SoftTail Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted by Steve Gale on Critical Mass Johannesburg today Just a note, a friend and I (both males) were bike jacked on the melville mtb trail by 3 men this afternoon. Be aware and on the lookout if up there in a small group, they were very agressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat Posted September 29, 2014 Share Not good, hope you guys are ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftTail Posted September 29, 2014 Share Is this not the first bike hijack in Johannesburg for quite a while? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Earp Posted September 30, 2014 Share Is this not the first bike hijack in Johannesburg for quite a while?No, they happen all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catatonic_Joe Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted by Steve Gale on Critical Mass Johannesburg today Just a note, a friend and I (both males) were bike jacked on the melville mtb trail by 3 men this afternoon. Be aware and on the lookout if up there in a small group, they were very agressive. Can you give further info regarding the location? Melville koppies MTB trail? I live next to Melville and never knew there was a Melville Koppies Trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieL Posted September 30, 2014 Share I know the area at the bottom of Melville (Rustenburg Road) by Black Coffee has seen a few incidents, first I've seen in the koppies though. Not good, hope everyone came away from it unscathed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieterg Posted September 30, 2014 Share Sad News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat-i Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted by Steve Gale on Critical Mass Johannesburg today Just a note, a friend and I (both males) were bike jacked on the melville mtb trail by 3 men this afternoon. Be aware and on the lookout if up there in a small group, they were very agressive. More details about the hijack?Are you OK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robodog Posted September 30, 2014 Share Sorry to hear dude, glad youare okay. We only ride The Koppies as a big group. Some routes there are the most technically challenging riding in Gauteng. Crime there was particularly bad about 6 or 7 years ago. Reports of AK47s etc. Hopefully the JUMA will make it more popular and therefore safer. I've heard that 20 to 30 years ago Delta Park was a very dangerous place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollardJUMA Posted October 5, 2014 Share Sorry to hear dude, glad youare okay. We only ride The Koppies as a big group. Some routes there are the most technically challenging riding in Gauteng. Crime there was particularly bad about 6 or 7 years ago. Reports of AK47s etc. Hopefully the JUMA will make it more popular and therefore safer. I've heard that 20 to 30 years ago Delta Park was a very dangerous place. We're hoping the same. Security guards, re-exposing the area to the public - all things to bring focus back onto a really nice cycling/walking area that jusn't hasn't been all that safe of late... --Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nayr Posted October 5, 2014 Share Sorry to hear that, and it's such an awesome piece to ride. Think I may have to wait for a bigger group before I do it again...thanks for the heads-up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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