In yesterday's post, I decried the sexism and lack of artistry displayed by Allan Abbott in building a bicycle that's supposed to look like a nude woman.
So...how am I going to follow it up? With a post about one of the most andro-centric topics imaginable. Why? Well, for one thing, as one of the few (if not the only) male-to-female transsexual bike bloggers, I am one of the few people in this world who can get away with such a thing.
But, dear readers, please indulge me. I'm not writing this post to be politically incorrect or contrarian, although I rarely shy away from being either. Rather, I saw a cartoon and photo on the topic that was purely and simply humorous.
The subject? Beards. Yes, facial hair in which some men take pride. According to the photo, the longer a male cyclist's beard, the greater his bike knowledge.
There might actually be some truth to the bike knowledge-to-beard ratio. The photo at the end of it confirms what you know about Sheldon Brown if you ever looked at his webpages: The man was a Library of Congress, a Biblitheque Nationale of cycling knowledge. And Frank Chrinko III, the proprietor of Highland Park (NJ) Cyclery--where I worked--knew more about bikes than anyone in his twenties or thirties should. During the time I worked for him, his beard grew from "Rides and has built a bike from old parts" to "Wizard" length.
Me? I grew a beard in those days, too. Mine, though, never got longer than "Rides" length. I didn't let it.
So...how am I going to follow it up? With a post about one of the most andro-centric topics imaginable. Why? Well, for one thing, as one of the few (if not the only) male-to-female transsexual bike bloggers, I am one of the few people in this world who can get away with such a thing.
But, dear readers, please indulge me. I'm not writing this post to be politically incorrect or contrarian, although I rarely shy away from being either. Rather, I saw a cartoon and photo on the topic that was purely and simply humorous.
The subject? Beards. Yes, facial hair in which some men take pride. According to the photo, the longer a male cyclist's beard, the greater his bike knowledge.
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| From Imagur. com |
There might actually be some truth to the bike knowledge-to-beard ratio. The photo at the end of it confirms what you know about Sheldon Brown if you ever looked at his webpages: The man was a Library of Congress, a Biblitheque Nationale of cycling knowledge. And Frank Chrinko III, the proprietor of Highland Park (NJ) Cyclery--where I worked--knew more about bikes than anyone in his twenties or thirties should. During the time I worked for him, his beard grew from "Rides and has built a bike from old parts" to "Wizard" length.
Me? I grew a beard in those days, too. Mine, though, never got longer than "Rides" length. I didn't let it.
