Always be well lighted and safe like this guy.

[fooferdoggie]

the guy needs a e bike with a huge battery for sure to power all the devices.

 

[rtp]

Has to be a joke. Besides the crazy lights (and OK, why is there a pistol in a circle above 'cyclist' on the back of his shirt?!?), I'd almost be willing to wager he used to do looong dual-sport motorcycle trips, as the panniers and what might be a standalone GPS mounted left of the phone (or could just be the bike display, too - way too tough to see/guess) aren't atypical, but then he's got a pannier on the rear right which will throw the entire mess out of balance to have flags on the left side.

I did have a friend on his bike (dual sport/motorycle) sitting at a red light and had a car flat out plow into him from behind (seems like the driver didn't see the bike OR the red light?!? ), and thankfully he was eventually OK but can certainly see wanting MORE visibility, but ummm... yeah, no words on this one.

 

[fooferdoggie]

The shirt says armed cyclist.

 

[Art Deco]

There's more than a few things wrong with this person, but he/she/it probably won't get a bike stolen .

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Theory of mind is the story you tell yourself about what's going on in someone else's head based on what you can actually observe. Fresh out of theories here.

 

[Art Deco]

Theory of mind is the story you tell yourself about what's going on in someone else's head. Fresh out of theories here.

I'm a dreaded behaviorist. I can't see your mind, just your behavior. Mindreading is for our A.I. overlords, and the next generation of computers they will build. I will bet that person won't be riding in a year, though ...

 

[Prairie Dog]

Talk about stirring the pot. He likely knows he’s well within his rights but perhaps does so in a manner simply to call attention to himself and to potentially evoke confrontation from other drivers.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

I'm a dreaded behaviorist. I can't see your mind, just your behavior. Mindreading is for our A.I. overlords, and the next generation of computers they will build.

You left out my wife.

 

[Art Deco]

You left out my wife.

Thank your Gods that mine never learned to program.... she's an accountant...

 

[Art Deco]

@fooferdoggie . I originally thought this should be in the weird and eye-catching thread ... but it really does deserve it's own thread ...

 

[Art Deco]

Talk about stirring the pot. He likely knows he’s well within his rights but perhaps does so in a manner simply to call attention to himself and to potentially evoke confrontation from other drivers.

Being " in your rights " doesn't equal "being right " .

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Well, it is fun to make up backstories about this photo. So here's mine...

This guy's undercover bike partrol for that mothership orbiting behind the moon. Only he's been under too long, and his cover's starting to slip. Missing the ion drive on his bike back home, he fitted a makeshift version to the bike the mothership bought him on Craig's List. You thought all those "lights" on back are really just LEDs?

Hastily trained in the ways of this planet and not big on manners anyway, he's pissed off drivers, bikers, and pedestrians all along his route. Repeatedly. Including that dude in sunglasses in the big blacked-out SUV who shot out his tires.

OMG, that wasn't just some nut job. That was MIB!

Anyway, no shortage of people gunning for him now — when he was supposed to blend in. The mothership's pissed but short-staffed. Nothing left to do but go all badass and hope that no one takes him out till the secret of Kentucky Fried Chicken is in their hands.*

Just don't be thinking that the gun in that holster is one of our guns. Or that all those front lights are just lights.

* They think we taste like chicken.

 

[Art Deco]

Well, it is fun to make up backstories about this photo. So here's mine...

This guy's undercover bike partrol for that mothership orbiting behind the moon. Only he's been under too long, and his cover's starting to slip. Missing the ion drive on his bike back home, he fitted a makeshift version to the bike the mothership bought him on Craig's List. You thought all those "lights" on back are really just LEDs?

Hastily trained in the ways of this planet and not big on manners anyway, he's pissed off drivers, bikers, and pedestrians all along his route. Repeatedly. Including that dude in sunglasses in the big blacked-out SUV who shot out his tires.

OMG, that wasn't just some nut job. That was MIB!

Anyway, no shortage of people gunning for him now — when he was supposed to blend in. The mothership's pissed but short-staffed. Nothing left to do but go all badass and hope that no one takes him out till the secret of Dominoes Pizza is in their hands.

Just don't be thinking that the gun in that holster is one of our guns. Or that all those front lights are just lights.

You have an unusual mind ... speaking as a behaviorist.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

You have an unusual mind ... speaking as a behaviorist.

I get that a lot. Part of the problem is that I watch too much Netflix.

 

[Art Deco]

Have you tried your hand at writing S.F. (Science Fiction) yet? So far I've failed at that too. But RSN ( Real Soon Now) ...

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Have you tried your hand at writing S.F. (Science Fiction) yet? So far I've failed at that too. But RSN ( Real Soon Now) ...

It's fun to weave tall tales around space and science. Especially enjoy SF comedy. You?

Seldom write mine down and share them only with the dog — good listener and unlikely to share what they reveal about the author. But considering all the shoot-em-up SF crap on screens these days, maybe I should. Who do you read?

RSN is starting to look pretty scary, and not just because I'm 75.

 

[BlackHand]

I'm going to go with a more new-age interpretation. Thinking he was a lightning bug in a past life and he is riding around subconsciously looking for his soul mate by trying different light patterns.

 

[Art Deco]

It's fun to weave tall tales around space and science. Especially enjoy SF comedy. You?

Seldom write mine down and share them only with the dog — good listener and unlikely to share what they reveal about the author. But considering all the shoot-em-up SF crap on screens these days, maybe I should. Who do you read?

RSN is starting to look pretty scary, and not just because I'm 75.

There is an "optimistic " form of S.F. I am starting to explore now ... (after all, I have grandkids) ... I can't link right now but google "solar punk" ... i have published some non fiction, but my own fiction (of all types) always ends up in the trash ... but that probably says more about me than it, methinks.

BTW we are in similar age groups...there are a surprising number of us on here ... the generation that wouldn't die ...

 

[Art Deco]

I'm going to go with a more new-age interpretation. Thinking he was a lightning bug in a past life and he is riding around subconsciously looking for his soul mate by trying different light patterns.
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I hadn't thought about light patterns...he/she/it could be a thing of beauty at night when you can't read the ...

 

[Art Deco]

In closing ... stay safe out there .