what was that? is that all there is? who is this? this is it.

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can't you smell that smell

February 23, 2009

My hands are resting on the hoods of Chinese brake levers bolted to a  Japanese handlebar wrapped in Chinese bar tape clamped into a Japanese stem (25.4 bro) quilled into a Japanese steer tube one-inch-threaded into a Japanese frame on a Japanese fork bolted to an Italian hub laced with double butted Swiss spokes to a French rim floating on 112 psi in a Chinese tube within a German Tire.

My feet are in Italian shoes with Chinese cleats clipped into Japanese pedals threaded onto Japanese cranks (175 of course) bolted to a Chinese square taper bottom bracket spinning a Polish chainring (130 bcd bro) pulling a Chinese chain driving a jury-rigged seven speed cluster of Japanese cogs and Italian spacers on a Japanese free hub body and hub laced with Swiss spokes and big brass nipples to an Australian rim rolling a Chinese tube pumped up inside a French tire creating a cute little contact patch to match the German up front.

My ass is hovering above an Italian saddle clamped to a Japanese seat post (27.2 dude) inserted into a Japanese frame.


I’m picking up road vibrations

Dry clean only
 don’t ever wash me
someday a real rain will come
and bring the smell out
old wet dog wool sweater
150,000 miles and counting
still wearing that thing
 
I'm all wet
and dehydrated 

my shoes don’t match my bag

You smell that
in this economic environment
just a hint of vomit
wouldn’t be prudent
cutting corners clipping coupons

what were you thinking
Retreating

pick up slack
ipecac

drop off suspicious package
corned beef conspicuous cabbage
sauerkraut swiss cheese
dark rye  dill pickle  horse radish
 
 
 
Reuben Pilderwasser
had a son named Hirsch

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Bret in ABQ said...

Internationally Fantastic. Foreign trade is ok by me. But the whole thing is usually powered by cheap american beer.

Posted February 24, 2009 10:22 AM | Reply to this comment

Blue-eyed Devil said...

Uh, you sure about that tire's pedigree? I'm thinking Indonesia. Nice post, man. www.wrenchinthegears.blogspot.com

Posted February 24, 2009 05:43 PM | Reply to this comment

pilder said...

word to you Bret and word to you too Mr. WitG in and outside the Beltway. I just found out my chain is Portuguese and not Chinese and please be aware the photos do not correspond with the words most of the time. Same frame different year...more cheap American beer. Or expensive Local beer served up by friendly bartenders.

Posted February 24, 2009 06:39 PM | Reply to this comment

doug said...

you are cool

Posted February 24, 2009 07:24 PM | Reply to this comment

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