Mountain Biker Robbed at Gun Point

[Fenway]

[video=youtube_share;ECs8ZrmH8D8]http://youtu.be/ECs8ZrmH8D8[/video]

 

[Sylvain]

Why is he even stopping?

 

[SEIndSAM]

Where was that???

 

[BravoMike]

Where was that???

According to the links on his YouTube page it was South Africa and the GoPro video let to two arrests.

 

[cerebus85]

He was lucky, but this definitely a sign of things to come.

 

[cbhausen]

Haha piece of **** thug was too stupid to steal the camera. I don't ride anywhere unarmed.

 

[actaeon277]

Why would you rob someone and leave the camera????

 

[actaeon277]

Why is he even stopping?

Cause his bike doesn't outrun a bullet?

 

[dmarsh8]

Cause his bike doesn't outrun a bullet?

 

[st33da]

wow he even looked right at the camera and then just walked away

 

[Que]

According to the links on his YouTube page it was South Africa and the GoPro video let to two arrests.

If this is true, I guess we can look forward to posts about how much the gun laws in South Africa suck. As for the camera, it's possible the guy didn't even know it was a camera or held any significant value.

Despite what some believe, a gun will not stop all crime from occurring. I've watched the threads where riders say they keep their gun in a fanny pack. In this case, what could have been done if a gun was in the fanny pack? Would it have just been taken? Would it be better if the rider OC'd with a shoulder holster?

 

[singlesix]

Haha piece of **** thug was too stupid to steal the camera. I don't ride anywhere unarmed.

So if you were in the same situation you'd lose your gun along with your wallet.

 

[actaeon277]

So if you were in the same situation you'd lose your gun along with your wallet.

Or, he'd have jumped off the bike early and opened fire.

 

[singlesix]

Or, he'd have jumped off the bike early and opened fire.

Valid point, but I wonder at what point you would be able to tell the person running up to you had a pistol? From the video it hard to tell if the rider would have enough time to draw and fire.

 

[Que]

Or, he'd have jumped off the bike early and opened fire.

OR

 

[actaeon277]

OR

Why "or"?

Maybe he's both.

 

[Blackhawk2001]

I don't know if he noticed the guy running up to him or not, but _I_ noticed when he aimed the pistol. While perspective in the video may be an issue, had it been me, with the way I habitually carry when I ride my bicycle, it looks like he was over 20 feet away initially and that I would have had time to dive off the bike and draw my weapon. Had he been within 10 or less feet of me, I wouldn't have tried it.

 

[Que]

Why "or"?

Maybe he's both.

Well, a Mall Ninja would probably find himself in a body bag, while "Chuck Norris" would probably do a forward roll while deploying the gun from his fanny pack, shooting each BG with one round to the heart.

 

[Que]

I don't know if he noticed the guy running up to him or not, but _I_ noticed when he aimed the pistol. While perspective in the video may be an issue, had it been me, with the way I habitually carry when I ride my bicycle, it looks like he was over 20 feet away initially and that I would have had time to dive off the bike and draw my weapon. Had he been within 10 or less feet of me, I wouldn't have tried it.

Where do you carry your gun when you ride? I'm trying to learn something from this thread. I will be riding and certainly do not want to try retrieving my gun from a fanny pack. I'm now wondering if a shoulder holster would be a better option.

 

[GIJEW]

Valid point, but I wonder at what point you would be able to tell the person running up to you had a pistol? From the video it hard to tell if the rider would have enough time to draw and fire.

I saw the pistol in the video--you don't, look again. Anyway, somebody running to cut you off is at least suspicious, if not hostile behavior. Depth of field is lost a bit in the video, but jumping off the bike, drawing& taking some cover, should deter those thugs. An alternative (terrain permitting) would be to make a hard left and keep going. It is a mtn bike after all.
My bro-in-law told me about making a sharp, precipitous, turn to escape some illegals (armed with knives, not a pistol) who tried to jump him while he was biking in the hills SW of LA.