Wonder Woman Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 What is happening with respecting your other human being??? It was my first time back on the bike for nearly two weeks of being off with flu so decided for a change to go the short 50km loop. I had a good chat to Mighty Spoke and met Grey Owl...good to meet you buddy Anyway, there was a big bunch of us and as we're happily going along four black guys (probably from the informal settlement - Tokhoza) were walking in the road going the opposite direction to us so we had to ride around them. They had their hands out like as if to give high fives...the next thing the one guy just wallops the guy in front of me in the chest....so of course he comes down. Needless to say a lot of cyclists climbed into this guy..... What now worries me is this guy might come back with a gun and just shoot an innocent cyclist!! I However just couldn't believe that some people don't understand the laws of society and can even do that...and if he can do that what will stop him from killing someone.... Needless to say it kinda ruined the ride...is there any respect left in this world???
TNT1 Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 You met GreyOwl?? And then arranged to have someone knock him to the ground?
jabbathemutt007 Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 You met GreyOwl?? And then arranged to have someone knock him to the ground? A former customer ?
TNT1 Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 You met GreyOwl?? And then arranged to have someone knock him to the ground? A former customer ? Oi, Super girl woman thingy, why didn't you say Popeye was also there?
Nancy Drew Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Just kidding WW... it is shocking what little respect the general population have for each other. Glad the cyclists gave him a hiding though.. (hold on... small contradiction here ) he might think twice about pulling a move like that again
1hill@aTime Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 personally if i don't ride that lido route again, it's fine by me.
Sammajoor Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 You met GreyOwl?? Did he have his supply of You's with him or the pamphlets of swimming pools
Piernas Flacas Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 You're asking the wrong question, WW. I'd rather ask when is there going to be some respect in this world?
GreyOwl3.0 Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 The scary thing is that these guys will attack a bunch of riders so blatantly. We were easily in excess of 100 riders. And the guy who got knocked down certainly did give an incredible beating to the guy responsible...as well as his mates. I was saying to WW that its all good and well to lay into someone, but one day 'you' retaliate to the wrong guy and he pulls a gun. Game over. I must say, it did ruin a very pleasant ride. But it was nice to meet Joe Low & Wonder Woman. (sorry about the whole TREK WSD thing!) Oh...and I was wearing a sports watch at the time!
Piernas Flacas Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Sounds like those guys where high on something.
Joe Low Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 I wondered what happened to you lot - I was with three or four youngsters up front when we went by these guys & there was a bit of muttering. When the race for the bridge took off, I didn't join in & expected GO & WW to come by but nothing. Had to go up the Steps with a big noisy* guy on a black Colnago with yellow lettering. (*I say noisy but that wasn't til the Sun. when he joined our AM R4V bunch, again on the Steps, & shouted at us to go faster). Nice meeting & chatting to GO, I tried to see if he had a special helmet & shorts with holes in for horns & tail, but sadly nothing.
markStockton Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 F##K what is happening in this country. I honestly can't believe this story. Crazy.
ShortLegs Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Reverse back 10 years, if this happened with messieur Lester in the bunch he would have ripped his head off literally
TNT1 Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Reverse back 10 years' date=' if this happened with messieur Lester in the bunch he would have ripped his head off literally [/quote'] True... Remember 10 years ago, or so, that Lanco rider got hit in the face with a brick on that route... Mark someone I think?
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