When I bought the Bleriot and built it up (and it is a nice build - Beth H, Calm54 and Gino can attest to that), I used it for everything but my "fast" bike. Rando, commuting, travel bike, occasional grocery runs. Friend: "you are going to commute on a RIVENDELL?" Me: "it is a bicycle. get over it."
Bleriot is now over 4 years old, looks like it has been ridden a few places, has nail polish over the scratches... I still commute on it. In a few weeks it will be packed up (S&S couplers. I said it was a nice build.), and taken to the summer place, where I will ride it to the beach, the grocery, the library, dump it in the sand behind my beach chair, etc, etc. It is a BIKE, not a museum piece. What would I be saving it for, anyway? Still get the "that is a BEAUTIFUL bike" comments, too :-) Lynne F http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnefitz/1199949738/in/set-72157601590781082/ On Jul 9, 9:05 pm, Calm54 <mukum...@gmail.com> wrote: > I say ride the bike as commuter. Beth, how Did you know I was eating > dinner and staring at my Saluki? > > On Jul 9, 7:44 am, Beth H <periwinkle...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > Bike Therapy time! > > My thoughts: > > > 1. The guy who brought it over cradled in his arms like a baby had > > much bigger issues than you do. > > > 2. It's a bicycle. Remember those? We used to hang them on hooks in > > the garage, pull them down and ride them places and then return them > > to said hooks when we were done (when our mothers called us in for > > lunch). Nothing's changed except that now some of us park them in our > > living rooms and eat dinner on the couch so we can watch our bikes -- > > literally, stare at them like a tv set -- while eating. Sometimes we > > do this while trying to tune out the plaintive voice of our spouse/ > > partner who wonders aloud (and annoyingly) why we can't just watch a > > tv > > set like everyone else. > > > (And you thought you were the only one with issues.) > > > 3. How many bikes do you have? More than 5? Sell one. You have too > > many bikes to ride any of them often enough to assuage your guilt. > > Especially without the others becoming jealous. > > > 4. Does the new bike fit you comfortably enough that you want to ride > > it a lot? > > Great. Keep it and ride the crap out of it. (If it's too small, give > > it to a family member or sell it -- and get the LHT in your size. And > > then ride the crap out of it.) > > > Our Bike Therapy session is over for today. I'll send my bill under > > separate cover. We accept most major medical plans. > > > Seriously, just go ride your bike and enjoy yourself! > > > Beth in [slightly] less hilly Portland -- 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-bu...@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.
