Bicyclism

Watching le Tour, I am reminded of pipes. I am reminded of how fluid travels down pipes and what happens when the pipe gets narrow; or widens out. It's all very scientific! But does the theory hold up when it comes to le Peloton flowing down a tight Belgian road? Perhaps it does. Velocity and pressure seem to operate on a permanent collision course when the pipes narrow off. When things go bad, we need a plumber. By all the bandages on legs and arms, plumbing was clearly needed for le Tour too. And that's what happened in the opening stages of le Tour. For more, read this post to Bicyclism Blog: Observing le Tour

What's your engine of choice for revving your ego? Do you feel compelled to burn your tyres out to impress the girls? Or do you feel compelled to drive around in a small car that costs as much as Zimbabwe's GDP? Or, perhaps, you seek to impress via the authority of your corporate position; by your big cigar, corner office or positioning next to the toilets on the inner sanctum, core-of-influence 5th floor where the carpet's deeper and the furniture is finished in a deeper veneer of fake than on all the desks on those lower floors. There's something disturbingly honest about someone who seeks to impress only via the power of their legs. There's something refreshingly assuring about position that's actually earned; where rewards are connected to effort via something as transparent as a chain. No, I don't believe in heroes of the Boardroom. Unless we can get those meetings rearranged to the medium of a group ride instead. Here's to a future where matters that matter are resolved through the power of physical effort rather than through the spin of consumerist subterfuge. Read more on this via this latest posting to Bicyclism Blog: Let's Go Riding Instead.