Actually, I think you've summarized my own bike-ownership philosophy nicely. I ride a bike every day, for transportation (no car), so it's a tool. While I appreciate purdy lugs and nice paint jobs, it would probably be wasteful for me personally, because I would take that expensive frame and make it inexpensive reeeal quick-like.
Bob On Nov 14, 3:21 pm, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: > On Nov 14, 2011, at 12:53 AM, Bob wrote: > > > Someday I will own one of the lovely-lugged bicycles that are the > > subject of this group. As I've mentioned, the thing that keeps me > > aspiring is the thought of doing this to such a nice bike: > > >http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170728473966#ht_... > > > This is what my bicycles look like after moderate use. > > Time for some individual philosophy: it's a bike not a holy relic. Way too > many people buy a nice custom bike, the bike of their dreams, and then don't > ride it. To me few things in cycling are sadder than a 10 year old custom > bike that still has the original tires, no dirt on it and unblemished paint. > Be a bike rider, not a bike polisher. > > Beausage. Learn it. Live it. ;-) -- 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.
