History Repeats Itself, this time as Farce
Behold this photo:
That's Garneau Evolutionist David Gerth, recent winner of the club sportsmanship award, repairing the wheel of Tristan Hughes, recent co-winner of the mechanically declined award. For bonus points, David is doing it with the only cone wrench that was at hand, which was, uh, part of the mechanically declined trophy. Not only is it beautiful, it is also useful.
In other ridiculous news, Tristan, who won for getting multiple flats on a club ride without having a spare tube, well...I'll let David tell it: "Sunday morning, not 12 hours after receiving his award for mechanical incompetence, Tristan got a flat. We all stood around him in awe as he emptied his pockets...without producing a tube."
In other news, the guy who won the club member of the year award is still on the board, and the guy who won the crash prize crashed again. We can only assume the most improved riders are getting better, and the most dedicated riders are out training.
Having exhausted the tragic and farcial versions of history, we can only assume these moments will repeat very shortly in another form, possibly Brechtian musical theatre.
Escape Velocity: a club with a sense of history, extending back at least as far as the weekend.
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