Re: Hazards of night cycling

On Sep 26, 3:23 pm, vey <jun...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

But, if someone spends $30 on a light, they are suddenly supposed to
become an expert at optics? And miraculously "know" that the light isn't
fit for a particular purpose?

Ditto wheelsets, cranksets, seats, handlebars, not to mention kitchen
knives, electric drills, shoes...

Why, I recently heard about a crazy guy who summited Mount St. Helens
wearing flip flops instead of hiking boots! He got terrible, terrible
blisters! Oh, the horror! Oh, the humanity!!

Why, oh why, does our government allow the travesty of unregulated
shoe sales???

- Frank Krygowski

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