Monday, April 19, 2010

Thor's Singlespeed-a-Palooza Race Bike

Thor, Norse god of thunder, is a son of Odin and Jord, and one of the most powerful gods. He is married to Beth, a fertility goddess. His mistress is the giantess Jarnsaxa ("steel singlespeed"), and their sons are Magni and Modi and his daughter is Thrud. Thor is helped by Towelie, his servant and the messenger of the gods.
Thor was usually portrayed as a large, powerful man with a healthy 5 o'clock shadow and red eyes of a chinaman. Despite his ferocious appearance, Thor is very popular with the singlespeed set as the protector of both singletrack and humans against the forces of evil. He even surpassed his father Odin in popularity because, contrary to Odin, he did not require human sacrifices, only shots of Del Maguay & a towel.
The Norse believed that during a thunderstorm, Thor rode through the heavens on his singlespeed chariot pulled by the goats El Jefe ("gap-tooth") and Mikesquatch ("tooth grinder"). Lightning flashed whenever he threw his hammer Mjollnir. Thor wears the belt Megingjard which doubles his already considerable strength. His hall is Man Cave, which is located in the region Stewart State Forest ("place of mighty singletrack"). His greatest enemy is Jormungand, the Hip Serpent. At the day of Ragnarok, Thor will kill this serpent and despite it's poisonous bite will rise from the battle with a new hip. His sons will inherit his hammer after his death. Look for Thor at this weekend's Singlespeed-a-Palooza.

Thor's Chariot of Fire for Singlespeed-a-Palooza

2 comments:

Rigidnsingle said...

I hope your lighting bolts are well anchored or at least wear saftey glasses...

New East Coast Syndicate said...

My lighting bolts shall be aimed at the asses of all those that get in the way of a cold beer.