The parallelogram derailleur is younger than John McCain.
I love the sheer randomness of this one. Besides from it being such an obscure reference, the fact that - prior to this invention - cyclists needed to change their wheels depending on whether they were going uphill or downhill really shows how different the world was when John McCain was a wee lad.
(Thanks to Megan - who I imagine is an avid cyclist… as I used to be before I got lazy!)
does this mean mcinsain is younger than the tour de france?
Comment by pansypoo — August 12, 2008 @ 9:40 pm
nope, it’s over 100 y.o.
Comment by preznit giv me turkee — August 12, 2008 @ 11:33 pm
My source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derailleur_gears
Comment by admin — August 13, 2008 @ 9:30 am
As the first tour director said “Isn’t it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailleur? We are getting soft…As for me, give me a fixed gear!”
- Henri Desgrange
Comment by Ben — August 22, 2008 @ 12:29 am
4,
awesome quote… thanks for sharing.
Comment by admin — August 22, 2008 @ 10:35 am