Making light of a very real Danger
There has been a conversation the last few years among cyclists, dealers, and major companies in the bicycle industry about safety. A major push for products that improve our visibility to motorists who may not be able to see us right away for whatever reason (insert your choice of 1000-word-rant about cell phones and texting here). Another unfortunately common cause of accidents involving the injury, and deaths, of cyclists has been "sun glare" or a driver being "blinded by
D.E.R.P.S.
I've been using a new system for evaluating rides. It's called DERPS. That's an acronym (duh). Each letter stands for an aspect of the ride that you rank on a scale of 1-20. D ifficulty - how hard was the ride, course, weather, etc.? E ffort - how much did you push yourself? R hythm - how well did you settle into the ride? Did you find a sustainable pace at a sustainable cadence or were you shifting all the time and constantly getting out of the saddle? P ain - how much did a
