on wednesday night, i had a very enjoyable ride at hains point with comrades josh and alec. the weather was really nice and we just sort of rolled around, chatting and telling jokes. we ran into squadra coppi president, brother kosta, who worked with us on the quicksilver winter solstice series. we talked about revolution, and getting the word out to the people.
thursday night, i made the herndon ride by the skin of my teeth. I managed to fill two bottles and roll into the parking lot just as the riders were heading out. the first hour of the ride was, unfortunately, defined for me by my inability to part with some excess fluids which I had built up. I tried to jump up ahead but the pack was moving fairly quickly. it ended up becoming a crisis. i stopped with some other riders and ended up having to chase. I am formally referring one of our brethren to the supreme council for adjudicating cycling actions on the charge of "leaving a brother behind while he has stopped to pee and making him chase". the council rarely smiles upon such actions.
however, the unifying feature of both rides was the talk of social change amongst the riders. it seems clear the message of the revolution is gaining traction. one cynic quipped that we are proselytizing into lactic acid-addled minds in an attempt to sneak our message by. this is patently false and we reject this claim in the strongest possible terms. the message of the racing union stands on its own merits, and though it does not find fertile ground in all minds, will eventually be recognized by all as prevailing wisdom. if sending someone across to the break so they can remind those riders about the message of the union is considered wrong, we don't want to be right.
today we start moving into phase 2 of our communications operation. below is a wallet sized manifesto.
it's would be ideal for a small desktop frame, to show your co-workers that your loyalty to the party is not in doubt. it can be laminated and slipped into a jersey pocket. you can share it with people at rest-stops or on the trail. you can give it to children or fellow cyclists when you stop to help them fix a flat tire.
bring the word of the racing union to the people.
- - - posted by scott