Every Douglas Adams fan knows that:“A towel, [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy] says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapors; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a miniraft down the slow heavy River Moth; wet it for use in hand-to-hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (such a mind-boggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough.” I always carry a small micro-fiber backpacking towel for all emergencies. In addition to the above, it cleans greasy hands after touching the chain, saves Brooks saddle during tire changes, and works as a bandage for any wounds incurred.
Doug Williams Don't Panic, and keep your towel handy. On Monday, January 26, 2015 at 3:54:10 PM UTC-8, John Phillips wrote: > > You're not scratching your saddle, you're creating beausage, the patina of > love and use! > > Or you can strip and spread your shirt down on the ground to spare your > loved one any discomfort. > > Bonus points for each 10 degree drop in wind chill below 32F/0C, extra > bonus points if you use your pants! > > Demerits if you drag your bike across the ground seat side down, or if you > change the tire in the mud, or a mess of cow patties. > > I'd say, "Ready, set go!", but that would be racing. > > John > > > > On Monday, January 26, 2015 at 2:49:03 PM UTC-8, lungimsam wrote: >> >> Scratches your leather saddle to turn the bike upside down. >> >> In light of the Blog post about this, I figured I would ask you leather >> users how you prevent the scratching from happening. Any convenient ideas? >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
