Originally Posted by ill.clyde

Great question. Like spivonious, I make eye contact too, and don't dawdle. But I wonder if they like "rushed" him or something, maybe knocking him off his bike while he rode past? There aren't a lot of details about "how" they managed to assault him. But if that's what they did, about the only thing to do is to haul a$$. I don't treat my commute as a race, but I do view it as a workout/training session, so I typically ride pretty fast. I'd guess that works in my favor, but I'd also be prone to stopping if someone was blocking the path, etc. And if that's the case, I'd be a wide open target.

Like I said, this group caught my attention right away. They looked out of place so I'm glad I noticed. The thing is, where it occured, it's not a bad neighborhood.

But maybe something like pepper spray would be a good idea.