There is a pandemic sweeping through Arizona cycling like Lindsey Lohan’s V.D. at a TMZ after-party. At one time, only the rich and famous were susceptible to it, but now it shows no boundaries. Now your local Cat II is not only vulnerable, but is the forerunner of the outbreak.

Twitter.

Let me say that I do see some practical applications for Twitter. For example, you have won 7 Tours and every journalist wants a fragmented sentence of useless info to manipulate into 5 paragraphs of useless info. Or, your mass popularity is founded on convincing the public you are popular, i.e. Paris Hilton. Or, in Velocity’s case, you are a media outlet that sole purpose is to inform the public of current events….seems logical?!

Now for the rest of you…….No one cares except you. All these f-ing gossip magazines and TV shows have manipulated the most average cyclists into believing that their frappachino stop is news to their ego manifested twitter worshipers.  These twatters act like they are doing a favor by announcing the ratio of corn to turd in their last bowel movement to their invisible friends.

I would be so bold to say the people following your twatting account are doing so strictly in amazement of the human psyche and the depths of which one will go to validate their existence…..

Please don’t stop your electronic circle jerk on my account! The crap you all are twatting is almost as terrible as the crap I write.

See you at the Floyd Landis/Ouch ride (thanks twitter!)

Rusty Chain.