Happiness does not come from having what we want; it comes from wanting what we have. Try having a conversation with the feeling - idea; it will start to loose its power if you objectify it instead of identify with it. Of course you could just enjoy the idea, and skip the project. Practice procrastination.
Michael On Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 2:26:33 AM UTC-4, Adama wrote: > > Thank you all for briefly indulging/disabusing me of this silly > notion--all your caveats are well-reasoned--and much needed. Ahh. And now > that wave has passed. > > Yes, it was Grant's recent post about why Riv doesn't do clear coat over > bare steel anymore that got the thought lodged in my head again. > > Many thanks for the perspective you all offer--you've done a great service. > > Best, > Adama > > On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 8:41:50 PM UTC-7, dougP wrote: >> >> Adama: >> >> Changing cockpits, racks, etc., are pretty benign experiments that are >> easily reversed. But stripping the paint? Whew! This subject has been >> discussed before & the consensus is pretty much any sort of humid >> environment is risky. So if you're within 100 miles of a large body of >> water or any place else where you see humidity for much of the year, expect >> rust. Seems dicey. >> >> Agree with the suggestion of trying on an old frame first. Fortunately >> we're getting into riding season & hopefully this notion will fade as you >> ride your bike. >> >> dougP >> >> On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 9:20:00 AM UTC-7, Adama wrote: >>> >>> Does this ever happen to you? You get a silly notion. Doesn't matter >>> how big or how small: you're poaching an egg one morning and decide it's >>> time to switch out the cockpit...chuck the drops, now I'd like to try that >>> Albastache. Sure, no big deal. Most of us like to tweak things here or >>> there. >>> >>> Or: alternately, starring into that same swirling eddy of egg white as >>> it congeals...I'm ready for a mixte...time to scrap the roadie >>> project...I'm all about the step-through now. >>> >>> It happened to me. I'm perfectly happy with my Sam >>> <https://flic.kr/p/bnm1mT>. >>> >>> I've been happy with it for years. Now I've got this silly notion that >>> I can't shake. It crept in a year or two ago when I saw some pictures from >>> folks on this list: Powder coat over raw metal, oh how interesting. >>> >>> Fast forward several years of breakfast later. I just can't shake it. >>> I forget about it now and then, and then something reminds me of that >>> Bombadil, Hunqapillar, and Protovelo... >>> >>> So please, discourage me. How silly it would be to take this beautiful >>> Sam and strip it to bare metal. We all know that a clear powder coat over >>> raw steel may or may not have much longevity. Depends. Let's just forget >>> that for a moment... >>> >>> Please, indulge me: let's just say this Sam got stripped of paint. I'd >>> only want this done if I knew that the frame had not been evenly blasted >>> prior to painting. The even blasting makes it look it uniform--not >>> bad--but not what I'm going for. I'd be going for that fiery, uneven look. >>> >>> My question is: is there any way to know whether my frame had been >>> evenly blasted prior to painting? Is this making sense? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Adama >>> >> -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
