Beauty
The most irritating thing cyclists do? Wear their helmets indoors, of course.
The Brakes
A collection of 5 issues
Loss
First comes confusion. Didn’t my bike have a back wheel? Then comes anger.
Etiquette
“Get the fuck out of the motherfucking lane, motherfucker!”
The Breakdown
New York cyclists are a tribe. Within any tribe, there are distinctions. We parse our smallest differences and look down on one another, even as we look down on everyone else.
There Will Be Blood
I’ve been in three bike wrecks in my three years in New York. I’m looking forward to my fourth.