Ode to the Almighty CAAD9 and the engine that powers her
04-22-09, 07:11 PM
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Ode to the Almighty CAAD9 and the engine that powers her
Ode to the Almighty CAAD9
I gotta Cannondale,
You know I gotta yell,
“I dropped some carbon trash”
Didn't even ring my bell
Creep on a two one Trek
And I say what the heck?
As I blow by, I say:
“Nice girlie metal fleck”
Saw a Cervelo
On top, a gangly fellow
And when I streak past,
I say “Your legs are Jello”
Mr. Lynskey rides up
On the local MUP
So I put the pedal to the metal
And tell the CAAD to “Giddyup”
I gotta Cannondale,
You know I gotta yell,
“I dropped some Ti trash”
Didn't even ring my bell
I gotta Cannondale,
You know I gotta yell,
“I dropped some carbon trash”
Didn't even ring my bell
Creep on a two one Trek
And I say what the heck?
As I blow by, I say:
“Nice girlie metal fleck”
Saw a Cervelo
On top, a gangly fellow
And when I streak past,
I say “Your legs are Jello”
Mr. Lynskey rides up
On the local MUP
So I put the pedal to the metal
And tell the CAAD to “Giddyup”
I gotta Cannondale,
You know I gotta yell,
“I dropped some Ti trash”
Didn't even ring my bell
04-22-09, 07:18 PM
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Pffft, I don't see any jingle 'bout you passing a BMC or a Merckx...
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04-22-09, 07:19 PM
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04-22-09, 09:24 PM
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04-22-09, 09:46 PM
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Take a clue from the Japanese, keep it simple - 5-7-5
CAAD 9 by the road
Rider stands slowly sobbing
Chain stay cracked in two
CAAD 9 by the road
Rider stands slowly sobbing
Chain stay cracked in two
04-22-09, 10:25 PM
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stole your bike
04-23-09, 04:30 AM
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FYI...Cannondale is stockpiling these frames in Bedford, so they will be available for a long time after production stops.
04-23-09, 06:34 AM
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Ode to the Almighty CAAD9
I gotta Cannondale,
You know I gotta yell,
“I dropped some carbon trash”
Didn't even ring my bell
Creep on a two one Trek
And I say what the heck?
As I blow by, I say:
“Nice girlie metal fleck”
Saw a Cervelo
On top, a gangly fellow
And when I streak past,
I say “Your legs are Jello”
Mr. Lynskey rides up
On the local MUP
So I put the pedal to the metal
And tell the CAAD to “Giddyup”
I gotta Cannondale,
You know I gotta yell,
“I dropped some Ti trash”
Didn't even ring my bell
I gotta Cannondale,
You know I gotta yell,
“I dropped some carbon trash”
Didn't even ring my bell
Creep on a two one Trek
And I say what the heck?
As I blow by, I say:
“Nice girlie metal fleck”
Saw a Cervelo
On top, a gangly fellow
And when I streak past,
I say “Your legs are Jello”
Mr. Lynskey rides up
On the local MUP
So I put the pedal to the metal
And tell the CAAD to “Giddyup”
I gotta Cannondale,
You know I gotta yell,
“I dropped some Ti trash”
Didn't even ring my bell
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Ode to the Almighty CAAD9
I gotta Cannondale,
You know I gotta yell,
“I dropped some carbon trash”
Didn't even ring my bell
Creep on a two one Trek
And I say what the heck?
As I blow by, I say:
“Nice girlie metal fleck”
Saw a Cervelo
On top, a gangly fellow
And when I streak past,
I say “Your legs are Jello”
Mr. Lynskey rides up
On the local MUP
So I put the pedal to the metal
And tell the CAAD to “Giddyup”
I gotta Cannondale,
You know I gotta yell,
“I dropped some Ti trash”
Didn't even ring my bell
I gotta Cannondale,
You know I gotta yell,
“I dropped some carbon trash”
Didn't even ring my bell
Creep on a two one Trek
And I say what the heck?
As I blow by, I say:
“Nice girlie metal fleck”
Saw a Cervelo
On top, a gangly fellow
And when I streak past,
I say “Your legs are Jello”
Mr. Lynskey rides up
On the local MUP
So I put the pedal to the metal
And tell the CAAD to “Giddyup”
I gotta Cannondale,
You know I gotta yell,
“I dropped some Ti trash”
Didn't even ring my bell
04-23-09, 08:03 AM
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Don't knock the haiku'ing. I was on a roll one day and my 11 year old walked in and said...
"Oh no...you have your haiku fingers out again"
I was counting syllables on my fingers.
"Oh no...you have your haiku fingers out again"
I was counting syllables on my fingers.
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Yup, around here they breeze down doing ~20mph to wherever it is they go. Saddles inches too low, no handed, tires buzzing and chains squeaking... Once in a while they greet each other with a wheelie, but IDK what that's about
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