evolve

cross bike with gears today in the dark, riding by braille, linking the potholes and landmarks like i'm using a sextant. following the right way to get to the lit side of town. i'm pretty good at it, lots of practice. the snow is fading away from the road sides, soon there will be no relfective light, better get the lights ready. wierd how midwinter i can get by without lights but early spring it's all about proper illumination. get the flasher ready for seatpost too, long evening rides that finish too late, like getting stuck picking up your light's pieces in a covered bridge after dark with 30k still to go. dodging roadkill and potholes with nothing but the brief help of the car's headlights passing at 100 km/h on roads with a shoulder as wide as a tire. why didn't we develop better night vision? evolution let us down there.