"Corvus Corvax" <
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> "Dave" <
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> >
> > This used to be a mountain bike group, but lately it's turned into an
ADULT
> > BMX Group (read; Singlespeeds)
>
> Singlespeeds rock. Singlespeeds roll. Singlespeeds rule. Singlespeeds are the alpha and the omega.
> Singlespeeds make you better looking, smarter, and better in bed. Singlespeeds are the only way to
> Bike the Apocalypse. Singlespeeds are your friend. Singlespeeds will make the world safe for
> democracy. Singlespeeds are the One True Way. Chicks dig singlespeeds. Singlespeeds cannot be
> stopped. Singlespeeds lead to enlightenment.
>
> IV
>
> The singlespeed is an empty vessel; it is used, but never filled. Oh, unfathomable source of the
> ten thousand gears! Blunt the sharpness, Untangle the knot, Soften the glare, Merge with dust. Oh,
> hidden deep but ever present! I do not know from whence it comes. It is the forefather of the
> downhill bikes.
>
>
> V
>
> Sky and dirt are ruthless; They see the ten thousand gears as useless The wise are ruthless They
> see the riders as fools
>
> The space between sky and dirt is like a bellows. The shape changes but not the form; The more it
> moves, the more it yields. More gears count less. Hold fast to the trail.
>
>
> XI
>
> Thirty spokes share the wheel's hub; It is the center hole that makes it useful. Shape clay into a
> vessel; It is the space within that makes it useful. Cut doors and windows for a room; It is the
> holes which make it useful. Therefore profit comes from what is there; Usefulness comes from what
> is not there.
>
>
> XXI
>
> The greatest virtue is to ride one gear and one gear alone. The singlespeed is elusive and
> intangible. Oh, it is intangible and elusive, and yet within is image. Oh, it is elusive and
> intangible, and yet within is form. Oh, it is dim and dark, and yet within is essence. The essence
> is very real, and therein lies faith. From the very beginning until now singlespeeds have never
> been forgotten. Thus I perceive the creation. How do I know the ways of creation? Because of this.
>
>
> XXIV
>
> He who has his weight forward is not steady. He who sprints cannot maintain the pace. He who makes
> a show is not enlightened. He who is self-righteous is not respected. He who boasts achieves
> nothing. He who brags will not endure. According to the followers of singlespeeding, "These are
> extra gears and unnecessary weight," They do not bring happiness. Therefore followers of
> singlespeeding avoid them.
>
>
>
>
> CC
Didn't I see this on Russell Simmons Def Poetry show last night?
Dave (sing it brother CC, sing it!)
