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07-20-11 | 08:27 AM

#51

cyclezealot

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I like the idea of the helmet cam.. we enjoy great treatment here in France. But, once I was riding under a rampart. The upper city above is maybe 100 feet up.. I am sure they were kids ( by that I mean between 6-10) , but some kids threw rocks at me down below.. I suspect without a helmet they could have killed me. . They missed , but the noise of the rocks hitting the street about me certainly caught my attention.. I peddled to the police station nearby.. The police went up there, but they were gone..

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07-20-11 | 08:28 AM

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JAJ0404

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Quote:

Originally Posted by KD5NRH

Now, a young bobcat would be fun if I could find a way to carry it; imagine pitching that in the window of some JAM's car.

What? Your jersey pockets are that full? I thought true road riders carried EVERYTHING in their jersey pockets.

07-20-11 | 08:30 AM

#53

JAJ0404

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cyclezealot

I suspect without a helmet they could have killed me. . .

A big enough rock would kill you WITH a helmet. When I was in college, a guy was throwing rocks off overpasses onto the freeway in Columbus, Ohio, and they were going through the roofs of cars, killed one person.

07-20-11 | 08:32 AM

#54

DropDeadFred

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JAJ0404

I knew a kid in germany that did the same thing on to the autobahn, killed a person as well. ****ing stupid man...

07-20-11 | 08:50 AM

#55

skoobywrx

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Originally Posted by Spinz

Most of the *******s chunk-n debri at cyclist in this area are full blown pieces of white redneck trailer trash. Last fall a POS threw a cantaloupe as he passed myself and my riding partner. The loupe struck the seat strays of my buds bike, could have taken my noggin off easily. The idiot looked backed to assess damage and I recognized him as one on of our ER frequent flyers. Filed the report with the local county fuzz and nuttin. But wouldn't know whose sorry medicaid white trash redneck ass comes to the ER for treatment. As I was preparing to I&D a boil the size of texas on his ass I ask him if he and his buds are still throwing cantaloupes at cyclist in the Southwest Area of Uwharrie? He starts stuttering and stammering,denied it, then took ownership said it was just a harmless joke. Closed him up got him ready to DC and local cops put on a nice set of chrome bracelets for a trip to the magistrate. It cost him. I use to wave and blow the horn at him while he and his new found road crew were picking up litter from the roadside.

freakin awesome!! but shoulda stitched him up with your eyes closed...whoops lol

07-20-11 | 09:29 AM

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vandalarchitect

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From: Issaquah, WA

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayC

I had a description of the driver. I had almost the whole plate. Sorry I was a little preoccupied with trying to not get run over by the crazy woman that was weaving her car at us.

You should be a cop.

Sorry you took my post that way. I was just pointing out that most of the people on this thread keep stating that you get a plate number. That's not enough. (you might say the same about almost the whole plate) I'm not trying to say it's just a simple thing to do. I know for a fact it isn't. But we shouldn't get all down on the cops when they don't do their job if we don't do ours.

I'll take the you should be a cop comment as a compliment because they put with a lot of crap for little recognition and they deserve more respect than we give them.

07-20-11 | 11:11 AM

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ls01

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DropDeadFred

small bike missile launchers....we need em.

fft

07-20-11 | 11:47 AM

#58

KillerBeagle

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Drop a tear gas canister in the car's open window at the stop. "Officer, I was just throwing it, I didn't notice there was a car there."

If only there was a way to activate one of these remotely...
https://www.amazon.com/Stink-Bombs-42...uct/B001MKRQBS

Last edited by KillerBeagle; 07-20-11 at 11:51 AM.

07-20-11 | 11:58 AM

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KD5NRH

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JAJ0404

What? Your jersey pockets are that full? I thought true road riders carried EVERYTHING in their jersey pockets.

My only "road bike" is a 30 year old Huffy. 9/10 of my miles are on a hybrid.

Now I'm going to go back to my fantasy image of a well-shaken bobcat running laps around a JAM's face.

07-20-11 | 12:27 PM

#60

alexvpaq

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I was thrown a few quarters by a bunch of teenagers the other day. I was so pissed I managed to catch them up at 30mph. Almost managed to get the whole plate when the driver realized I was following them. He accelerated fast as hell and managed to drive away. Silly idiots.