Yesterday, Seattle was dark for 15 hours 34 minutes and 37 seconds. Let us not count how much it was light– it is of no use to us. I rode to work in the black, and in the black I rode home.
The darkness is good to me. It shields my filthy chain from those who would judge it. It casts anonymity over the creaking of my bottom bracket. It erases your matching kit to shear black, pretty socks and all. It calls you to simply pedal. And, on the best of days, it gives me the jump on a fellow commuter just asking to be dropped like a pedal wrench in a two-year-old’s hands.
Today will only be one second less dark. Come feel the power of the darkside.
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@heinous
I think Cav has lived in Manchester so no, it is clearly a Mancunian victory. He has certainly raced here which is good enough....
Glad he won, but it was one of the most painful TV shows i've ever sat through.
@Chris
Gold!
We've had amazing weather here. Cold, but dry. Amazing Fall, and while I've had to ride Bike #3 the most, I have gotten out on the TSX and R3 regularly.
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@McTyke
Be patient and see if it a velominati about to compliment your frame or a velominata about to praise your guns. If neither happens, ignore them, as anything else would validate their actions (IMHO).
Merckxy Xmerckx to all.
@frank
Damn son, your hubs are gleaming. It looks too dry and bright in Seattle, what gives? My Bianchi is looking very buff these days too. And that is a strong vote for 3T stem and bars too, I'm almost sold.
@frank
Wow, how do you possibly get your bike so clean - I haven't ridden my new bike and it looks filthy by comparison
@Chris
not sure where I've been, but I think mostly at work, or pretty drunk somewhere, which I could do without. Volvooceanracegame.org absorbing much of my life - hatelful addiction
I'm still surprised Cav won, as anyone I know has just about heard of him, let alone know how amazing he is - this might be quite the boost UK Cycling deserves - just need Twiggo not to fall off in France next year.....
@frank
I lust after those Rotundo bars (or the ones that G'phant says are 50g lighter), but I guess that means I need to buy a matching stem too, eh?
@Dr C
Volvooceanracegame.org, I've managed to steer clear of that, needs way more bandwidth than my 256k. Love the footage of the boats barrelling across the southern ocean. YOu need to be a hardman to go down there. Been fascinated by it since the Drum days
And by G'phant I mean g'rilla. Been working on some Jameson tonight!