Paracycling Poetry Slam!

Something different and humorous for the update this week: Throwing down the gauntlet in the first Paracycling Poetry Slam/Rap Battle. Tech article on chain maintenance will be along soon.

Speaking of battles, Friday is the last day to vote in the Hartford Achieve Without Limits contest. I would like your vote and also encourage you to vote for Todd J. in health and fitness.

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Thanks to good friend, "Ruki" for the poem idea:

“Get a handcycle”

You fixies
You pixies
Who only have one gear
Your skinny jeans
And no helmet
Don’t belong round here

Spandex whiner

Think yo’ the Shizz

Vith dat Carbon vunder bike

Und the dimpled dual Zippzzz?

We got you beat not by one

But by three!

So keep your head up
Lock those brakes up
As you runnin’ into that tree.


Dirt biter

With the fat tire

In hockey pads

With the shocking

Long shocks

Think your back

Takes a beating?

Try rolling with no “cord”
On a downhill at 50
Then you’ll see some bleeding!


And you Tandies
With your twin riders Dandy
Cruising uphill at twenty

Yeah you make it look so easy
With your quad leg power
Now try it with your arms

And you will look really cheesy

So now take a look
Do the double take
At the dude
Cranking the trike
In fast four-four time

Yea, I am cranking with my arms

Up one hill

And down the next

While back at the line you
Wonderin’ if that
New kit your wearing

Makes you look fat

Get a life, get real  

And get a handcycle!

In this sport

There aint no walking

Even if you have

To limp across the line

We’re the cult

Of the upside-down derailleur

With the three carbon discs

And we rule the road

So fuggetabout the fancy jersey

Throw away those little cleats

And the dainty matching shoes
Ride with face so grimy
And for the glory

You only live once
And then are born anew
As the beast

That rides that creature

That has no better

So get a real ride, get a life,  

And get a handbike!