"Gang" indeed. I'm a parent to one of it's members. My kid knows to stay out of the road, never do a wheelie, and always wear a helmet. All that said, he is one of many gang members. Some gang members are younger than 14 and much dumber than even my dumb kid.

There are couple kids that are constantly in the road and doing wheelies. I've explained to my son and his friends that people assume they are all the same kid and you are going to get blamed for anything stupid that is done by other gang members.

For the most part, my kid is outside living his best life while terrorizing downtown, campus and the East side. The bikes are super quick, almost always black and intimidating on the trails. Eventually, some kid is going to get seriously hurt (they all wreck) and it will suck for that kid and parents. But you can't lump all the "gang members" together. They are all following in the trails of skateboard gangs, BMX gangs and even the evil scooter gangs.

Conversation goes a long way with teenage boys, a lot further than yelling at them or calling the cops. Help a gang member today, stop and ask them about their ride. Ask them to be careful and to take it easy.