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March 27, 2014 (CHICAGO) -- A sound engineer was riding his bike home in Humboldt Park early Saturday when he noticed two guys emerging from an alley, both crouching low.

"That's when I knew they were coming for me," said the 30-year-old man, who asked not to be named when speaking to the Chicago Sun-Times.

"Next thing I noticed, one of them had a machete," said the man, who was biking in the 2500 block of West Potomac, just west of Western, about 3 a.m. Saturday. "I tried to speed past them, but one of them swung the machete at my back wheel."

His bike came to a stop.

"And then the same guy punched me in the face."

An accomplice stood by and laughed while recording the attack on his camera phone.

"That's when I thought, 'Oh, well this guy's giggling, this is a joke to them. At least I'm not going to get murdered,' " said the man, who stood over his bike during the assault which lasted a little over a minute.

"Then the guy hit my back tire with the machete three or four more times and told me to 'Get the f - - - out of here.' . . . I sped away."

The men looked to be about 20 years old, the man said.

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Chicago cyclist reports possible 'Knockout Game' attack by 2 with machete