Ride, hustle, kill, repeat.

September 4, 2015 6:55 AM

The Underground Cycle Gangs of Los Angeles. (slGrauniad)
posted by Kitteh (10 comments total)

Gonna form something similar except with middle-class dads on cargo bikes hanging out after the school run.
posted by EndsOfInvention at 7:01 AM on September 4, 2015

Ugh, I read this as "The Underground Kitty Gangs of Los Angeles" and now I'm sad and disappointed. But still a cool article.

Just not as cool as a gang of biker cats roving around at night terrorizing citizens.
posted by Fizz at 7:05 AM on September 4, 2015 [7 favorites]

Fizz - STOP LOOKING INSIDE MY BRAIN
posted by Kitteh at 7:09 AM on September 4, 2015 [1 favorite]

Excellent. My YMCA has a bike club for kids to teach them how to ride; add this kind of thing to city and county youth programs as well to start it bubbling up.
posted by tilde at 7:43 AM on September 4, 2015

“You ride at your own risk,” said Angel Rodriguez, 21, a competitor awaiting the start signal. “Once you realise you’ve just missed a car you get an adrenaline rush.” Is near death a deterrent? He shook his head and grinned. “You use that. You convert that into more speed.”

Spoken like a true 21-year old. Still and all, though, this is really interesting and cool.
posted by Steely-eyed Missile Man at 7:48 AM on September 4, 2015

Bicycles.
posted by Enemy of Joy at 9:30 AM on September 4, 2015

YOBO
posted by caphector at 10:34 AM on September 4, 2015

This is cool. There's a documentary in the works about the Ovarian Psychos.
posted by latkes at 10:24 PM on September 4, 2015

Man, knowing some of these folks and going on some of these rides makes the press coverage hilarious. Gangs? Whatta piss take!
posted by klangklangston at 10:54 AM on September 5, 2015

It's Gary Shandling's Gang. Breaking L.A.'s 4th wall.
posted by Smedleyman at 5:20 PM on September 5, 2015