Henri

by **terrydean** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 3:34 pm

I read this first on the SB website, but someone posted it again on bike pirates today.

"I still feel that variable gears are only for people over forty-five. Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailleur? We are getting soft...As for me, give me a fixed gear!"
-- Tour de France founder Henri Desgrange, in a 1902 L'Equipe article

It's a cool quote and all, but I just wanted to make fun of the guy for spelling his name Henri.

by **joby** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 3:35 pm

I Heart Artifice.

Real men walk.

by **terrydean** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 3:37 pm

I have a hat that says "Real men support home birth" somewhere..
and my grandpa has a bumper sticker that says "Real men don't need porn"

So which is it then??

by **dennyt** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 3:57 pm

Real men ride flintsie:

by **henry** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 4:08 pm

whatever. real men drive hummers. and they drive those hummers through streams.

by **Aaron** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:04 pm

by **joby** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:15 pm

by **Aaron** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:20 pm

by **joby** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:21 pm

by **lantius** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:28 pm

by **lieutenantsean** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 9:08 am

by **joby** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:14 am

by **Torch** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:15 am

by **joby** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:17 am

by **Torch** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:33 am

Canadians know what's up.

by **lantius** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:47 am

by **derrickito** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:52 am

by **dennyt** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:09 am

by **Torch** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:23 am

by **lieutenantsean** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:30 am

Concur about negative correlation between penis size and the need for a Hummer.

The mil-spec ones are designed to have shit loads of torque and be very hard to get stuck (although a few clever idiots always manage). Also, they have a few weird little mods. Among other things, we use ours to tow this thing:

If those pussies driving the Hummers were so hard core, they'd go with the military ones. They aren't quiet and they have almost no creature comforts. Some of the newer ones have decent seats but that's about it. The heaters have two settings: Africa and off.

But, it's better than walking.

by **dennyt** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:36 am

H2s are .

by **Torch** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:38 am

by **lieutenantsean** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:39 am

by **lieutenantsean** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:41 am

by **dennyt** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:41 am

by **lieutenantsean** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:43 am

by **terrydean** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:48 am

by **lieutenantsean** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:53 am

by **dennyt** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:10 pm

by **lieutenantsean** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:16 pm

by **joby** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:18 pm

by **lieutenantsean** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:23 pm

700 hp is nuts.
a M939 5-ton

only has 250 bhp. I drove one of these things around New Orleans for two weeks loaded down with supplies and crap and almost nothing slowed me down.

by **dennyt** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:30 pm

*stepping back for a moment*

How the hell did we get from debating fixed gears to talking about turbo diesel trucks and hummers?

by **lieutenantsean** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:31 pm

That's the random nature of our discussions in it's full glory..

by **Aaron** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:20 pm

by **lieutenantsean** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:24 pm

by **PJ Diddy** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:55 pm

Henri
Anything and everything .83 Seattle

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Henri Anything and everything .83 Seattle

Henri

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Henri
Anything and everything .83 Seattle