Corollary to Justin's excellent point of 'whatever makes you happy is nobody else's business', I think Grant is saying 'don't be bullied into conformity by popular bike culture, particularly by unrealistic racing fantasies'. Sometimes I think Grant likes to humorously needle even conformity with the Riv aesthetic, which he does by running non-boutique, sometimes even blatantly cheap components, having bikes that are well "beausaged" (aka beat up), putting kickstand feet on his bar-end shifters, etc. In any case, the point is to do your own thing and be skeptical of others' opinions.
Underlying all this, there is the sense that the bike industry channels us into a choice between "serious" sport bikes or geekier, less cool options, with little in between. Of course, the bike world has changed a lot in the past 5-10 years, and now there are choices in bicycles and gear available to suit almost any taste or personality. On Saturday, May 19, 2012 7:30:46 AM UTC-5, Justin August wrote: > > Shouldn't we all just be having fun when we ride? > > > If 23mm tires and carbon is truly, in a zen way, fun for you: do it! > Mirrors, panniers, bags, steel? Do it. > 650b fixed gear 70s racer to townie conversion? Do it! (I do!) > > Much like underwear, as long as its not chafing others who cares what > other people are doing as long as we're all having fun? > > -J > > -- 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/-/foo-w3ScWIMJ. 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.
