George W. Bush, Rock Rock On

Boi From Troy (masquerading as Wonkette) reminds us of how brawny our President is. He's a mountain biker!!!

As if.

Don't get me wrong. Mad props to our Prez for riding a mountain bike instead of that pimped out Serotta Kerry's got. But let's look at the facts a little more closely, shall we?

In that ridiculous fluff piece (either the USA Today or Guardian one, you choose), we find that

Item #1: In Crawford, George W. rode 18 miles in 80 minutes. That's a 13.8 mph average, give or take. While that may be slow for a roadie (16-18 mph is a moderate pace), for a mountain biker that's blindingly fast. Most of my rides average between 5-7 mph. George W. wasn't riding singletrack. He was on a frickin' race course.

Item #2: George W. rides with toe clips. Bad idea, George. While the learning curve for clipless pedals is much steeper than for toe clips, clipless pedals are ultimately much safer. You can't get your feet caught in a strap when you foolishly lock the front brake on a rocky downhill and endo... Try a pair of Times, Egg Beaters or Shimanos, George.

Item #3: He's still got his reflectors on? NO BUZZ! Obvs.