August 17, 2010

Cyclists — stay away from Berthoud!

Interesting story in The Coloradoan today.

A motorist allegedly pulled his vehicle in front of three cyclists and started yelling at them. When the cyclists tried to go around the vehicle, the driver started waving an aluminum baseball bat them. One of the cyclists used his Trek Madone to defend himself and the motorist then struck the bike several times on the ground, which destroyed the carbon fiber frame.

Witnesses claim the motorist said he was tired of old guys from Boulder hogging the road.

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So, this raises a rather interesting question: how does a cyclist defend himself during confrontations? Not having recessed shoe cleats like SPD would put a rider at a severe footing disadvantage, too. Bike-pump billy club? Gu gel oil slick?

Interesting story in The Coloradoan today.

A motorist allegedly pulled his vehicle in front of three cyclists and started yelling at them. When the cyclists tried to go around the vehicle, the driver started waving an aluminum baseball bat them. One of the cyclists used his Trek Madone to defend himself and the motorist then struck the bike several times on the ground, which destroyed the carbon fiber frame.

Witnesses claim the motorist said he was tired of old guys from Boulder hogging the road.

So, this raises a rather interesting question: how does a cyclist defend…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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