Quote Originally Posted by Trek420 View Post
I reflect (pun intended) that the bulk of "Bike Ninjas" as well as others we see riding in unsafe manner are not members of our tight little cycling community.
I'm very afraid that there are more than a few. It was not the case with this woman, this is true, she was doing what she had to do, not a recreational rider. But I know very many cyclist who ride fully dressed in black. I was marshalling for a race today and I even saw a team kit that is nearly entirely black. Bike shops around here sell jackets and jerseys that are black. And I guess the people that wear those don't wear red shorts. (Sorry, just trying to be funny despite the tragic.) The more expensive road bikes get, the least likely they are to have reflectors of any style, and as we know lights are heavy... It's been a battle over the last year and a half to get lights on my boyfriend's bike, and I can tell you he's no utilitarian cyclist, yet often comes home at dusk.