[tbc] Gems from Roadrider Weekly Newsletter.

[Michael Montgomery]

5.  SCOTT'S SPIN:  Liar, Liar

I sure hope Lycra isn't flammable. Because -- judging by a lot of what we
roadies say -- our pants could catch on fire. 
Add these gems to the vocabulary of sneaky things said (and what's really
meant): 
"It's not that hilly"
This climb lasts longer than a presidential campaign. Be careful on the
steep sections or you'll fall over -- backward. You have a 39x23-tooth low
gear? Here's the name of my knee surgeon.  
"This energy bar tastes like real food"
This energy bar tastes like real dog food. 
"You're doing great, honey"
Yo, lard-o, I'd like to get home before midnight. This is what you get for
spending the winter watching football and gobbling Sausages. I shoulda
married that cute Cat 1 when I had the chance.  
"It's not that windy"
Yes, that was a mobile home cartwheeling by. No, they're not supposed to be
that mobile.  
"I was just riding along when it broke"
I rode down a flight of stairs on my 398-gram race wheels. I drove into the
garage with my bike on the roof. I decided to save weight by filing the
rails on my saddle.  
"This is a no-drop ride"
I'll need an article of your clothing. It's for the search-and-rescue
dogs.  
"The proprietary Carbonium tubing yields a stiff yet compliant ride"
This bike feels exactly like the 14 gazillion others produced in a monster
factory in Taiwan, but our marketing guy had to come up with something to
justify the $4,000 price tag.  
"It's not that far"
Yes, it is. 
(Scott Martin wrote feature articles for Bicycling magazine for a dozen
years. This week he's riding in Hawaii with Second Summer Tours so we
recycled this Spin from newsletter No. 180. You can reach Scott at
scottmartin at roadbikerider.com)




Mike Montgomery
Phone: 918-925-6219
Fax: 918-925-7298
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