Another mugging on SGRT
11-19-07, 12:14 AM
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Another mugging on SGRT
I just got an email from a friend of mine regarding a solo cyclist on SGRT that got mugged. It happened just outside of El Dorado Park. Two hoodlums knocked this solo cyclist off his bike, stole his wallet, his cell phone, and his bike. They also broke his nose. My friend's friend, rode through there about 30 minutes after it happened.
I have always had issues with riding the river trail alone, and this further supports my fear. I will not ride the river trail alone. So if you do decide to ride the river trail, try to buddy up with someone. The river trail is so isolated, that if someone decides to attack, no one would ever hear about it. And this is not the first time I've heard of this happening. The previous times I've heard this happen are usually on the weekdays.
I have always had issues with riding the river trail alone, and this further supports my fear. I will not ride the river trail alone. So if you do decide to ride the river trail, try to buddy up with someone. The river trail is so isolated, that if someone decides to attack, no one would ever hear about it. And this is not the first time I've heard of this happening. The previous times I've heard this happen are usually on the weekdays.
11-19-07, 12:26 AM
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I keep hearing about these things, so I changed my mind on riding it to visit my wife. It sucks that we live in a world like this where people do senseless things.
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11-19-07, 12:33 AM
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I just got an email from a friend of mine regarding a solo cyclist on SGRT that got mugged. It happened just outside of El Dorado Park. Two hoodlums knocked this solo cyclist off his bike, stole his wallet, his cell phone, and his bike. They also broke his nose. My friend's friend, rode through there about 30 minutes after it happened.
I have always had issues with riding the river trail alone, and this further supports my fear. I will not ride the river trail alone. So if you do decide to ride the river trail, try to buddy up with someone. The river trail is so isolated, that if someone decides to attack, no one would ever hear about it. And this is not the first time I've heard of this happening. The previous times I've heard this happen are usually on the weekdays.
I have always had issues with riding the river trail alone, and this further supports my fear. I will not ride the river trail alone. So if you do decide to ride the river trail, try to buddy up with someone. The river trail is so isolated, that if someone decides to attack, no one would ever hear about it. And this is not the first time I've heard of this happening. The previous times I've heard this happen are usually on the weekdays.
11-19-07, 12:37 AM
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You know I'm headed to Santa Fe Springs, right? That's a slightly sketchy area in the first place (I think). I'm only happy my wife works in that area because it's far better than Skid Row where she used to work!
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11-19-07, 12:53 AM
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My wife, my ex-girlfriend, and many of my friends are from Whittier just north of Santa Fe Springs. We used to ride through Santa Fe Springs all the time. It is mostly industrial and is really not that bad. You live in Pasadena right? Try riding northeast of the Rose Bowl at dusk. Santa Fe Springs has nothing on that. The bike trail north of Telegraph is really not bad. Ride fast and keep your head up.
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I don't ride the SGRT but do the SART. When I encounter guys walking on the side of the road, I'll make the meanest ugliest face and mutter as if talking to myself," Who the #@$% threw all the $#%@^%#$ glass all over the mother $#%@^#&% road, Those $#%@^#$ stupid mother $#%$^$&# pieces of $#%@!!!!!!...Has worked so far, nobody has taken a swing at me!
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I don't ride the SGRT but do the SART. When I encounter guys walking on the side of the road, I'll make the meanest ugliest face and mutter as if talking to myself," Who the #@$% threw all the $#%@^%#$ glass all over the mother $#%@^#&% road, Those $#%@^#$ stupid mother $#%$^$&# pieces of $#%@!!!!!!...Has worked so far, nobody has taken a swing at me!
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you all need to strap this to the top tube, pretty cheap, 20-30 bucks
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My wife, my ex-girlfriend, and many of my friends are from Whittier just north of Santa Fe Springs. We used to ride through Santa Fe Springs all the time. It is mostly industrial and is really not that bad. You live in Pasadena right? Try riding northeast of the Rose Bowl at dusk. Santa Fe Springs has nothing on that. The bike trail north of Telegraph is really not bad. Ride fast and keep your head up.
If SGRT north of Santa Fe Springs isn't as bad as that, I should just "toughen the @#$% up".
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My wife, my ex-girlfriend, and many of my friends are from Whittier just north of Santa Fe Springs. We used to ride through Santa Fe Springs all the time. It is mostly industrial and is really not that bad. You live in Pasadena right? Try riding northeast of the Rose Bowl at dusk. Santa Fe Springs has nothing on that. The bike trail north of Telegraph is really not bad. Ride fast and keep your head up.
