| Re: They lied to me (was Goodbye to the Brooks)
Dick Durbin wrote:
>"SMMB" <leurre@free.fr> wrote in message news:<c8asv8$69k$1@news.tiscali.fr>...
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>>Congratulations for not succumbing to myth.
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>"Wool is the only thing to wear when cycling."
>Wool shrinks like crazy unless you wash it by hand and lay it flat to
>dry, and even then it will shrink. I just pitch the modern clothes in
>the washer and dryer and they come out fine. Many people, including
>me, can not wear wool next to the skin. I feel like I just rolled in
>fiberglass when I put it on.
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>"Wool doesn't stink when you sweat on it."
>Ever notice that no one wants to draft the guy who tells you that?
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Ok I agree with what you say, 'cept wool doesn't do me like it does you.
I love light wool sweaters/jerseys - no undershirt required. And no
way it holds stink like polyester.
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>"The best pump in the world is a Silca."
>Yeah, and the Model T is the best car ever made.
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Simple is good. I hope to keep my Silca track pump til my heirs toss it
in the trash.
>"You should never have sex the night before a race."
>That kept me from racing. I mighta been a contenda!
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>Dick Durbin
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Me too!
Bernie
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