Bill, Nothing wrong with a original build, testament to a build that has served you well or your stubborn /s
I look forward to see what kind of changes you make? Please repost on this thread so we can see what you landed on? I can't disagree with you I get a ton of joy thinking about a build bits and pieces. I know Grant IIRC coined the term Beausage and he's got something there. A well used bike but mechanically maintained equates to bike love for me. Although, a new fresh bike is pretty sweet. I remember hearing this Japanese term on this list serve or maybe one of Grant's posts Wabi Sabi. >From WikiPedia: In traditional Japanese aesthetics <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aesthetics>, *wabi-sabi* (侘 <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%BE%98>寂 <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%AF%82>) is a world view <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_view> centered on the acceptance of transience <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/transience> and imperfection.[2] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi#cite_note-2> The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of appreciating beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" in nature.[3] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi#cite_note-Koren-3> It is a concept derived from the Buddhist <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist> teaching of the three marks of existence <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_marks_of_existence> (三法印, *sanbōin*), specifically impermanence <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impermanence> (無常, *mujō*), suffering <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dukkha> (苦, *ku*) and emptiness or absence of self-nature <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9A%C5%ABnyat%C4%81> (空, *kū*). Characteristics of *wabi-sabi* aesthetics and principles include asymmetry <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymmetry>, roughness, simplicity <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplicity>, economy, austerity, modesty, intimacy <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intimacy>, and the appreciation of both natural objects and the forces of nature. I like this very much. Best Regards, Hugh On Sunday, October 10, 2021 at 11:05:21 AM UTC-7 Bill Fulford wrote: > I bought my Atlantis in 2007. It’s a Toyo built. Originally it was set up > for touring. 700 by 35 tires, fenders etc. Since then it’s gone through > several changes. I’m on the second set of wheels, now Atlas, and the second > crank. It’s pretty much a basic build. I’ve always kept the nitto drops. > They are comfortable although not good when I take the Atlantis off road. > This winter I’m planning on a partial rebuild. I don’t know exactly what > my plans are but a change in handlebars, shifters, brakes are probable. > It’s fun thinking about the changes. I’ve decided not to have it repainted, > those scars have been well earned. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/19cf8cc0-aaa5-47f4-89e3-106e74234005n%40googlegroups.com.
