Inspired by Aldo's recent poetry and an off list conversation with Ted Ernst I wrote a poem.
Ted Ernst hails a fellow cyclist passing in the opposite direction
Toe-clips waves. iPod does not.
Fixed gear, supple motion. Big ring, mashing.
Cottered crank once made savage attacks. Carbon crank doesn\u2019t have a jump.
Steel bars went straight as he threw his partner in. Carbon bars can\u2019t look back, bike veers abruptly.
Strap helmet predicted his opponent\u2019s move. Motorola fantasizes that Johan will tell him.
Timing, instinct, courage\u2026 has stood on the podium. Pulse meter, power meter, ErgoBrain\u2026 is asleep.
Butted steel waves hello to his brother of the wheel who is picking up empty cans and bottles. Carbon fiber in his SUV leans on the horn at someone for obeying the speed limit.
Jamie Swan
Northport, N.Y.
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