Yeah, it's pretty easy to go overboard on that stuff. Not that there's anything wrong with it--if you like it, ride it! It does look cool in a tweed and spats sorta way.
But for me, when I put metal fenders witha leather mud flap and leather bar wrap with twine on my Saluki, it seemed a bit too "precious," and uncomfortably began to look a little like a fetish object to me so I went back to plastic fenders and Fizik bar tape (which I like better than the leather anyway) And I hate having a bar bag cover the head badge and masked head tube! Them's my favorite parts of the bike, aesthetically speaking...still, I use one when I need the capacity. Steve On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 6:07 AM, Scotty <bongos...@verizon.net> wrote: > Last year I made my dream bike purchase of a Homer and immediately started > decking it out with all of the bells and baskets and racks and bags and > whistles I could think of. I was looking at it yesterday and decided that I > just went way overboard. It just looked silly to me, and I even think I was > effecting the ride quality, including a front end wobble I couldnt seem to > lose. I already have a Surly Long Haul Trucker that has the load capacity > of a mule. I made the decision to Strip Mr. Hilsen down the the bare > essentials. Keeping the rear rack on just in case, and a small bag for > locks and tools, but the front rack, baskets, fenders, computer, etc... > Gone! I swear its like a whole new bike, dare I say, even quick. The wobble > is gone too. I should have done this months ago. Now it is less utility and > more fun. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/hn5cnYBWy8QJ. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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. > -- 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-bunch@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.
