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polkcavediver · Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:36 am Post subject: Trip line on Modello

I was riding on Modello last night (Fri.6/10/11), and I just passed the stacked deck wood going along the waterway and I ran into a camo colored rope stretched between two trees, intentionally put there to hurt someone. I did not see it, and luckily, it hit just under my handlebars instead of me. I was going a good pace and when I hit it, the line stretched and launched me like a slingshot backward. It was just before the two climbs and the clay road. If a smaller bike, or a kid was going thru there, it would have hit their body. There was a used baby diaper right there also, probably belonged to the scumbag who put the line up. I was albe to cut the line from one of the trees, and it's stilled tied to the other. Be careful out there!
John

Steveo · Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 2:10 pm Post subject:

Thank you for posting this , hope we catch these idiot's . This is border line attempted murder !! If we catch these guy's we can fry there arse's . Let's keep a eye out and bust these jerk's !!!

mike2u · Joined: 10 Nov 2007 Posts: 89 : Location: Lakeland Items

There are some sick people out there. If anyone finds another one of these, you might want to take a good look around to see if they are watching or if they have a camera set up. It seems like they would want to see the results of their twisted actions. I sure hope this was an isolated incident.