretty much it, where the 2nd car, the Mini is, but on the nearside is where they pushed me off. I was coming from the left of the image where the silver car is joining the roundabout coming around, they skipped this, cutting across onto the adjacent entry off the roundabout, going back along Elizabeth Way and rode onto the roundabout against traffic, over to me on the other side to knock me off and assault me. As I say I don't' cycle around this roundabout as it is too busy and dangerous. I have seen several cyclists almost crashed into by cars, vans, buses etc on it so avoid it. Strangely this was the first time I had ridden around it, albeit pretty fast.

Nasty. Good luck with plod though and hope they catch the scrotes.

 

[jarlrmai]

My god mate, hope you get stuff sorted out.

 

[lozcs]

ba**ards..

All the best mate...

 

[Jon George]

Illegitimi non carborundum
LMGTFY
GWS!

 

[Katherine]

Something similar almost happened to my son cycling home on Tuesday evening, he's only just told us and he's quite shaken still.
He was chased and cornered by two *****so but very luckily he was able to shout for help and other cyclists came over in time and the ****s scarpered. Somewhere near Old Trafford football ground I think.

 

[Katherine]

@Crankarm, how are you feeling now?

 

[Mrs M]

Something similar almost happened to my son cycling home on Tuesday evening, he's only just told us and he's quite shaken still.
He was chased and cornered by two *****so but very luckily he was able to shout for help and other cyclists came over in time and the ****s scarpered. Somewhere near Old Trafford football ground I think.

Hope he's ok, must have been a very frightening experience for him.

 

[solan]

Something similar almost happened to my son cycling home on Tuesday evening, he's only just told us and he's quite shaken still.
He was chased and cornered by two *****so but very luckily he was able to shout for help and other cyclists came over in time and the ****s scarpered. Somewhere near Old Trafford football ground I think.

What is wrong with people! I hope your son recovers soon x

 

[mjr]

Anyway I need to think seriously about the cycling as not only is it dangerous you are so vulnerable to being knocked down but also to attack. It's hard to out run anything or anyone when you have panniers with heavy shopping in however strong a cyclist you might be.

http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?...d=njp.32101064077751;page=root;seq=85;num=497 (HT http://gizmodo.com/how-to-use-your-bike-for-self-defense-1586006795) or more recently:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o26f92XCl0
but you'd probably want the panniers on some sort of quick-release so they can be tipped off the back fairly quickly :-)

GWS and let us know how the police respond. This sounds like a fairly nasty assault. That it involved cycling isn't so relevant, but might add some traffic offences to the mix.

 

[confusedcyclist]

Some appalling behavior there. Don't worry, they will eventually get what is coming to them, as would anyone who engages in risky activities, you can bet your not the first person they have attempted to harm/intimidate, there's always a bigger fish (or equally stupid fish) waiting to fight back.

It will take some time for your nerves to settle, but don't dwell on this for too long. No good will come of re-running the events through your head beyond giving a statement to the police. Definitely report it, as individuals who go out of their way to hurt and intimidate others will likely be known to the police.

I am pleased there has been no lasting physical harm to you, and annoying as the damage to your property is, it's just "stuff" at the end of the day. Don't let the experience put you off cycling, as this could have easily have happened to you while on foot, or on the bus, or even in a car and has nothing at all to do with you being on a bike. There is no stopping morons behaving like this sadly, so do your bit and report it.

I would consider some self defense lessons, or carrying a defensive weapon if it puts you at ease in the short term, but your extremely unlikely to experience this behavior again, and will soon go back to worrying about dodging headphone wearing peds!

 

[Drago]

I teach cycle specific defensive tactics. If fisticuffs is genuinely unavoidable then you can do some very unpleasant things to them with a bike if you've the skills, whereas if you're untrained its a hindrance leaving you at a tactical and positional disadvantage.

 

[Jimmy Doug]

I teach cycle specific defensive tactics. If fisticuffs is genuinely unavoidable then you can do some very unpleasant things to them with a bike if you've the skills, whereas if you're untrained its a hindrance leaving you at a tactical and positional disadvantage.

You could, but you're a cop and built like a brick shed. Just how could a normal-sized person defend him or herself with a bike? (Tries to imagine making a ninja star with the chain ring in the blink on an eye)

 

[Drago]

I teach it to ladies of very small stature as well as big hulking great mofos. A chainring in the chops or a crossbar across the shins is gonna make your eyes water regardless of the side of your opponent.