Another Tail Light in My "See Me!" Arsenal

Cygolite Hotshot 100 Tail Light

Seat stay mounted Hotshot 100

I'm a recreational cyclist who lives in a city that isn't exactly bicycle-friendly (no matter what the tourism bureau says). Consequently, I make it my policy to never go out on the streets without a tail light that I hope will catch the eye of that distracted driver behind me, even in broad daylight. The USB bike light I'd been using kept getting harder and harder to charge because of a funky USB socket, so I plunked down about twenty-four smackers to buy a new one. I chose a Cygolite Hotshot 100.

Indy Upgrades Illinois Street Bike Lane

Downtown Indy's new Illinois Street bike lane

I hadn't biked into downtown Indianapolis for a while, so when I turned the corner from Michigan onto northbound Illinois, I was astounded to see that the bike lane stripe at the right-hand side of the road had been scraped off, even though the "Bike Lane" signs were still up. It took a block or two before I noticed the bright green lane on the far side. Yep, Indy has (finally) moved into the '90s when it comes to bike lanes.