Some may recall that in the Riv Readers of yore, Grant frequently (as I recall) talked about the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi, which, quoting from Wikipedia is the 'beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete"'. Sometimes it's good to have the "bad" stitch in a masterfully hand-woven rug, just like it's good to have a dérailleur that looks like a robotic piece from Darth Vader's costume on a bike that otherwise has a nostalgic or classic look.
On Monday, June 4, 2012 12:33:36 PM UTC-5, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > > What you want is either rare or non-existent. I've been though this with > customers before, and my opinion is that it's much better if you can get > the one that works and ride it and forget about the color. Speaking for > myself, I've never judged a man's (or woman's) worth by the color of his > (or her) dérailleur cage. > > On Saturday, June 2, 2012 9:21:45 PM UTC-5, Scot Brooks wrote: >> >> As my new bicycle is taking shape, I'm painfully aware all-over-again >> that there are very few rear derailers being made in silver these days that >> will accomodate my 12-36t cassette. Other than the euro LX sold through >> Riv, is there anything that comes in a plain silver finish? I don't like >> the look of the black or the silver/black Deore, though it's reliable, >> easily found, and economical. I've given up on a used one, since rear >> derailers tend to suffer quite a lot of cosmetic degradation before being >> offered for sale, generally speaking. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/hW8fl7zfhi0J. 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.
