Bike Jacking en route to Gerardsville via Centuri

[Sungun25]

 

 

Forwarded to me via email

Subject: [AR Club] Fw: Bike Jacking en route to

Gerardsville via Centurion, Joburg

 

 

 

FYI - from Karin Stoll

 

 

 

Hi Everyone 

 

 

 

Anita, Colin and myself went for an anticipated 80 km ride yesterday. WE went

up through Blue hills to the top of the airfield and then over the main

Olifantsfontein road, down London rd tar road. From there at the end we

left the tar and went onto the dirt next to that substation. Just past the

substation, we hit the jeep track, when Colin saw a dog in the grass and yelled

at Anita to be careful. We often see dogs on our rides and sometimes they chase

us. Anita stopped, and Colin and I caught up to her. THe next thing the

"dog" rose out of the long grass, brandishing the biggest, shiniest

knife we've ever seen. 

 

 

 

This was an extremely well set up ambush, over a 200 m stretch. Suddenly out of

nowhere there were guys popping up everywhere with great big knives. We were

stripped of our bikes and camelbaks. THey were after the cell phones, as they

pertinantly asked Anita if hers was in her pack. We were very fortunate that

Colin noticed the "dog", which turned out to be very Black. At least

we were on the edge of the ambush, and the others further down the line had to

run up to us, which gave us the chance to then run like hell back to London rd.

In all, there were a minimum of 10 of them - it almost seemed as though they

were set up to deal with quite a few riders. Running in cyling shoes is a

killer - feels like you are going nowhere. We were very fortunate and are

unharmed. Please warn everyone who rides in this area, as the grass is very

long and this is the perfect hiding place. We've seen Craig, Malcolm, Troy and his Epic partner on this exact

piece of road. 

 

Some roadies stopped to help us once we were on London rd and said

that apparently this had happened three weeks ago, and had been in their

newsletter - however, we did not know about it!!!! Please be careful. 

 

 

 

Ciao 

 

Karin, Anita & Colin 

[daggavis]

Miskien vat ek my 9mm op my volgende outing..

Daar is net 1 ding wat gesag afdwing....'n loop van 'n geweer..

 

flippen bastards

[Spinnekop]

Glad you guys are OK.

 

Thank you for the heads-up.  We have done that streatch of road before!!  Scary.....

 

 

[Thug]

I posted a separate thread earlier this morning !!

 

https://www.bikehub.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=24641

 

 

[idrive]

cycling anywhere near London road is insanely stupid. I don't even ride out the back of Linbro Park to Chloorkop road anymore.

 

Its even silly to drive down London Road!!

 

Why cycle there if you were in Blue Hills area?