Fernando
Blue Bianchi
"Montando la bicicleta al trabajo
te da mas energia, el Metro to pone a dormir"
Even though
initially hesitant to being interviewed, Fernando explained that he
purchased his Bianchi at La Segunda for $40. Originally from Pachuca,
Mexico he now lives at Venice & Vernon and makes the 1 1/2 hour
trip to his job in Long Beach. Though his bike is his primary means
of transport, he prefers it over the Metro because instead of
arriving sleepy and lethargic to his job, he now shows up with energy
and ready to work. His major obstacle to biking are children and cars
turning left, he even showed us a bad scar on his arm that was
sustained from a bike/car encounter a few years ago in downtown. He
noted that the car that hit him sped off and left him to pay his own
medical bills and for a new bike.