Nasty Dublin Bike Rope Trick

godtabh

I was involved in an incident last night on Mercer Street in Dublin 2. A group of kids had tied rope from pole to pole across the road targeting cars and cyclists. I was cycling past and my neck got caught in the rope causing me to fly off my bike and hit the ground. Luckily I haven’t broken any bones,and have come away with light injuries but someone else may not be so lucky. I just want to warn other cyclists and the public that this is happening as I haven’t heard of it before in Dublin.

Link

Any one hear about this? Disgusting

Zyzz

Is this legit or knot? Seems a bit ropey..

Wouldn't want to get tied up in something like that!

Beasty

Zyzz wrote: »

Is this legit or knot? Seems a bit ropey..

Wouldn't want to get tied up in something like that!

Do not try to make jokes out of something like this

Alek

Nice place indeed. Two years ago I was hit with a snowball while cycling on the other side of these blocks (Aungier St.), my glasses came off so I picked them up and went to the kids to tell them what I think. A sudden blow in the face (fist? stone?) changed my mind. Still, I am not sure if I was more stupid than lucky I managed to walk off with a bruise only on my face an dignity.

endacl

Hope you're ok OP. This is a whole new level of arseholery. You'll recover. They'll be who they are for a long time to come, and I wouldn't wish that on anybody. Small consolation.

Zyzz

Beasty wrote: »

Do not try to make jokes out of something like this

sir yes sir

endacl wrote: »

Hope you're ok OP. This is a whole new level of arseholery. You'll recover. They'll be who they are for a long time to come, and I wouldn't wish that on anybody. Small consolation.

It's not the OP is it? :eek:

I've seen videos of people doing an imaginary rope but to use a real rope is horrible

Beasty

endacl wrote: »

Hope you're ok OP. This is a whole new level of arseholery. You'll recover. They'll be who they are for a long time to come, and I wouldn't wish that on anybody. Small consolation.

I'm pretty sure it's not the OP involved - he was quoting from the Broadsheet article he linked to

endacl

Beasty wrote: »

I'm pretty sure it's not the OP involved - he was quoting from the Broadsheet article he linked to

Well.... Still hope you're in good form OP!

rollingscone

That's horrific, I'd go down that street fairly regularly myself and the kids from the nearby flats show a general disregard for others.

I see many of the commenters on broadsheet.ie are turning it into another simpletons shouting match about 'this country' and making veiled excuses for themselves.

There is no question that the Gardai will take an issue like this seriously, the bigger problem is that without family structures to make these kids understand the value of social conventions such as not idly trying to murder people there's no long term solution.

endacl

rollingscone wrote: »

That's horrific, I'd go down that street fairly regularly myself and the kids from the nearby flats show a general disregard for others.

Euphamism of the day?

daddyorchips

alkos wrote: »

Nice place indeed. Two years ago I was hit with a snowball while cycling on the other side of these blocks (Aungier St.), my glasses came off so I picked them up and went to the kids to tell them what I think. A sudden blow in the face (fist? stone?) changed my mind. Still, I am not sure if I was more stupid than lucky I managed to walk off with a bruise only on my face an dignity.

I used to hang around aungier street when I was going to synge street many a fight I had with the scrotes that lived there there only fools wouldn't worry about them to much

godtabh

It wasnt me who it happened too. Just saw it on facebook.

BTW having a good day. Thanks for asking

Squidgy Black

rollingscone wrote: »

There is no question that the Gardai will take an issue like this seriously, the bigger problem is that without family structures to make these kids understand the value of social conventions such as not idly trying to murder people there's no long term solution.

Unless there's footage of the kids who did it, I'd imagine the Gardai could only go down and warn a few kids they see hanging around the area. Hard to see any of it sinking in though, a lot of them wouldn't pay any attention to a Garda.

FirstinLastout

A stretched rope across a road is nothing compared to what can be encountered upon the trails :eek::eek::eek:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-22335353

Cookie_Monster

FirstinLastout wrote: »

A stretched rope across a road is nothing compared to what can be encountered upon the trails :eek::eek::eek:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-22335353

Have heard reports about people doing that on the WW to keep bikers off.

Pigeon Reaper

On RTE radio one about it now.

MB Lacey

I was cycling pretty fast down one of the hills near Killiney about a month ago when some lads yelled out 'She's about to cycle into the fish twine!' and pointed at a lampost 10m further down the hill.
I was descending about 45kph so had a seconds to react, panic, realise I was stuffed - very scarey.
Luckily there was no wire, they were 'joking'.
Unsettling all the same, 1. that they'd think shouting something like this was funny and 2. that they had the knowledge of this kind of thing being done.

HivemindXX

Metro today refers to this incident as a 'prank'.

seamus

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Have heard reports about people doing that on the WW to keep bikers off.

It could definitely be worse.

This is one of those really weird things where idiots seem to forget that the laws of physics apply and instead think it'll be like something out of a cartoon.

Harrybelafonte

Zyzz wrote: »

Is this legit or knot? Seems a bit ropey..

Wouldn't want to get tied up in something like that!

You're not on Reddit now.

Didn't Niall manage to video someone putting boulders on the tracks before last year's Three Rock Gravity Enduro?

check_six

I saw the rope on Mercer St about a twelve months ago, maybe a bit more. I was in the car at the time and came across a scene where there was a gang of kids/youths, the rope, and a lady in a 4x4 stopped in the middle of the road.

I slowed down and tried to assess the situation. You don't expect a roadblock in the middle of Dublin, so I was looking for a diversion. At that moment the lady in front leapt out of her car and I realised that I would have to go out there too as things would inevitably get messy. Luckily, the gang scattered instantly as the lady was local and clearly knew them. She drove into the flats complex next to the roadblock and I continued on my way.

When you're in the car normally you're grand, but there are certain bits of Dublin where you need your wits about you when you are cycling. I have had stuff thrown at me on North Strand, I've been chased up Gardiner St towards Mountjoy Sq by a group of howling maniacs, and if you want to improve your hill climbing try Bridgefoot St coming up from the Liffey, some alarming 'characters' lurking around there.

Wishbone Ash

I cycle on Mercer Street regularly and have never encountered any trouble (apart from those broken up speed ramps). I'll have to be more vigilant now and adopt a super aero position to avoid any ropes.

check_six

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I cycle on Mercer Street regularly and have never encountered any trouble (apart from those broken up speed ramps). I'll have to be more vigilant now and adopt a super aero position to avoid any ropes.

Be careful, it's broken up speed ramps today, could be bamboo spear riddled tiger trap pits tomorrow! (I'm sure that was in the original design spec for those speed bumps).