Thursday, October 18, 2007

CPQ#9, Bones, and The Laws

CPQ#9 is up. Joachim Parbo. (oops forgot the link)

Again, one of the best responses is for #24!
24. In three words or less, describe how you feel about top mount cross brake levers.
German safety folly


His answer to #31 is very cool. Bodes well for the USA scene, no? Now if we could just get a few World Cup Races here.

The Bones thing is over at Vnews... in a Feedzone article.

A quick scan doesn't mention the acidification problem when people eat protein. Eating lots of protein means your body has to neutralize that acid and well... that pulls calcium from the bones. Not good. Sans Auto had a big bit on that last spring. There is lots of evidence that milk actually pulls more calcium from the bones than can be replaced from drinking it due to the high protein content. Soy Milk isn't any different.

stick with gatorade and all that... for rebuilding your energy post race... avoid the soy and cow juice.

and finally - let us hit up with some humor. Thanks Oo-v-oO for the text...

THE LAWS OF LIFE


Law of Mechanical Repair
After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch or
you'll have to pee.

Law of the Workshop
Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

Law of Probability
The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity
of your act.

Law of the Telephone
If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal.

Law of the Alibi
If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire,
the very next morning you will have a flat tire.

Variation Law
If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will start to
move faster than the one you are in now (works every time).

Law of the Bath
When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings.

Law of Close Encounters
The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically when
you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

Law of the Result
When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.

Law of Biomechanics
The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.

Law of the Theater
At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive
last.

Law of Coffee
As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to
do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

Murphy's Law of Lockers
If there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent
lockers.

Law of Rugs/Carpets
The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor
covering are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet/rug.

Law of Location
No matter where you go, there you are.

Law of Logical Argument
Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.

Brown's Law
If the shoe fits, it's ugly.

Oliver's Law
A closed mouth gathers no feet.

Wilson's Law
As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making
it.

Doctors' Law
If you don't feel well, make an appointment to go to the doctor, by the time
you get there you'll feel better. Don't make an appointment and you'll stay
sick.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

What is CPQ????? i wanna go read it

giulia

Zoo said...

race.cx

gewilli said...

Thanks Zoo,

Giulia, i updated it above... i had meant to include the link...

had a 'DOH moment...

Cyclocross Pro Questionnaire:
http://race.cx/cpq/

Parbo is #9

didn't mean to throw anyone off with the moment w/o linkage...

Brooke Hoyer said...

Paul's Law: You can't fall off the floor.

Il Bruce said...

What's with the distain for the bar top levers?

I think the first pair I saw were on Mahk's bike. He's wicked good.

gewilli said...

Mahk prolly got/gets paid to use em...

it sort of a balance... but in my eye the balance tips away from cross and over to pathlete.

finally a fool proof safe sissy brake lever for the masses of Gumbies.

Ya know, Il B... you get your "gang of yours" to install these as mandatory safty items and you'll see the incidents of crashes go way down on group rides i bet!

Colin R said...

in my eye the balance tips away from cross and over to pathlete.

Must suck to get beat by pathletes every weekend...

josh said...

oh snap....

the colin v. gewilli INTERWEB SHOWDOWN v2.1 is heating up.

Il Bruce said...

No room on the gumbie bars for extra levers. They compete for space with the powertap, Cat Eye, Garmin, HID light, handlebar bag and fetish figure.