DLG Cruising in the ROC

Author: Adam
Date: 18 April, 2008
Category: GlowMotion 08, Rochester, Wednesday Night Cruise

So some of us RocBikers and Wednesday Night Cruisers ended up pooling our money together for about 10 fancy glowsticks, a.k.a. Down Low Glows (DLGs). If you have self esteem issues, strap one of these to your bike and bask in the complements of strangers. They turn your bike into a mobile coolness generator. If you do any night riding, they are probably one of the best investments you can make for bike safety and street cred.

The package recently arrived here in Rochester, and on Wednesday night this week, Brian, Nick, and I got together with non-glowers Brandi, Lindsey, and Eric for an inaugural DLG cruise. We started cruising in daylight, so the class warfare didn’t start until the sun went down.

At this point, an overexcited Brian already had his glow on
Heading down Park Avenue

She has that look that photographers get when I use a point-and-shoot
This was the first time I’ve seen Brandi on the cruise - Welcome!

Stop lights are a lot more fun with a group of fellow cyclists
Waiting at Oxford and Monroe

First come, first serve
Locking up at Dog Town to eat and wait for the dark

The dramatic reveal!
It’s now dusk enough to fire up those lights!

There wasn’t as much light variety this ride as there will be on future rides - there are people in Rochester with Red, Green, and Pink DLGs as well. But the blue and orange played well together, and we got plenty of shout-outs from impressed people as we rode by.

We're waiting for the ladies to bundle up a bit
Impressive, but if everyone showed we’d have a lot more glow!

I drew something like this on Facebook
Lighting up the streets

I already have a Green DLG on my commuter bike, so for now I’ve put the Blue model on the Official RocBike Cruiser. I used the Cruiser on Wednesday but it is now available for anyone to borrow, especially on Wednesday nights. Send me an e-mail at adam.durand@gmail.com and let me know if you’d like to take it (and the Down Low Glow) for a spin.

This blurry shot looks like it was taken by Jason!
Some downtown riding

Brian looks like he is doing some sort of BMX trick
Viewing the Falls in close quarters

We ignored the FOR CHILDREN ONLY signs
Hanging out at the playground in Manhattan Square Park

It was a great cruise. We’ve decided that April 30th will be the first officially promoted Rochester cruise of the season. Spam your friends! We hope to see you there!

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