On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 10:16 AM, Shaun Meehan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 10:08 AM, GeorgeS <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Ok. I can't stand being culturally out of the loop any longer. What >> is "beausage"? >> George Strickler > > > It's Grant's concept of "beauty through usage". The idea that the small > nicks and scratches in your bike's paint and the natural wear on your > leather saddle, etc. actually adds to the beauty of your bike.
The idea is also somewhat related to the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi, for further reading. -- Bill Connell St. Paul, MN --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
