I used to be utilizing a well-liked music streaming service lately when, after the Frank Zappa album I used to be listening to ended, it began taking part in one thing by a guitarist named Allan Holdsworth. I’m certain the Guitar Freds will scoff at the truth that I used to be unfamiliar with him, however in any case in perusing his tune titles I observed one was known as “Satan Take The Hindmost,” which additionally occurs to be the identify for a sure kind of elimination race in observe biking:
[I’ve never read this book, maybe you have?]
I figured that was only a coincidence, for the reason that phrase “satan take the hindmost” is on no account restricted to biking, and in accordance with a well-liked user-edited on-line encyclopedia has been in use since 1611, when not even the primitive dandy horse was a lot as a glint in humanity’s eye:
[What an asshole.]
However then I regarded up Allan Holdsworth in that very same common user-edited on-line encyclopedia, and realized that he was in reality a bike owner. Not solely that, however he even had a tune known as “Tullio,” after none apart from Tullio “It Actually Ought to Be Simpler To Take away And Change Wheels” Campagnolo:
Wow, he will need to have actually revered Tullio as a result of he clearly put quite a lot of work into that. I’d have simply taken the Phil Collins tune “Sussudio” and changed “Sus-Sussudio” with “Tu-tu-tullio.”
All of it is a very roundabout approach of claiming that in case you take heed to the Allan Holdsworth tune “Tullio” whereas staring deep into the eyes of the person himself you’ll glimpse the inside workings of the universe and/or enter right into a dissociative fugue, relying on no matter you had for breakfast that morning:
Don’t assume, let the waves of music crash over you, and give up to Tullio as he assumes management of the friction shifters of your thoughts:
So highly effective was the impact of this that just about instantly upon doing so myself I used to be compelled to fuck off for a trip on the Cervino:
Which is in fact outfitted with a Campagnolo Tremendous Report drivetrain:
This one is from 1982, and Tullio unfastened his mortal skewer in 1983, so this is able to have been among the many final drivetrains produced below his imperturbable gaze–and at the moment in fact he’d discover Tremendous Report to be utterly unrecognizable:
I’m not saying he wouldn’t like it, as a result of who is aware of, but when the final time he noticed a motorcycle was 1983 he’d definitely assume he was workplace provides. I imply come on, inform me that brake doesn’t appear to be some type of label maker:
[Happy what? FOR GOD’S SAKE HAPPY WHAT???!!!???]
I’m additionally comfortable to report that since altering the washer the shifters have held their adjustment and are working simply as Tullio supposed:
When the Cervino arrived I used to be mildly irritated that the shifters have been so shut collectively, however then I found this allowed me to simply shift with only one hand, which I do on a regular basis when driving this bike, and now I completely love them.
By the best way, the Cervino is made by Viner, and for a motorcycle they produced for another person they certain discovered quite a lot of locations to place their very own brand on it. I hold discovering new “V”s on this factor, and the newest one I found is that one holding the shifter mount in place:
See?
Really the entire state of affairs there type of appears like a rifle sight:
And now that we’ve acquired the weekend in our sights I hope you too will pull the set off and go for a trip. In reality I order you to do it. You will go for a trip… You’ll go for a trip… You’ll go for a trip…
Wow, I don’t even know the place I’m anymore.
