Bicycle Stolen
It's been four days since, and I'm still bummed out about my electric bicycle being stolen. I was almost ready to start commuting to work with it once again.
I had stopped riding it after the time I got doored while cycling night. That night I'd nearly broken my arm, but more importantly, I'd been traumatized about cycling at night. So even though I'd prefer to commute to work by bike, I haven't since work usually keeps me out late.
Eventually, I convinced myself that for night time cycling, I needed more light at chest and head level to be safe. (The woman who doored me says she didn't see me because she'd just had her windows tinted.) This was the genesis of...
The EL Wire Visibility Vest.
And it was good.
It's taken quite a long time to sew up the 30 feet of EL wire by hand (I wouldn't make it the same way again) but it is nearly done. It's just too bad it didn't get to live up to its intended purpose.
The electric bike was stolen from my apartment's gated garage about a week ago. I'd been fixing it up in preparation for returning to the bicycle commute.
I had stopped riding it after the time I got doored while cycling night. That night I'd nearly broken my arm, but more importantly, I'd been traumatized about cycling at night. So even though I'd prefer to commute to work by bike, I haven't since work usually keeps me out late.
Eventually, I convinced myself that for night time cycling, I needed more light at chest and head level to be safe. (The woman who doored me says she didn't see me because she'd just had her windows tinted.) This was the genesis of...
The EL Wire Visibility Vest.
And it was good.
It's taken quite a long time to sew up the 30 feet of EL wire by hand (I wouldn't make it the same way again) but it is nearly done. It's just too bad it didn't get to live up to its intended purpose.
The electric bike was stolen from my apartment's gated garage about a week ago. I'd been fixing it up in preparation for returning to the bicycle commute.