4 Rochester

In early December, I spent a few days in New Orleans. I saw a lot of bikes, which was surprising to me. They have a different mentality about their bikes down there- it was eye-opening. I saw a lot of trikes with rear baskets. Bright, fun colors. Most of the bikes I saw were cruiser types. [...]

Saturday I biked waaay out to meet the Constantino brothers as they rode in to Albany. Then I listened to their speech and sat through the questions. And I want to make an almost desperately frustrated plea. Please, for the love of Cog, stop whining. I understand that it’s dangerous out there....

Paul Dorn writes: Bicycling against traffic is extremely dangerous to the miscreant rider, as motorists don’t expect bicyclists coming the wrong way and make turns into the bike rider’s path. But wrong way riding is also hazardous to other bicyclists. Amen to that. Every day I encounter people...