Thanks for the report pressman57,
I work in south Los Angeles and would really like to bike-commute to work, but everyone I've asked has said: "Don't do it!"
Not sure if we're in Crits or Bloods territory here, plus there are chollo's too and maybe Asian gangs of some sort.
My question has always been, "Is this fear real, or just imagined?" I like your approach though, and I only wonder if I would be as quick to react as you were if I were to be attacked.
Rick / OCRR