Co-Worker w00t
06-23-08 | 05:42 PM
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Co-Worker w00t
Co-worker I have never met before comes into my cube, he points at my bike. Says "Can I ask you a few questions - I bought a bike and I need to know what I need for it".
He had picked up a Specialized Crossroads hybrid from some years back, $200 used off of CL, hardtail triple chainring. He had a helmet, pump, and front and rear commute lights. I said "Get yourself a tube, and some chain lube, clean and lube the chain a couple times a month" I picked up his bike and said "Light, nice, I'm jealous". He started talking about "a thinner wheel" and I said "this is perfect, don't change a thing. When it's not enough, come talk to me, but this is a perfect bike to commute on". He has a 4 mile commute. I shook his hand and said "Welcome!"
He had picked up a Specialized Crossroads hybrid from some years back, $200 used off of CL, hardtail triple chainring. He had a helmet, pump, and front and rear commute lights. I said "Get yourself a tube, and some chain lube, clean and lube the chain a couple times a month" I picked up his bike and said "Light, nice, I'm jealous". He started talking about "a thinner wheel" and I said "this is perfect, don't change a thing. When it's not enough, come talk to me, but this is a perfect bike to commute on". He has a 4 mile commute. I shook his hand and said "Welcome!"
06-23-08 | 07:10 PM
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From: Highland, IN
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Master Guns Crittle, You out there??
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently and die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -Robert A. Heinlein
