I always try (rarely succeed) to practice contentment. I’m content with that. Grin. Part of living this simplicity is to strive to find a way to make what we have work. It may not be the perfect tool, but using one thing multiple ways has a joy all it’s own.
Since sometime this winter I’ve wanted a go-fast geared country bike. But we (wisely) put our money toward gearing up for family biking. The challenge has been could I do longer rides on the Quickbeam? So far, I’ve done as long as 94 miles, 2/3rds of it dirt, and returned still feeling I could have pushed and done 120 miles (but pushing to that degree isn’t wise given the brain injury and my extra safety net I like to keep). Pushing to ride the QB this way has led me to discover things about riding and about my own strength and endurance I may not have discovered on a geared bike. That is wonderful gift of simplicity, finding more in less. So I am content, for now, with N. There is joy and peace in that, especially considering I know it makes getting bikes for my wife and lassies possible. Of course, that is also what I said when N was just the Hunqapillar. Grin. With abandon, Patrick www.MindYourHeadCoop.org www.OurHolyConception.org -- 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/d/optout.
