Bikes come and go. If I bought or kept every one that I've liked I'd have over a thousand.
PS...Your music is fantastic. On Apr 7, 2:52 pm, Beth H <periwinkle...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Fellas -- thanks for the feedback. I should've included a few more > tidbits: > > a. Space is much more of a consideration than money, though money may > become a consideration in the next year as my career situation > evolves. > > b. I generally live car-free, though I will sometimes ride as a > passenger in my partner's automobile and actually help spell her on > long drives (i.e., outta state, which happenes once or twice a year). > In the city I don't drive a car. Ever. > > c. In the last dozen years, I've gone from being a transportational > cyclist to being a tourist, a randonneuse and a racer, and now I feel > myself heading back into utilitarian cycling again and loving it. The > thought of "training" holds little appeal; The idea of signing up for > a ride to beat the clock holds even less; and paying to ride or race > my bike makes less and less sense as I evolve as a cyclist. The things > I continue to relish are my commutes, my cargo-hauling errands, and my > leisurely weekend jaunts, all done by bicycle. > > d. How many bikes I own -- and all the seemingly-requisite gear that > goes with them -- feels far less important to me now. (No matter how > many bikes I own, I still have only one butt.) > > As space and money are increasingly important considerations, it > becomes clearer to me that a serious winnowing-down is probably in > order. And because I rely on bikes for transportation, it makes such > excellent sense for me to have a smaller stable which all utilize the > same wheel size. Fewer bikes, fewer spare parts, more space. > > So yeah, I will probably think about selling the two bikes I ride the > least, sometime in the next year or less. Thanks again for the > feedback. --Beth -- 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.
