"Lets not have this degrade into something where people have to justify to whoever that they use what they buy or "deserve" to own something."
Yep, I agree 100%. I'm truly sorry if I offended anyone. I have nothin' against hatchet buyers or sellers, would-be woodspeople in Walnut Creek, or anybody who buys something they don't strictly need - especially things as benign as bicycles and and nicely made hatchets. My message had more to do with *tolerance and understanding* for people in the bike industry. I meant to highlight that bike fitting is complicated by a whole range of factors that includes the nature of expert advice, advertising hype, what sells, and a view of our possessions as a means of defining who we are. Folks buy often buy stuff based on an image of themselves they find appealing and what that sort of person might do someday. Those self images and desires can complicate fitting customers out in outdoor gear that is appropriate. Of course, it's only a complication for a salesperson who actually cares that the customer is well served by the purchase. The hatchet comment wasn't necessary to make my point. Sorry, but the image of suburban, Riv-riding, hatchet-toting bike riders does strike me as a little bit funny. Thanks for being forgiving about that, Liesl. Peter - I must admit that I might buy one of those nice hatchets BECAUSE it would make a lovely wall hanging. I'm also a guy who, until recently, owned seven bikes and at least a couple of those NEVER got ridden. Nope, it won't be me who will be throwing stones . . . or hatchets. Dave On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 3:45:07 PM UTC-7, Peter M wrote: > > Lets not have this degrade into something where people have to justify to > whoever that they use what they buy or "deserve" to own something. I buy > stuff because I like it, what I do or don't do with it is my own business. > I might buy that hatchet and just hang it on a wall for the next 20 years > because I think its pretty. I ride my Bombadil maybe once a week, do I > deserve to own it less? Good luck on the bike fitting, its why I bought > used for years until I found a fit that was just right for me, saves a lot > of sticker shock when you get a new frame from the LBS. > > > On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 6:02 PM, Liesl <li...@smm.org <javascript:>>wrote: > >> I do, though, use my Gransfors-Bruk Mini Hatchet. ;) >> >> -- >> 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 rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
