On Oct 21, 5:02 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, fellow cyclists. The time approaches. The rumors have begun, of > course. You've read them here and elsewhere. Soon, more signs will > appear. The unusual "out-of-stock" labels will emerge at previously > reliable suppliers, as those not wishing to be caught with excess > inventory fail to purchase. Then the odd stalwart merchant will be > willing but unable to purchase, as the hoarders buy up product; more > out-of-stock captions will be seen. Then the early 'Bay-ers will sell, > with seemingly silly high reserves. Yet sell they will. Later, the > hoarders will let loose. The sales will be massive blowouts. They will > not last long. The late 'Bay-ers will try to ride the wave, buying and > selling like '90s day-traders. Then, nothing. Quiet stillness > descends. A small trickle will bubble forth, only to quickly become > erratic and scarce; only those "in-the-know" will have access. And > then, finally, we'll all realize what has come to pass... > > 8-pocalypse > > In the aftermath, the successful searcher will ride happily but > warily, trying not to draw attention to the chain's thickness, the > front derailer's width, the cogs' spacing. Such wariness will prove > unwarranted, however. soon the "market" will deem 8-speed equipment > not "inexpensive" but "cheap". Not "hearty", "heavy". Not "reliable", > "retro". Those that "have" need not worry; those that lack won't want. > > The faithful will proceed the way the 6-and-7-coggers, freewheelers, > and steerer-threaders did before them, wondering how to protect the > stash, researching the aging process of grease, asking "Is metal > fatigue a factor of actual use? Mere age?" And often paying boutique > prices for modest product. > > Oh well. At least this is the 21st century; we'll always have that > Great Support Group In The Sky, the Webbernet. > This is pretty funny, but oh so true! I'm alerting all of my buddies still using 8 speed to stock up NOW!! Thanks, Brewster
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