THE PALE RIDER: A Stan Powell Thriller by Chris Merrill
Author:Chris Merrill [Merrill, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2025-03-15T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Thirty-Four
The sign on the front of the Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery read, Always Brewing. The downtown Denver brewpub was a favorite watering hole for locals, but tonight the Japanese bicycle component giant Shimano had rented out the brewery for the evening. Hired for the gig, Pyromania, the Def Leppard cover band, had already worked their way through a couple of the bandâs eighties rock favorites. It was still early, and according to the bandâs drummer, it took a few drinks before the lead singer found his groove.
Stan and Zandy arrived to a full house, as it was apparent to them that bicycle frame builders, with their limited means, would rarely pass up the chance for free food and drink.
Zandy didnât see her usual stout being poured that night, so she opted for the Wicked Elf Ale, a Belgian Dubbel ale. Stan ordered the Passionfruit Chowdah Head, a hazy IPA.
âDoes that come with a tiny umbrella?â Zandy joked.
âIt should, with a name like that,â Powell laughed.
They noticed Gavin Tuesday sitting in a comfortable chair at the far end of the brewpub. As usual, Tuesday was keeping a large group entertained with another tale from his remarkable life.
âHey you two,â a voice called out from behind.
âHey Christian,â Zandy said as she and Stan turned to see Christian McCollum of Hank Jones Bicycle Supply standing behind them. McCollum was wearing a black Thunder Chicken Cycling Team t-shirt, a pair of Lucky Brand jeans and Chicago Bulls red and black Nike Air Jordan high tops.
âHow was your first day at the show?â McCollum asked.
âIt was amazing,â Zandy replied. âIâve never seen so many incredible bicycles before.â
âI have a feeling weâll be taking out a loan once we get back home so we can afford the new bicycles we want,â Powell laughed.
âIâve been coming to this show for a few years now, and Iâm always blown away by what these guys do with a pile of steel tubes,â McCollum said.
âHey, we met a guy named Bruce over at the Tough Wall booth,â Zandy said. âWhatâs the story on that guy? Seems like he would be better off selling used cars.â
âOh dear,â McCollum said. âIâm sorry you had to suffer through Bruce Thornton. Did he try to sell you some bicycle tubing?â
âYep. We got a credit application and everything,â Powell laughed.
âHeâs been trying to break into the bicycle tubing business but hasnât had much luck,â McCollum said. âHis tubing simply isnât very good, and the word is out.â
âHe seems pretty harmless,â Zandy said.
âI think so,â McCollum said. âBut heâs got to be losing a ton of money on the bicycle tubing side of the business. Thin-walled, butted bicycle tubing is difficult to produce, and the tooling cost alone is a major investment.â
âThatâs interesting,â Powell said. âSo, not all steel tubing is the same?â
âNo, itâs not,â McCollum replied. âTodayâs modern steel bicycle tubing is light, strong, and rides better than any other material. Good tubing manufacturers are able to produce super-thin-walled tubing with varying thicknesses
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