Special Delivery

What with there being 6 inches of snow on the ground and temps staying well below freezing for the last couple of weeks I’m pretty certain that I’ve pretty much read most things internet bicycle related as well as most auctions and classifieds for bike related stuff for sale. It’s easy this time of year to be thinking of your “Wish Lists”.

I did however pick up one necessity. And it was THESE. I know, things are getting a little hard up when I’m talking about dookies but for me they are a required item as I look a little forward to running now that winter is almost upon us. I started going back to the gym and I don’t really feel all that confined indoors as I usually do, as a matter of fact it’s pretty warm inside there right now and that I like. Most early mornings I’ve been finding myself outdoors at work battling against a straight temp of 4-9 degrees. Fahrenheit of course. And speaking of Fahrenheit I was recently burning through a “Mountain Bike” action magazine and saw what they depicted as a world map showing countries that currently don’t use the metric system for measurement and I was a little surprised. Now if you are already aware of just who is currently using the metric system for measurement than this is no surprise to you, for the rest of us that have no idea what so ever, and by those people I generally mean most Americans, than this is going to be a little rare educational ‘tid bit’ (I may actually have to ‘urban dictionary’ tid bit for our younger readers) here on the Belle City Bikers weblog.

So hear we go. What’s the number looking like 5, 7, maybe 10 hold outs that currently don’t use the metric system?? Well I don’t really know exactly but judging by the map it looks like 3.

Surprised? Yes? I was at least. There’s basically us (The U.S.) and 2 peeny little other places that probably don’t have much to measure anyways in parts of the world that are well, foreign, to me. And from what the internet is telling me we are actually allied up with Liberia and Burma in terms of hold outs. Liberia sounds like ‘Siberia’ to me so maybe I’m thinking that they got some sort of line on like tigers or something and Burma?? Well the only link that I’ve ever heard of when it comes to Burma has been to the old ‘Sticky Icky’ and that was like from old 80′s Cheech and Chong movies. Ah, to remember the ol’ and probably considered original Purveyors of controlled substance abuse and general law breakers in their original hay day is something isn’t it. The reality is that the years weren’t as kind to them as you’d think as this is what they’re current state is right HERE. A little worse for the wear I’d say. Must be from all of the stress. Who knows.

I didn’t have items special delivered from Mr. Chongs company but I did get a delivery from our midwest peeps at Twin Six. This stuff is sick. I’m a sucker for links to certain places, so after following the link 1 time too many  times I pulled the trigger and placed an order. After doing digging around when we had our BCB shirts made up I realize that these guys aren’t making a ton of profit and they do have some ‘gnarly’ bike wear on quality stuff.

Well enough ramblings about most stuff besides bikes, I’ve gotta get to the gym. That hot tub isn’t going to turn itself on you know.