Anatomy Of A Photo: Ferdi Brings The Truth

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• Uh, oh.  The original European Posterior Man Satchel.

• This photo and the pain cave gospel according to Frank where the inspiration for today's sufferfest. Four hours in and I wanted to turn the bike towards the flats and home - No said the tiny Ferdi on my shoulder, you shall ride the 2k up Mt Albert and so I did. Everything does indeed narrow to a tiny point on the road ahead..

• Someone needs to fix Wikipedia on this issue:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdi

• One day a year we should all ride in toe clips, wool jerseys, leather gloves/hats, and massive guns.

• @Nate

  Ferdi always rocks ace sunnies. What a stud.

  Fuck yeah he did...

• @wiscot

  Damn, sounds like a fine fellow and of the sort we could do with more today. In fact, sounds a bit like Jens, although whether or not Jensy likes stetsons is unknown.

  Please, do not mention Ferdi and that goon in the same breath again.

• @seemunkee

  Popeye arms. His forearms are bigger than his biceps.

  And he used them to wield a mean frame pump...

• @Gianni

  Do we need a International Toe-Clip Day? Where everyone has to set up with old pedals and some old shoes with slot cleats and fall over at stop signs? Maybe someone already makes 3 hole retro-fit cleats so new shoes can be used. I'm going to bring this up at the International Velominati Useless Day Designation Committee, and bang my shoe in the podium.

  I found these for precisely this purpose.

• @frank

  @Gianni

  Do we need a International Toe-Clip Day? Where everyone has to set up with old pedals and some old shoes with slot cleats and fall over at stop signs? Maybe someone already makes 3 hole retro-fit cleats so new shoes can be used. I'm going to bring this up at the International Velominati Useless Day Designation Committee, and bang my shoe in the podium.

  No, I put toe clips on the TSX and then promptly took them off. I am the prime candidate for "Aimeless Nostalgia Day" but my investigative research proved that there are limits even to what I'm willing to fuck with to get old school. Tubulars around the shoulders are right up there with those candidates, along with flipflop hubs and wing nuts.

  All that said, I miss the sight of the peloton coming over the hill with a myriad glinting toe clips. Possibly the most beautiful sight in the world.

  I thought L'Eroica would be right up your alley, and toe clips are one of the requirements.  Speaking of which, is anybody going to ride it this year? Combines retro with gravel and Tuscan countryside. Definitely on my bucket list.

• @Skip

  If that's true, I might have to reconsider. But then I'm not riding those shitbag adapters, then I'm rockin' a pair of Eddy Merckx Addidas Slippers: