The horror, the horror
dennisn
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Never ride alone. The mind can play tricks on you. Last night, while out for a easy 30 miler, I noticed some writting on the back of my cycling gloves. Having not noticed it before, or never cared, I looked down and read - AIR GEL CARBON ERGO AIR. At first, thinking to myself - "well , Dennis, you've finally joined cyclings 21st. century"
but a few miles down the road - "are you kidding me? you fell for that corny cliche of an advertising slogan?" "what the h*ll is wrong with you?" "why did I buy these gloves? because they were cool looking? no can't be. I've worked my whole life to be plain"
"wonder if anyone from the club has seen me wearing these things" "wait, what if I'm OCP and don't even know it?" I glance quickly at my bike. "hmmmm,
blue with chrome lugs, chrome dropouts, chrome fork. Yellow bar tape, matching bottle cage, and rims. a bit of Nokon hosing. DA stuff." "OMG I am OCP." "d*mn, I hope I've caught it early enough. early detection makes for the best chances of a cure. or so they say." ...mind screaming now "seek help, seek help, seek help from fellow forum OCP survivors, then seek treatment in 4 or 5 strawberry margaritas." " no wait, strawberry margaritas, sort of a pink drink? Noooooooooooo, not OCP and gay too."
I arrived home just as the full impact of my situation was hitting me full force. Depression, anger, sadness, suicidal thoughts. Then a slight ray of sunshine . A friend of mine comes riding by on his all out TT bike. "whew, well, OCP AND gay, but at least I'm not a triathlete."
but a few miles down the road - "are you kidding me? you fell for that corny cliche of an advertising slogan?" "what the h*ll is wrong with you?" "why did I buy these gloves? because they were cool looking? no can't be. I've worked my whole life to be plain"
"wonder if anyone from the club has seen me wearing these things" "wait, what if I'm OCP and don't even know it?" I glance quickly at my bike. "hmmmm,
blue with chrome lugs, chrome dropouts, chrome fork. Yellow bar tape, matching bottle cage, and rims. a bit of Nokon hosing. DA stuff." "OMG I am OCP." "d*mn, I hope I've caught it early enough. early detection makes for the best chances of a cure. or so they say." ...mind screaming now "seek help, seek help, seek help from fellow forum OCP survivors, then seek treatment in 4 or 5 strawberry margaritas." " no wait, strawberry margaritas, sort of a pink drink? Noooooooooooo, not OCP and gay too."
I arrived home just as the full impact of my situation was hitting me full force. Depression, anger, sadness, suicidal thoughts. Then a slight ray of sunshine . A friend of mine comes riding by on his all out TT bike. "whew, well, OCP AND gay, but at least I'm not a triathlete."
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Sorry, I forgot to ask. "napd" can you help with this affliction?0
