On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 8:38 AM, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote:
> > I think there are two approaches to expensive components, neither > better or worse, but different. > > On the one hand, many look at the expensive product as a Sunday best. > They want the product to remain in its original unmarked condition as > long as humanly possible. Others accept the scratches and bumps as > being part of what the intended use for the product. > > I remember a while back one of the auto magazines had an article about > some guy who bought a top of the line limited run Ferrari. Where the > dozen or so others Ferrari produced of the model were going straight > to climate controlled garages, this guy said he hoped to have 100,000 > miles on the car within a year. > > If the White pedals are anything like their other products, they will > work wonderfully for years. They may not stay looking swell, but that > is the risk I will take for using them. A wholly reasonable outlook, rather like that one ought to have toward Rivendell bicycles, no? My good side believes, but my dullwit side still cringes at the thought of nicks and scratches, but I am working on it, this being Lent and all. Speaking of wonderfully built expensive pedals, I remember the Graftons from almost 20 years ago: wonderfully, extravagantly constructed out of a huge number of tiny little well machined parts, and wonderful looking for that reason. Of course, their retention system wasn't that good. -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM Professional Resumes. Contact resumespecialt...@gmail.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
