BM, I have visited Gibraltar too on a couple of occasions, and loved every single minute of it! (Oh, dolphin spotting around the bay was fantastic!) And yes, the macaques are something else! You learn to hang on tight to absolutely everything, even your fingers have to be carefully monitored! lol. There is no need to take food for them, they are enticed and inundated, especially by the taxi drivers (who get to know them personally!)
Back to the OP...Cyclists in secluded areas certainly have an advantage, I know this from an experience in London. No, the cyclist stole nothing but my dignity, but he did what he wanted to do, without dismounting the bike and then was off like a shot. The worst I could throw at him was "I know where you live! I know your father!"
He wobbled a bit at that....
D.