yellow
09-11-2005, 04:41 PM
I composed this short ode today after yet another bout of (friendly) abuse from my hammer-head (male) friends that seem to think that low gears/triples somehow make me less of a cyclist. Now this is all in fun, so no one get all huffy about it!
I live in very hilly/mountainous country and can't get less than about 1500' elev gain on any ride over about 15 miles. So yeah, I have a triple. And I'm damn glad I do!
ODE TO MY 30X27
By yellow
I’m proud to say
And have it be
That a 30X27
Is the 17% gear for me.
True, it is a triple
And true, yours is not
But however you may slam me
I still beat you to the top.
“Yeah, but you have a triple”
You say, meaning “you are a cheat”
But I really can’t help it
If you choose to mash your legs to raw meat.
And while I’m spinning
I can carry a tune
And chat with my other 30X27 friends
While you pant like a goon.
For my body is much happier
Especially my knees
You can push those big gears
If that’s what you please.
But when we’re 70
And you can’t walk half a mile
My knees will be as fine
As my mile-wide smile.
I live in very hilly/mountainous country and can't get less than about 1500' elev gain on any ride over about 15 miles. So yeah, I have a triple. And I'm damn glad I do!
ODE TO MY 30X27
By yellow
I’m proud to say
And have it be
That a 30X27
Is the 17% gear for me.
True, it is a triple
And true, yours is not
But however you may slam me
I still beat you to the top.
“Yeah, but you have a triple”
You say, meaning “you are a cheat”
But I really can’t help it
If you choose to mash your legs to raw meat.
And while I’m spinning
I can carry a tune
And chat with my other 30X27 friends
While you pant like a goon.
For my body is much happier
Especially my knees
You can push those big gears
If that’s what you please.
But when we’re 70
And you can’t walk half a mile
My knees will be as fine
As my mile-wide smile.