I bought a new to me Rivendell custom, and clumsily smacked the top tube with a floor pump as I lifted it over the bike.
D'oh! It helps me keep things in perspective... http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/2361652997/ On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 6:36 PM, benzzoy <[email protected]> wrote: > On Nov 14, 7:21 am, Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Time for some individual philosophy: it's a bike not a holy relic. Way > too many people buy a nice custom bike, the bike > > of their dreams, and then don't ride it. To me few things in cycling > are sadder than a 10 year old custom bike that still > > has the original tires, no dirt on it and unblemished paint. Be a bike > rider, not a bike polisher. > > > > Beausage. Learn it. Live it. ;-) > > I got through it easy. > > The first day I got my custom frame/fork back home (safe in its box), > my kid's toy fell on the fork and chipped a bit of paint off the > crown. Then, after two rides, I stupidly downshifted the front and > upshifted the rear at the same time, resulting in...yup, chainsuck. > After these episodes, I was free to just enjoy riding the thing and > not worry too much about paint chips and such. > > I'm still not to the stage where Grant is at though, and think his > bikes could use a bit of TLC. > > -- > 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. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA ** -- 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.
