on 1/8/11 10:28 AM, Philip Williamson at philip.william...@gmail.com wrote: > Stayed out of it as long as I could,
Word. <admin hat> Yep. General "Diet" threads are OT. OT threads within the confines of this group are, well... "OT". Of course, GP keeps mucking up the waters by posting about it and bringing up the Primal and Taube approaches. And since you probably don't know me well enough to know that I'm chuckling as I type that, here's the emoticon... ;^) In other words, there's more of a spectrum sometimes than a hard edge. I think it's good to ask basic questions, consider them thoroughly and consider the assumptions you retain and adhere to. I'd guess that most of us have found our way to Rivendell bicycles and this group because we questioned the assumptions of the Bike Industry - that racing was the core design tenet, that we'd "get used to" the discomfort we felt on a bike, that when it rained we got sluiced or rode the trainer inside... In other words, I think it's in our (and I mean this group's) wiring to dig down on these topics. It's also winter, which means that for many of us, a few more months will pass until we can feel the real breeze upon our cheeks and the hiss of tires upon the road. That means it's a real possibility to get a bit wrapped up in the conversation as an end to itself. It let's us live vicariously, enjoy the intensity of feeling which goes with an invigorating ride. There's always a point in every thread where diminishing returns begin to occur. There's a point in some threads where it's more of a two way chat than a general topic of discussion. Historically, we as a group have been excellent at knowing when to disengage, take it to a private back channel or simply agree to disagree. We are not the iBob group, and as I've said before in various "State of The List Reports", our strength and vitality as a group stems from the specificity of our topic - Rivendell Bicycle Works. It's ulimately up to each of us to maintain that balance. This probably ought to just morph into a SOTL Report... </admin hat> - Jim Previous SOTLR's - http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/sotlr -- Jim Edgar / list admin cyclofi...@earthlink.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
