Deliverance

 Ed: Ok let me get this straight, Louis you really think the attrition rate to this years "The Barry Roubaix" will be much higher than ever.

Louis: that's right Ed, machines are going to fail and people are going to fail.

Bobby, and what makes you think this so?

Louis: well chubby boy, Lets just say those fun loving high fivin gravel ridin people have been treated to some pretty tame Barry Roubaixs, hell hardly a rider can recall the near death year, shit half the folks in those waves this year weren't even ridin bikes back then.

Drew: that seems like an extreme assumption 

Ed: Very extreme  

Bobby: so that doesn't explain why you think folks are going to be DNFn and at worst case no showin.

Louis: why Bobby you see the world has changed quite a bit since those nasty days, folks have gotten well i hate to say it..soft, what with the whole Zwift riding and all the other indoor influences, some of those high paid hillbilly's don't even know how to dress for 45 degrees and sunny let alone 32 and spittin snow. Its gonna have impact trust me.

Drew: the problem with you Louis is you want to be one with nature and you cant hack it.

Louis: Drew do you believe in democracy

Drew : yes I do.

Louis: then we will take a vote, 

Bobby: I agree with you Louis 

Louis: Its up to Ed.. its all up to you.

Ed, Im with Louis. There will be more death and carnage than years prior. but not more than ever.