I wish this plane ride was over! I am very sick of just sitting here pretending like i'm comfortable. i'm not comfortable by any means. the effects of my 7 dollar glass of beer wore off a couple hours ago. and the effects of my 7 dollar breakfast buritto are just now kicking in :) i've been reading this bike catalog that emphasizes real biking not comptitive bike.... or pseudo bike racing.. this is hard core basket and pants riding. I love it. it has a lot in common with unicycling. yes there I a connection. infact I can relate most things to the wheel :)
the rivendell bicycle catalog is pro bicycling not racing just good bike engineering. no lycra, no advertising on the jerseys no super cool sun glasses.... in fact there is nothing "cool" unless you think that things that work well for years and years is pretty cool.... then this is really cool! the mantra of that company is that functionality is much more important than "cool". it makes the lycra wearing dork wads seem pretty phsyco. which is how I am sure most people who are not "in-to" cycling think anyway. but this is a revalation to me since I am a lycra wearing super hero (only when I am on my road bike). imagine that, the one-wheeled-adventure-unicyclist-freak is a conformist! when I ride my road bike I am a total roadie. come on! I think it makes me faster :) actually I only do it because it makes me feel like a bike racer....the shaved legs also help. I also thought it helped me fit in to the cycling fraternity. in reality I never fit in and I don't think I want to now that I think about it.
this is where unicycling comes in. with unicycling I can't even pretend to fit in.... fit in to what? right now it is almost completly agnostic of clicks. i'm just a guy on a unicycle. when i'm on my road bike i'm a wanna be racer who can't afford the real good stuff. I actually raced for a year or so, and for a year I kind of fit in. so now here I am, on two sides of a fabricated reality. I really need to stop this roadie charade. I have a much easier time not caring what people think when I unicycle...for some reason.

more later.