What I Have In Common With Abba

No, I’ve never worn spandex hot pants. Well, there was once, but that was a long time ago. What I have in common with Abba is that I’m famous in Sweden.

Actually, I have no idea if Abba are actually famous in Sweden, or if they were just an export phenomenon.

Anyway. Whatever. I’m famous for appearing in this vid that Carlton Reid did for Scicon to demonstrate how groovy & easy to use their Aerotech bike case is:

I’m assured that I don’t actually look that tubby - it’s just a distortion caused by the camera lense. And hardly anyone noticed the builder’s bum.

Filed under: Bike Culture, Cycle, Newcastle, Silly Stuff, Triathlon

9 Responses to “ What I Have In Common With Abba ”

  1. Carlton Reid on August 12, 2008 at 3:20 pm

    Actually, the site you link to is a niche Swedish porn site. And the niche being that of a construction worker.

  2. Karl On Sea on August 12, 2008 at 3:29 pm

    Suddenly all those emails I’ve been receiving make so much more sense. And the strange, strange people following me on Twitter.

  3. rhcp on August 12, 2008 at 3:48 pm

    o.k. by no means do you look “tubby” - my husband is a builder, builder’s bum is the norm in my house!!!

  4. Von SmallHaussen on August 12, 2008 at 4:53 pm

    I’m sure I’ve seen you wearing spandex before….or maybe only in my nightmares?

  5. Velonistaguy on August 12, 2008 at 4:58 pm

    >Actually, the site you link to is a niche Swedish porn site.
    >And the niche being that of a construction worker.

    Haha! That’s the first time I hear that description of my blog. But what the heck, great bikes ARE porn, right? :-)

  6. Karl On Sea on August 12, 2008 at 5:28 pm

    VonSmallHaussen - stripey leggings don’t count. They’re cool and very fashionable.

    Velonistaguy - I’d rather not comment on that - especially bearing in mind how much time I spend reading about bikes, watching bike vids, and looking at bike pictures.

  7. Von SmallHaussen on August 12, 2008 at 5:44 pm

    But you knew exactly what I was thinking of didn’t you!

  8. Brad on August 21, 2008 at 7:01 pm

    How are you doing?

  9. kimayars on August 26, 2008 at 8:50 am

    Duuuuuuuude, where are you? We miss you!