Dublin cyclist searching for other rider who assaulted him on road
Words were exchanged first and then the incident escalated very quickly. Above, the inside of the helmet broken after the victim's head was banged off a wall three times.
A Dublin cyclist has launched an appeal for help in his search to find a fellow cyclist who assaulted him in the city last week.
The injured party, who prefers not to be named at this point, said he was riding in Dun
Laoghaire on Wednesday of last week, March 29th, when the incident occurred.
He told stickybottle the other cyclist had almost knocked him off his bike in Blackrock a few minutes earlier.
“I explained to him that he couldn't cycle that dangerously just because he had a electric mountain bike,” he said.
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And in Dun Laoghaire the exchange turned physical.
“He sped ahead of me on the hill leading from the yacht club to the Dart station,” the victim explained.
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“Then he got off his bike and stood in the road. I was riding my track bike without brakes so I couldn't stop or turn around on the downhill.”
The victim added the other cyclist grabbed him as he tried to slow and then put him in the head lock.
“He smashed my head off a wall three times which cracked broke my helmet.”
The attacker got back onto his bike and fled the area in the direction of Sandycove.
“I was wearing cleats so I couldn’t get a grip on the road to fight back or free myself, this was a serious assault,” the victim said.
“The helmet was worth €250 and my Garmin mount was also destroyed, aside from the guy attacking me.”
Description of man sought
The victim said his attacker was just over 6ft in height. He is of slim build and is probably in his late 30s or early 40s.
He was on an electric mountain bike, which was black with some orange logo or brand name, and wearing a green helmet.
If anyone has information they can contact us and we will pass your contact details on so you can make touch with the victim.
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