a darker shade of cruise
Posted on October 12, 2005
Filed Under bikes, cruiser tuesday
This month’s Cruiser Tuesday was decidely darker than the last one… the sun had set before the ride even began.
All this just meant that it was time for riders to show their creativity through lighting. Here we have, direct from the west coast, the Down Low Glow.
With a theme that blended sci-fi and western, the music powered “Space Wranglers” cruised through Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and UNC’s campus. Keeping a group of 40 riders together through intersections can be a challenge; and yet waiting for the light to change is boring without a different sort of challenge.
Jet-powered backpacks helped some ride faster than others. Princess Leia was delayed temporarily when her robe was tangled in the crank of her bike. Han Solo was riding up ahead; otherwise I’m sure (s)he would have come to her Highness’ rescue as always. We’re an odd sight, to be sure… one that garners stares, applause, and questions. One guy we passed called out, “what’s it called?” A rider in the group shouts back the best answer I can think of.
Just like the last one, the ride conlcuded at the Reservoir, where dudes and dudettes locked up their steeds, quenched their thirst, and practiced tricks in the road.
You can see from the direction of the blur that the guy in the foreground is riding backwards.
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