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Video: Mountain Biker Robbed At Gunpoint

Written by Saris Mercanti
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According to the Youtube description, on an MTB ride a few days ago in Cape Town, South Africa,an armed gunman and two others stopped this rider, took his cellphone, car keys, Oakley’s, and bike.

Luckily the thieves, who should earn some variation of a Darwin award for this, did not know what a GoPro was.
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Andrew
Andrew
10 years ago

Man..that was scary. Obviously the guy had no idea how to use a gun but that was scary anyway,no need to take a chance.

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Greg
Greg
10 years ago

Happens all the time in Mexico.

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Andrew
Andrew
10 years ago

Look on the bright side, convincing your wife that you need a new bike suddenly got a lot easier.

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Your Face
Your Face
10 years ago

If only he had a metal fairing hanging off his handlebars, could have out ran him.

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Guy
Guy
10 years ago

Subhuman animal didn’t even have the sense to swipe the camera.

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JW
JW
10 years ago

@ Andrew: good point! And by the looks of his old bike, he did need a new one anyway 🙂

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Psi Squared
Psi Squared
10 years ago

Subhuman? No, that was a human act. Sadly, acts like that are something that humans do quite often.

Alas, armed robberies also happen all the time in the US. It’s not just a problem in Mexico.

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Hotep
Hotep
10 years ago

If the rider was hanging from that harness thing featured in an earlier BR article, by the time he untied himself and handed over “whatever” he’d be dead.

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Ajax
Ajax
10 years ago

I would have kicked their ass if they tried to pull that on me. When the gunman let his guard down to take the guys bike, that’s when you go off on him and his friend.

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The Conductor
The Conductor
10 years ago

Ajax- I hope you’re kidding, the cost of a bike vs your life?
Do the math.
But then again, the ‘net breeds Chuck Norris dreamers.

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muf
muf
10 years ago

Note that if you follow the link in the video, the policy actually found the thieves due to the video, arrested them and recovered all items.

So yeah, this guy made the smartest choice.

http://www.enca.com/south-africa/watch-cyclist-films-bike-jacking-3-court

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Pedal Spinner
Pedal Spinner
10 years ago

Bike Self Defense Tips: http://gizmodo.com/how-to-use-your-bike-for-self-defense-1586006795/all

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Dr. Sartorious
Dr. Sartorious
10 years ago

@Andrew

In the Director’s Cut of the video, the two “thieves” and the “victim” have a good laugh together, as money is exchanged.

“Thanks guys, got the video. Will be easy to get a new rig after this!”

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Ajax
Ajax
10 years ago

Busted! The caught the guys after the rider posted the Video on Youtube. Do a search for “bike thieves South Africa busted after guy posts the video on Youtube.”

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