Re: Rebel with a cause?

Quoted message said:

Chalo said:

Dane Buson said:

Chalo wrote:
>
> Drum brakes and those that are Self-Energizing,
> BMX bars and some others high-rising,
> Seven-speed freewheels with single chainrings,
> These are a few of my favorite things;
>
> Great big flat pedals, four-finger brake levers,
> Sealed bearing hubsets that roll on forever,
> Gigantic triple-rail saddles with springs,
> These are a few of my favorite things!

Heh, very cute. I suppose Rohloff was a little too hard to rhyme?

That, and things like "eccentric adjusting bottom brackets" and "welded
tubular chromoly cranks" that didn't fit the meter. I could go on and
on with the equipment choices that work for me but don't seem to
attract others.

Chalo

Dear Chalo,

Fourteen-speed Rohloffs
And eccentric adjusters
Aren't just for showoffs
Or oval crank-busters.

Chrome-moly is sturdy,
Reliability it brings,
But we mustn't be wordy
About our favorite things.

When the tire's flat,
When the chain skips,
When I'm feeling sad,
I simply remember that it's just RBT,
And then I don't feel so bad.

Cheers,

Rodgers & Hammerstein

"Or oval crank-busters" is just plain wrong, like Julie Andrews
singing "Cocaine that stays on my nose and eyelashes."

The line should read "Or square-taper busters."

R & H

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"Or oval crank-busters" is just plain wrong, like Julie Andrews
singing "Cocaine that stays on my nose and eyelashes."

I die.

Chalo