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Bicycle-Friendly Rock Classics

01 April 2017 • by bob • Bicycling, Humor

I first mentioned this in my Ride Notes for Cool Breeze 2015 blog, but I like to rewrite classic rock songs with a cycling theme while I'm out on my weekly rides. As a reminder of past contributions, I came up with the following offerings during the Cool Breeze Century:

• Sung to the tune of "Safety Dance":
  "We can pass if you want to,
  We can leave your friends behind.
  'Cause your friends can't climb, and if they can't climb -
  Well they're no friends of mine."
• Sung to the tune of "Hotel California":
  "Welcome to the Cool Breeze California,
  Such a tiring race, such a grueling pace.
  You'll question your mind at the Cool Breeze California:
  I'm no competitor; why'd I register?"
• Sung to the tune of "Margaritaville":
  "Climbing the hills again in California,
  Wondering why I'm still here at all.
  Some people say that there's a friend I can blame,
  But I know - it's my own dang fault."

During this week's ride (on a particularly blustery day) I penned the following:

• Sung to the tune of Jim Croce's "You Don't Mess Around with Jim":
  "You don't coast on all of your downhills,
  You don't ride into the wind,
  You don't pass the leader before the first mile marker,
  And you don't buy a bike from Schwinn."

Tags: Bicycling, Humor, Music