Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
And relatively few cyclists today deem all that glowing paraphernalia and recording equipment necessary for a simple bike ride anywhere, especially in daylight. Don't fool yourself and think the posts on A&S and some of the other BF lists represent anything but fringe cyclists' preferences.
I agree that very few people would go to such extremes. However, I ride a lot of miles (15,000/year) among less than friendly natives. Have you ever been "doored" by a moving car? I've had that one tried on me. The recording device is to facilitate the lawsuit my wife will file, assuming she gets that done before other relatives do a bit of gene pool cleansing. Ditto for the over-the-top visibility devices, although the vest has a nice large compartment on the back that I have put to good use on 300 km rides in the forest. The Spot is just in case they only wing me (it allows me to send pre-set messages). I'm not sure why I even bother with the cell phone since most of my mileage is out of range of coverage.