“After years of federal and local spending on bike routes and other amenities, most cities are ready to handle more cyclists. But many motorists simply don’t see their two-wheeled brethren or, when they do, find them aggravating. Managing more cyclists is going to take more than new bike paths or fresh stripes on the roads. It looks as though there is a need, on both sides, for a revolution in manners.” –The Economist
“Hark!” the herald angel sings “Time to buy some cycling things…”
I fitted some fancy new waterproof panniers today.
An equipment failure has raised the prospect of getting new panniers from “maybe, someday” to “right now, this weekend”.