However, you *should* check out the Oracle of Baseball, to link any two players in history together via teammates. As soon as I finish writing this, I'll be spending approximately 7.64 hours there.
It's been a weird week I've had.
I have been reading All Hail The Black Market. And I stress 'reading' which shouldn't be confused with 'understanding'. Sort of like Woody Harrelson 'listens' to Hendrix but doesn't 'hear' Hendrix.
COLNAGO CAP SIGHTING.
- If "Drink Beer, Ride Bikes, Go F**k Yourself" doesn't sum up life perfectly in 7 words or less, I don't know what does. (Likewise, if "Guns Don't Kill People, People With Moustaches Kill People" doesn't illicit a chuckle, then you don't know anyone with a moustache)
- The cap is black with a rainbow stripe. EVERYONE looks better in black with a rainbow stripe. It's a scientific fact. Look it up.
- His kitty just had surgery. Kitty Surgery is expensive. I know this may seem lame to any non-cat/dog owners, but as someone who has recently paid for Doggy Surgery, I can tell you that when the decision needed to be made, I'd have paid ANY amount for my Jack's health. He had KIDNEY STONES for Christ's sake (my dog, not Stevil's cat).
So, the point of mentioning that (aside from a quick sales pitch), is that he recently posted an interview with the man behind the Ritte Van Vlaanderen team, which amused me during my train ride earlier this week. This of course, lead me to the Ritte Racing site, where things began to look eerily familiar... it was ultimately the Smokers photo that made me realize, "I know some of these guys."
Sure enough, after checking the team, I used to work with one of them (who showed me that photo when we worked together, but before he was on the team), and built his bike from his previous team. A quick text sent off, and I learned that his Bosberg is expected in a couple weeks and I will most likely be building it for him. Not to mention he's going to try to hook me up with a shirt illustrating the finer points of urination whilst riding.
Excuse me for a second...
::excited bike mechanic fist pump::
Where was I? building ritte bike want a peeing shirt buy stevil's shit cat and dogs are awesome baseball no one was surprised mcguire jiuiced oh yeah, so I was also led back to Mission Workshop; via a little exchange on Twitter between them, Stevil and myself.
When I first saw them, I'll admit my reaction was that we didn't need another bag company. Chrome and Bailyworks and whoever else; they've got it, thanks. I watched their video, and I became intrigued, but found no usefulness for me. Then I found out who they really were (the founders of Chrome, or something like that) and when I looked this week, something had changed. I don't know if it was new text, new pictures, or what. Maybe it was an achier than normal left shoulder. Whatever it was, the Vandal looked hotter.
I can put my stinky shoes in that middle compartment. Backpack style sounds comfortable. Fiberglass internal frame with a suspended mesh backing (as opposed to Chrome's patented Sweaty Back™).
Yes please. (So that's on it's way too.)
I'm out of beer, so let's wrap this up. This weirdass week finds your hero with a new cap, a new bag, maybe a new shirt, plus I might get to build a kick ass team bike and I helped out some good solid bike folks. The moral of the story is: read All Hail The Black Market. It makes your life better.
PS- I swear, there's a review coming of the Swrve Trousers. I've been beating the shit out of them so I can really give you a review better than "They are pretty and make my ass look awesome." They are and they do.
PPS- There will be a review of the Vandal pack too, probably next month. I want to put a few hundred miles into it before I open my piehole.
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