State of the Spruit

[HowellingWulf]

Just heard that 5 male cyclist were bike jacked on Monday morning by dudes with guns. The dudes jumped in front of them and covered the rear. Made off with the bikes... Not too sure about the rest of the details...

Edited January 11, 2012 by Ricky Bobby

[Zook]

On the Spruit? That's sucky. Anyone else know more about who/where?

[Danger Dassie]

Have replaced a slat here and there once or twice, as far as bush foliage goes I don't find it a problem as such really except for the grass veld sections at times because of how deep the track wears. But since the council cuts that grass it's really much of a non issue.

 

Don't feel the onus is on the bike shops to be taking care of this.

 

Would be good to confirm what RB heard and fom whom he heard it, would be nice for the rest of to have the details as such.

Have left a request at SAPS if anything was reported.

Doubtful of the story, but would be incredibly sad and disappointed if this happened on the Spruit.

[HowellingWulf]

I'm part of a BBM group on the other side of the Spruit (Witkoppen end). One of the members on the group noted the following upon me asking for more details: I'm not sure. A friend of mine heard the guy talk on his phone in the shop and the asked him about it afterwards. The guy just said they were riding down the spruit and they were going quite fast when guys stood in front and behind them with guns. They had pepper spray but couldn't do anything with it. They just wanted the bikes and nothing else. My friend then immediately phoned me to tell me about it

I would assume it must be somewhere on the Sunninghill side because I've never heard of any incidents from Fratelli's upwards.

[Peach.]

I wish we were allowed to just shoot these f**kers

[nolipoli]

Hey peeps. My wife and other xc riding mates have now given up on the nothern part of the spruit. Too dodgy and not nice enough to justify the risk. So from now on it will be from fratellis inward for them. Its a real shame.