Bob Hovey wrote:
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> After cursing out loud a few times, I reacted in the only sensible way any truly
> stubborn person would... I declared that Campy stuff was crap and there was no way
> I was gonna put any of it on my bike. So I bought LJ Super instead of Campy...
> Phil Wood instead of Campy... Weyless in stead of Campy. For twenty years,
> the only Campy item I owned was a tiny tub of grease.
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> Ahh, envy is an ugly thing, is it not? All those years, every time I'd see
> a Campy-equipped bike on the road, my eyes would narrow slightly, steady
> breathing would transform to choking snorts which would in turn become subdued
> angry muttering, stuff along the lines of "Boy, I'll bet he thinks he's such
> hot s***t." ...Especially if he was riding faster than me.
It is heartening that you out grew that phase Bob. Sad to say I still run into more than a few guys that never developed beyond it. Must be a "guy thing".
Chuck "it's all good" Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California, Southwestern USA http://www.velo-retro.com (vintage t-shirts anyone?)
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