I suppose we should be grateful any time a town installs a bicycle parking rack. And we should thank whoever donated the funds for it.
Still, this one left me wondering, "What were they thinking?"
A special bike parking rack was unveiled the other day, for Valentine's Day. It's red, which is appropriate enough. And I can understand the wish to use the unveiling to celebrate some aspect of the town's history.
But I think there's something a bit incongruous, to say the least, about putting an image of an oil rig on the bike.
Maybe I shouldn't complain too loudly. After all, cycling, like the arts, have been used to glorify or sell all sorts of things that haven't been good for the planet, or the spirit. The Charge of the Light Brigade, anyone?
Still, this one left me wondering, "What were they thinking?"
A special bike parking rack was unveiled the other day, for Valentine's Day. It's red, which is appropriate enough. And I can understand the wish to use the unveiling to celebrate some aspect of the town's history.
But I think there's something a bit incongruous, to say the least, about putting an image of an oil rig on the bike.
Maybe I shouldn't complain too loudly. After all, cycling, like the arts, have been used to glorify or sell all sorts of things that haven't been good for the planet, or the spirit. The Charge of the Light Brigade, anyone?