the gift that keeps on giving

The tail light on my bike wasn’t working when I got home this morning, and wouldn’t turn on again. New batteries, right? Except that didn’t make it go. I was thinking disparaging thoughts about Portland Design Works, but then I remembered that my tail light has been through two accidents in the last six months, the latter of which destroyed my headlamp and both brake handles. The poor little tail light may have taken some damage.

I’ve got a new PDW tail light on its way now. And it occurs to me that if you’re going to lose a bike light, the time to do it is during the spring or summer. There’s enough morning light now to render me pretty visible in my eye-watering hi-viz jacket or t-shirt.