And that right there, readers, is the most bizarre headline we've ever typed. Noted -- noted! -- anti-mountain bike crusader Mike Vandeman was "arrested yesterday and charged with assault with a deadly weapon after he attacked a pair of mountain bikers with a handsaw."

Cyclelicio.us reports:

According to UC police, a pair of mountain bikers were cycling on a fire road in the hills above the UC Berkeley campus. A hiker — Mike Vandeman — struck one of the cyclists with a saw, cutting him across the chest. East Bay mountain bikers have reported other similar attacks on them, and some mountain bikers I know have expressed concern for their personal safety when Mike Vandeman is around.

The harrowing incident, according to UC Berkeley police, happened on May 15.

Cyclelico.us goes on to point out that Vanderman gained gained attention in the 90s via his Usenet postings to w rec k .bikes in which he painted mountain bikers as "addicted, narcissistic, violently insane liars."

Update: All charges against Mike Vandeman have been dropped.