Crankmob

Was way too exhausted to properly appreciate crankmob last night. Did not get nearly enough sleep the night before, so instead of enjoying the festive chaos and the dancing folks and the friendly people and general hilarity that is crankmob, my exhausted state made the darker side of the chaos a little more noticeable than usual. (The dead-drunk bikers falling over while riding in a straight line down the street and almost causing multiple wrecks, the tagger decorating the one-way sign on Windward Circle, Tom's hip-bag getting stolen (please return this!), the failure to yield promptly for the ambulances/fire trucks, the decision to take 500 cyclists over the narrow bridges at the Venice Canals, etc., etc.) But like I said, I was tired and cranky, so this was just my own experience entirely, and had I been well-rested, I would have been better able to focus on the huge amount of fun things that were occurring.

Like all the really cool art at the glow festival, the riders in capes, the tandem cyclists in their underwear, the dancing, the fireworks, the chalk art, and just being able to ride around en masse in the middle of the night. Basically all the cool stuff in mullingitover's kick ass video of the ride. (It's especially kick ass because it was put together so quickly):



Must get more sleep for the next ride, so I can better focus on the positive. Still it would be nice if steps could be taken to reduce the few less-helpful aspects of group fun rides.

Because unintended consequences can be pretty rough.



The Venice Custom Bicycle Show is today.