I can't find myself siding with or respecting any of the parties to this story. They don't get any respect because they're clearly a bunch of little derelicts. Targeting cyclists like that isn't cool. On the other hand, you lost all modicum of respect by retaliating like that. Cars have neat things called license plates, and a call to the police is much better than assaulting people. It sounds to me like in your retaliation, you acted unsafely, travelling at high speeds, cutting through traffic, generally disobeying road laws, and then worse, endangering pedestrians by hopping up onto the sidewalk while making a getaway.

I know we're out there under dangerous conditions cycling, and I know there are a lot of pricks who don't like it or who don't treat us with respect, but really, this kind of behavior is unacceptable in my head. Please don't continue this behavior, someone could get hurt.

God now I sound like some kind of mother.