Bike Groups Demand Bike Wheel on Encinitas Sign

BIKE WHEEL! BIKE WHEEL! BIKE WHEEL!

The chants rose from the area of the Encinitas sign over Highway 101 at D Street downtown. Hundreds if not thousands of bike group members gathered with their wheeled steeds, filling the streets and blocking traffic as they chanted.

“The wings are OK but not the wheel between them,” said Isaac Sergakov. “That’s a chariot wheel or a wagon wheel or a mag wheel from a redneck pickup. We demand a bike wheel. We want more spokes.”

Asked if the bike riders also wanted an air pump and some goat’s head thorns added to the Encinitas sign, Sergakov said, no, just a bike wheel will do.

The number of bike riders at the protests has been rising daily, as has the agitation level. Sheriff’s deputies have been seen monitoring the protests, and their level of self-protective gear has been growing.

The deputies presence and rising gear level but lack of action has had some bystanders wondering if a National Guard or Homeland Security deployment is imminent.

“We can’t have this perpetual disruption,” said local resident Hooey Buoy. “With state and federal property nearby and peace under attack, I think we can expect a response from a higher law-enforcement authority.”

“Non-violent protest and redress of grievances are American rights,” said Sergakov. “They are guaranteed and protected by the Constitution. We are within our rights to demand a bike wheel on a public sign. We will continue to protest until we get the result we seek.”