Lights, motherfucker.

I'm of the opinion bike lights are wonderful and you can't argue the safety. What I take issue with are morons ride as if the've never fucking heard of daylight savings time and get on the street well after sundown, without them. I've had kids to say it's not “cool” to have reflectors or lights, cause it's not a clean look. I think it's because they're too fucking cheap to buy a set. It's maybe $20 for a light that could literally save their asses. It's a pretty messed up visual. Most cyclists run through lights, even at 5:30 and later, their dumb asses, It's dark now. Put a goddamned flashlight on the fucking bike or go to Harbor freight and buy that cheap mechanics light, that straps around your head. And not so the road will be beautifully illuminated for your riding pleasure. It's so drivers can see your ass in time to keep from killing you!

I talked to a driver recently who almost hit a cyclist doing exactly what I'm talking about. She stopped and checked to see if the girl was alright (cause she has a sense of humanity) she also suggested to the cyclist to get a light and the cyclist, got pissed. What the fuck.

Not that drivers aren't morons too. There are these guys that smoke in their cars, or like me, who rarely cleans his inside windsheild. Which admittedly is terrible on my part, cause it makes for some pretty poor visability at times. Then you roll up on some dark clothes wearing no lights having motherfucker riding in the dark with no lights on. How the fuck?

I've noticed New Orleans cyclists think it's not a problem. Not sure why, perhaps because the cycling pace here is slow. The law says get lights, sure, but few here care about law. Plenty don't of folks don't use them. Maybe the roads being total shit has something to do with it. The only way you can ride is relatively slow, with lots of folks on cruisers down here. Riding the wrong way on avenues. That's another post.

There's a young lady that's going to look real good on this bike. It'll be beautiful by the end of the week. We're going to build it per a conversation I had with her boyfriend, who is surprising her with a new ride. He's tired of seeing her hailing cabs since her bike got jacked this summer. If you ride a bike you don't always get along with cab drivers. So this bike will be a cab negator. Stylish and good for bad weather, but a small dent for Checker. Nothing against them in general, but when a taxi driver looks at the road, he sees twenty dollar bills, and twenty dollar bills are on two feet. Two wheels don't mean shit to him. His eyes aren't on the bike lane, so please people, watch the fuck out. Oh yeah, the Follis all finished..