naisme, I road the commuter trails today. Like you said in another post, I went from Portland down that trail that goes into Hopkins, and I went back downtown via the Cedar Lake trail. I know exactly where that article is talking about. Under those bridges there were little kids hanging out. They were climbing the bridge supports and being loud and generally a nusence. I didn't feel threatened for even a second, but I was going about 20 mph and if anything did happen, I am 25 years old and know martial arts. I don't see how these kids think they can pick on people riding bikes. It is a bike path and bike path only. I am going to start riding the Cedar lake more and I just hope some little hood rat kicks at me, that will be the last time he does it. Maybe if more little pecker heads get assulted by cyclists, they will stop. Just a thought.