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06-30-12, 12:33 PM
As if the news of a critically injured rider who crashed there last week weren't enough, word is going round of a rider who was mugged while riding solo on Redwood Rd. I also heard from a teammate of a recent incident where two guys in a van were approaching his parked bike while he used the rest room at Inspiration Point. Apparently they turned around when he emerged to carry on his ride.
Here's an excerpt from a recent posting I received. The cyclist walked to the fire station on Skyline to report the crime on a weekday afternoon:
"This just happened at approx 3pm today. He was a solo bike rider. He
had just come down South Pinehurst and turned onto Redwood Rd. Just
past the Redwood Park entrance as he was heading up Redwood, a van
passed him, then pulled over, a guy jumped out to stop him. He was
able to manage his bike around the guy by going into opposing traffic
and continued as fast as he could up Redwood. The van took off again
after him and passed him again. The biker went to turn around and
there was another car involved who pulled up behind him. The guy
pulled a gun on the biker, took his gold chain necklace, then took the
bike and threw it in the van.
The van was a 2 tone gray (dark & light gray) 70'ish. It was like one
of those workstyle Econo vans with window in the back and the side
door. The car was a Nissan 200SX, possibly red in color.
Please let everyone know. This was a brazen crime and there will no
doubt be more until these guys are caught. They have a lot of victims
out there waiting with all of us who do solo rides on these more
isolated back roads."
Keep your eyes peeled folks.
Here's an excerpt from a recent posting I received. The cyclist walked to the fire station on Skyline to report the crime on a weekday afternoon:
"This just happened at approx 3pm today. He was a solo bike rider. He
had just come down South Pinehurst and turned onto Redwood Rd. Just
past the Redwood Park entrance as he was heading up Redwood, a van
passed him, then pulled over, a guy jumped out to stop him. He was
able to manage his bike around the guy by going into opposing traffic
and continued as fast as he could up Redwood. The van took off again
after him and passed him again. The biker went to turn around and
there was another car involved who pulled up behind him. The guy
pulled a gun on the biker, took his gold chain necklace, then took the
bike and threw it in the van.
The van was a 2 tone gray (dark & light gray) 70'ish. It was like one
of those workstyle Econo vans with window in the back and the side
door. The car was a Nissan 200SX, possibly red in color.
Please let everyone know. This was a brazen crime and there will no
doubt be more until these guys are caught. They have a lot of victims
out there waiting with all of us who do solo rides on these more
isolated back roads."
Keep your eyes peeled folks.