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@stabbington
Yeah, I stay well away from the park and the canal at night now. This kind of thing is exactly why I came here looking for a new bike in the first place - jumped by the canal in Victoria Park, teenagers with a knife to my chest. This was only a few weeks back, so I can't help but wonder if it's the same bunch.
The police were as helpful as they could be, I thought - we spent a good hour driving around the neighbourhood with one of the undercover crews that had been camped out nearby but seems like these kids can lurk anywhere and disappear completely in a matter of minutes.
And it's not like the canal isn't busy either, I'd only just overtaken a girl on a boris bike and an elderly lady walking her dog, so I was glad at least it hadn't been them. I'd been up and down that same stretch of park and canal twice a day for two years, stone throwing kids and all. You can just never know if it's safe off the main roads around there, apparently even in broad daylight now. Please be careful out there!