I Got This E Mail From My Sister...

That would be my sister who sells Nikken products. I won't link to them, lord knows what kind of multilevel marketeers will descend upon The Alley if I do. Sister never stops pitching the sale. I call her 'the infomercial'.

So I'm looking through the email and there's one from the Lance Armstrong Foundation, and it reminds me of the day she asked if I have his email address. She needs to tell him about Nikken. I'm sure that everyone who rides a bike has access to Lance Armstrong.

Actually I do have Lance Armstrong's email address. We both ride a Trek, have some Bontrager tires and some Nike shoes. Having the right things in common produces one hell of a bond. Take the following correspondence as an example.

"Glad to see you're on a Trek, Alley Cat. Good choice."

"It's not new. In fact it's over twenty years old..."

"It should be a new one."

"I have a new bike, the Cervelo."

"That was a mistake. Nobody gets to the podium on one of those. How's your training?"

"I rode some this week. Forty miles here. Forty miles there. Little bit."

"Right. That's how you win. A little bit. That's how you overcome. Poking around."

"I have to go. Time to hit the road."

"And stay away from drugs."

We're almost like brothers. Don't tell my sister.