Hammer-wielding attacker ambushes Cape Town cyclists

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Cape Town - Cyclists have been warned to remain vigilant after a group of riders was attacked by a hammer-wielding assailant between Kommetjie and Misty Cliffs near Ocean View on Tuesday.

Andre van Schalkwyk, a mountain safety activist, said the riders had been on the tar road when they were confronted.

"It looks like it was fairly close to the turn-off to Ocean View. They were attacked there by one or more men. From what we know at this stage, the assailant went at them with some vigour with a hammer, and the guys were pretty shaken," he said.

He said that the cyclists were uninjured in the attack.

It was not immediately clear if anything was stolen from them.

"Cyclists are called on to be careful and to be aware of their surroundings."

He said that, in another incident, a Dutch family had been accosted, assaulted and robbed of their valuables while hiking on a trail near the Klein Plaas Dam.

"The area in which the family was attacked is a hotspot and we have seen several similar instances like this," Van Schalkwyk said.

News24
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/hammer-wielding-attacker-ambushes-cape-town-cyclists-20170103

 

[Glock26]

It's a hotspot and you idiotic cyclists still refuse to carry. Then you get what you deserve.
Ruger LCP beats a hammer every time you hipster pacifists.

 

[Agent_Smith]

Anyone seen Jeremy Clarkson loitering around Kommetjie recently?

 

[scudsucker]

Probably riding in a pack; not single file.

Attack with a hammer is totally reasonable if this is the case.




As for Glock... don't you know that even amateur cyclists like to keep their weight down to as little as possible; a loaded Ruger weighs at least 1600g. Why not recommend a Glock at 1125g fully loaded?

You could slip one of those onto your lycra and feel totally safe.... until you shoot your testicles off by mistake

 

[Sneeky]

Should not be news
This whole article wreaks of attention seeking.

 

[OCP]

It's a hotspot and you idiotic cyclists still refuse to carry. Then you get what you deserve.
Ruger LCP beats a hammer every time you hipster pacifists.

More and more people are getting gatvol and have started carying.

It's only a matter of time until they rob a person with the correct mindset and means to protect themselves.

 

[scudsucker]

Or some asswipe cyclist gets road rage.

 

[Thor]

Hectic

 

[Glock26]

As for Glock... don't you know that even amateur cyclists like to keep their weight down to as little as possible; a loaded Ruger weighs at least 1600g. Why not recommend a Glock at 1125g fully loaded?

A fully loaded LCP weighs 12oz.
That's 340g !
Very far from your 1.6kg quote. And its smaller than a pack of cigarettes, and half the thickness. A cyclist can EASILY carry one and not even feel it.
Smaller, lighter and rounder than even the new G42.

Anyways....FWIW. In Jhb, more and more cyclists are indeed getting more prepared.

 

[Sneeky]

Often been on rides on my dirtbike where folks have been packing.
It is necessary in certain instances or areas.

Remember this one from last year, a cyclist, what eventually happened with this case.
He seemed to have his stuff well together.
http://www.idurban.co.za/cyclist-kills-robbers/