Cheeky fucks

spotted bike theives about 9.00 just before the old st roundabout.
two black mopeds, two on the moped in front, one with a nice looking bike over his shoulder with another following behind. they looked as if they were turning into the estate off bath st.

unfortunately didnt catch number plates,

not sure if this is any use to anyone, but i thought i might mention it...

Nasty thieving cockney gits live in sink estates in south Islington shocker.

funny you mentioned it. i had an accident a few months ago. was cycling home at about 10pm down the columbia road (e1). two mopeds were coming towards me and when we were at the same level they shouted something at me. i didn't hear what they were saying - i was wearing earphones. didn't pay much attention to it and kept cycling where i was headed. few minutes later my head was suddenly like a massive bell and it went bang then the stars in my eyes for a couple of seconds. i managed to stay on my bike and not to fall over. when oppened my eyes i saw that 2 mopeds in front of me scooting away and the guy sitting on the back seat holding a spare helmet in his left hand. they tried to knock me of the bike, but they failed.

might be them.

shit!

"estate off bath st."

One of my Dads cousins who is 76 was pushed off his bike while out on a training ride (Orpington) a few months back, by two nice young lads on a moped. Not as sinister as smacking someone over the head with a spare helmet and respect for (a) taking it and (b) staying up. The old mans cousin was lucky and landed on some grass and was just shaken up. I think its an increasing problem and I remember there being a piece in Cycling Weekly a while back.
If I hear a moped while riding home late I keep checking back to see whats occuring.

That moped story is terrible. There's a deep seated hatred of those with nice bikes if this is what's going on. You've got to presume this shit will get worse, at least until the current bike fad is over.

There were some knob-ends leaning out of cars and pushing people off their bikes in Epping Forest in the Spring.

We've always been sport for the intellectually challenged. You may've heard of a courier zine aptly named 'Moving Target' that existed as early as the eighties...

You may've heard of a courier zine aptly named 'Moving Target'

there's a site just for couriers? Why the fuck am I wasting my time here then with you commuters?

there's a site just for couriers? Why the fuck am I wasting my time here then with you commuters?

Bloody hell you 'nice courier' as you call yourself. What the fuck makes you think I'm a cunting commuter?

I was recently talking to someone who told me that he had been cycling home to somewhere east of the City late one evening when he had been struck from his bike by two guys weilding a baseball bat.

He now has a titanium plate in his head (presumably more expensive than aluminium but cheaper than carbon) but was lucky because someone saw it happening and chased off the assailants and called for help. He was wearing a helmet.

He is back cycling.

Bloody hell you 'nice courier' as you call yourself. What the fuck makes you think I'm a cunting commuter?

Will is officially a "nice courier" not a self appointed "nice courier".

curryer

Will is officially a "nice courier" not a self appointed "nice courier".

Yeah he seemed pretty nice when I met him.

The experiences mentioned above - being attacked on your bike like that is shocking.

Yep happened to a mate of mine, again in E2. He was pounced on and his bike was 'redistributed'. Watch out for these fuckers wearing air force one and grey marl... be careful if you are being encouraged to pass close in between people. Oh and never wear earphones. Seriously.

That's it. I'm carrying the .45 now.. the .357 can stay at home.. sod the extra weight!

Yep happened to a mate of mine, again in E2. He was pounced on and his bike was 'redistributed'. Watch out for these fuckers wearing air force one and grey marl... be careful if you are being encouraged to pass close in between people. Oh and never wear earphones. Seriously.

great, I can't be able to hear them coming either way.

shit, and I left the village for this! Why do cyclists always cycle on their own, we are sitting ducks on easy to score machines, more flexi access than a laptop in the back seat of a car. I suppose for a theif the temptation and simple hurling style attack is such an easy way to earn. But what are we allowed to do if attacked. Can we defend to the end with our bike locks? Easily said, but I know I would not have the nerve no matter how little the legal consequence.

great, I can't be able to hear them coming either way.

Hearing aids, you have

i wear air force ones when riding, haha. i also wear my bike chain round my neck quite obviously, maybe that puts off a few potential muggers? my bike's a converted old rusty dawes galaxy though so i don't reckon anyone would think it worth stealing. i've had a few cheeky kids try to push me off but if i see dodgy looking kids on the roadside at night i tend to subtly veer away from them a bit. worst i've really had is a kid spit in my face when i went past him up beckenham hill which was pretty shit.

Ha yeah I wasn't actually saying that muggers wear air force ergo all airforce wearers are muggers. But most of em are.

Saw a mad clip on youtube where this cyclist was riding down the canal somehwhere near kingsland road and this dude looked like he was trying to stab up him...

Got a brick dropped on my head years ago on the canal, from a bridge by Packington.

I was wearing a helmet - one of the few times it's had (lessened?) any impact.

Canals are a favourite haunt of the psycho.

air force ones are wicked shoes but sadly are the staple of the wannabe gangster teen, probably because they're fairly well made for kicking people's teeth in.

people don't like cyclists for some reason. probably because we're too fucking wicked.

Two guys near where live were whacked in the head by a chap in a white van, one of them one was riding in a club TT! no one got numberplate's C**TS

I do allot of riding along the lea tow path in north London at night, don't half put the shits up you some times though never had any problems apart from glass. I half expect piano wire to be strung across my path.....maby a little too paranoid!