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About A Single Speed: James’ Honzo

It turns out that James loves single speeds and writing Haiku, and that his dad, Dave, is a wizard with a camera so the second edition of A²S² is brought to you almost entirely by the Bensons. Except:

James, one f*cking gear

Is mindset, not location

Here, there, everywhere

Basic steel Honzo || Most parts from other Honzo || Can you spot which ones?
Basic steel Honzo || Most parts from other Honzo || Can you spot which ones?
Singlespeed? Why? WHYYYY?!?!??? ||
Singlespeed? Why? WHYYYY?!?!??? || ‘Cause I live in Winnipeg || and it makes sense here
Recent investment || paid for itself already || A ... to clean, though
Recent investment || paid for itself already || A … to clean, though
Always the wrong gear || But I know that already, || so no panic shifts
Always the wrong gear || But I know that already, || so no panic shifts
Again, Winnipeg: || 140 is a bit much || if I am honest
Again, Winnipeg: || 140 is a bit much || if I’m being honest
The grips also match! || Don
The grips also match! || Don’t forget: This is a toy || Port and starboard, right?
Dammit, clean that chain! || Oh, c
Dammit, clean that chain! || Oh, c’mon, cut me some… slack… || (See what I did there?)
Extra long brake hose || take-off from a large full squish || to spite the "clean lines"
Extra long brake hose || take-off from a large full squish || to spite the “clean lines”

I’m giving myself a pat on the back for being all mature and not changing the Winnipegs to ‘Winterpegs.’ I feel I’m allowed to make fun as in a parallel universe I was born in Manisnowba, around a thousand kilometers to the North West of James in a little town called Lynn Lake, rather than in the interior of BC. 

For more of the MEATengines one-speed haikuniverse: About a Single-Speed

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