Above is fresh paint on the new bike lane on Front Street. You can tell because paint outside the normal shape disappears quickly. Before judging the bike lane as good or bad or otherwise, we urge people to get on a bike and ride it. After all, this bike lane is an opportunity to see if it is worthy in other places in Albert Lea. If a person complains without riding it, it’s kind of like disliking a food dish without tasting it.