Bikeorexia ... Cannondale purging
The Theater of the Absurd now includes road bikes; the destructive extent of bikeorexia has finally been revealed.
Over the weekend, during Tour coverage, Versus had a short piece on the Liquigas Cannondales. In the segment a Cannondale product manager revealed that their bikes weigh only twelve pounds. He then proudly raised his hand to display a three inch piece of metal pipe that had to be added to the bikes in order for them to comply with UCI regulations.
What a ridiculous demonstration that was. My mind began to spin with wonder.
Do people who buy those bikes look at the dead weight as rare earth, costing hundreds of dollars an ounce?
Do they wonder how much safety was given up to have a piece of scrap metal strapped to their bike in order to make it racing legal?
If I'm passed on a climb by a Cannondale rider should I demand that he display his silly axillary pipe or just assume he's cheating?