Sunday, September 07, 2008

The Compensator

Readers of the SSSS blog will have noticed that Josh has a track bike now. Bets are on as to how long before it shows up on TradeMe. But in the meantime, as is his wont, it's undergone component changes before a pedal is turned in anger (and yes, there is anger). One of the upgrades he's made is to swap out the 'piddly' 48 tooth ring for this 52t monster. Like wearing a too-small t-shirt to show off your 'guns', or driving a big 4WD or V8 car. You know what they say; big chainring....

7 comments:

Flametop59 said...

Since humans have the largest penis of all primates size issues are probably all about perception.

That truck study looked a little shady to me and if I had legs like that I would probably be showing them off as well.

Josh needs to put an Easton EC90 Track bar on his bike now.

brettok said...

Sounds like the comments of a man with a small penis! Just kidding.... And surely you wouldn't want to look like those steroid munchers? The truck study article was a pisstake, it was published on April 1 afterall.

Flametop59 said...

I don't drive a truck and I have never had a car with more than 6 Cylinders. The chain ring on my Langster is a 42.

I should have caught the humor of the truck study.

I felt the need to defend the purchase of a track bike.

brettok said...

No-one can defend the purchase of a track bike...

josh said...

Good to see you wiped your pump down before posing a picture of it.

brettok said...

Well I had to... you left it in a hell of a mess. Did you have to use chain lube?

josh said...

Hey, I wasn't the last to use it. Why would I need to? After all, I've got a "compensator".

Could've been Mikey I guess... it would explain all of the grimacing he does.