I'd say shockingly incoherent, even with sleep deprivation. I had to
read it twice to be clear on what was being conveyed. Wow.
..::shakes head::..
At least I know I'm not the only sleeping porrly these days. --Beth
On Apr 6, 12:18 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> An unusually incoherent post from Gr
Well, the only thing that should've thrown anybody was the last line
or two...the rest...easy. Still, it was written at 3am.
The "take-home" content is "Normal Jean."
G
On Apr 6, 12:18 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> An unusually incoherent post from Grant,
> here:http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_po
I thought it was coherent and flowy - should I be worried? It's true,
though, that I have been trying to add commas, clauses and
parenthetical comments back into my own writing since I read it, so
maybe I should.
Philip
Philip Williamson
www.biketinker.com
On Apr 6, 12:26 pm, Beth H wrote:
>
Beautility is where it's at. Beaunction is a pretty kludgy term.
On Apr 6, 10:46 pm, Philip Williamson
wrote:
> I thought it was coherent and flowy - should I be worried? It's true,
> though, that I have been trying to add commas, clauses and
> parenthetical comments back into my own writing sinc
Well G you seem to be one cool dude regardless so my hat goes off to
you..when are the Simple Ones going to show on the website ?
On Apr 6, 12:49 pm, grant wrote:
> Well, the only thing that should've thrown anybody was the last line
> or two...the rest...easy. Still, it was written at 3a
I wouldn't read too much in to it. Regardless of the circumstances at
the time of the post, the message (or my interpretation is) that while
perhaps not the sexiest and definitely not carbon, we make some well
thought out and good sh*t for those who care about these things. (most
if not all on this
After reading Grant's article, I feel better about myself. I was
feeling little guilty after visiting website after website with
pictures of clean shiny bikes with Carradice bags, Nitto racks, Honjo
fenders, etc. My bikes always have, at a minimum, a layer of dust on
them. Two of my three bikes
"My bikes always have, at a minimum, a layer of dust on
them. Two of my three bikes (not my Rivendell) have mismatched tires
or wheels. And I don't even want to mention the torn bar tape. "
All bikes should look this way! A lubed chain keeps a bike happy, the
rest is vanity. Oops, did I say
On Apr 7, 4:43 am, scott wrote:
> "My bikes always have, at a minimum, a layer of dust on
> them.
Uh-oh. Are they being ridden enough?
..::grin::..
Most of my beausage happens when I grow attached to a particular
component or accessory on my bike and I take measures to repair it so
it will las
On Apr 7, 11:53 am, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
Now I do live in a
> dry climate, but mine get washed about 3 times a year. (I am very
> careful about keeping the drivetrain cleaned and lubed.) I am too busy
> fixing flats to clean them more often than that.
I live in a wetter climate and ride GB tir
I confess to admiring some of the purty show bikes from NAHBS,
regularly visit the current classics section on cyclofiend's site, and
admire the looks of my Rivs quite a bit, but I just don't have it in
me to keep my bikes presentation-quality.
Last time I tried to get the Atlantis seriously clean
What if something is both beautiful and kludgy? Is it beauludgy?
Barf
On Apr 7, 10:34 am, CycloFiend wrote:
> on 4/7/11 8:53 AM, PATRICK MOORE at bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Just for the record: my interest in the text and my reason for
> > referring to it was not the writing style but the
My Atlantis only gets cleaned a few times a year, usually after a tour
as part of the re-assembly process. It looks so nice all
shiny'n'spiffy, before I start hanging racks'n'packs back on, I keep
telling myself "gotta take a good picture for cyclofiend's Atlantis
site". Been working on that for
What the Bleriot has been known to look like:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnefitz/2134762170/
After THAT ride, it took a fair amount of fortitude to clean it up...
On Apr 6, 3:31 pm, Frank Quan wrote:
> After reading Grant's article, I feel better about myself. I was
> feeling little guilty
> I am surprised by the many photos I see of bikes that are showroom
> floor clean. Either they are not ridden, or, more likely, the owners
> spend as much time cleaning them as riding them. Now I do live in a
> dry climate...
Quite the assumption Patrick. Cleaning a bike takes about as much time
Love the copper Legolas! Next color choice I have on a bike, I must
consider copper.
On Apr 7, 2:13 pm, Mojo wrote:
> > I am surprised by the many photos I see of bikes that are showroom
> > floor clean. Either they are not ridden, or, more likely, the owners
> > spend as much time cleaning them
One morning I got to Riv HQ ten minutes before they openned. There
was Mark, Vaughn, Mile and Robert, sharing the two workstands moved
out to the tarmac and one huge bucket and going at their filthy
'crossers with brushes. It was very zen, like that opening to Sunday
in Hell. They were doing the
I stopped paying attention at 'metaphysically' and slipped into a coma
at 'pulchritudinem'. Next time talk into my good ear.
On Apr 7, 3:56 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> It is metaphysically (literally) impossible for something to be kludgy
> in the sense of badly designed and to be at the same tim
Five pictures of the Legolas, five different saddle bags! Forget about
cleaning, when do you find time to organize your bag collection? :)
On Apr 7, 2:13 pm, Mojo wrote:
> > I am surprised by the many photos I see of bikes that are showroom
> > floor clean. Either they are not ridden, or, more l
That is the Legolas group, and only the newest two pictures, and two
bags, are my bike.
On Apr 7, 6:42 pm, "Bill M." wrote:
> Five pictures of the Legolas, five different saddle bags! Forget about
> cleaning, when do you find time to organize your bag collection? :)
>
> On Apr 7, 2:13 pm, Mojo
il 07, 2011 4:41 PM
> To: rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.cpesom; Eric Norris
> Cc: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Beausage and Beaunction
>
> Quoting Eric Norris :
>
> > I often hear comments about how clean my bikes are, usually given in
> &g
Ah, Beth, not "shocking" -- we all have our incoherent moments. There
is a message and it (IME) is worth proclaiming.
Best of luck to all of you who suffer from insomnia: I suffered from
it horribly in my 20s (think: 3 weeks of 2 hours until you were so
wired you could not function or relax) and s
Just for the record: my interest in the text and my reason for
referring to it was not the writing style but the message: don't
obsess over the looks of your bikes, they are meant for riding, though
riding has no quarrel with looks.
I am surprised by the many photos I see of bikes that are showroo
on 4/7/11 8:53 AM, PATRICK MOORE at bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
> Just for the record: my interest in the text and my reason for
> referring to it was not the writing style but the message: don't
> obsess over the looks of your bikes, they are meant for riding, though
> riding has no quarrel with l
I often hear comments about how clean my bikes are, usually given in a tone
that suggests that I need serious therapy to deal with whatever issues I have
...
That being said, I agree with Mojo that it's not really that hard to keep a
bike clean. I wash my bikes with hot soapy water if they get
Quoting Eric Norris :
I often hear comments about how clean my bikes are, usually given in
a tone that suggests that I need serious therapy to deal with
whatever issues I have ...
That being said, I agree with Mojo that it's not really that hard to
keep a bike clean. I wash my bikes wi
It is metaphysically (literally) impossible for something to be kludgy
in the sense of badly designed and to be at the same time and in the
same respect beautiful, since beauty implies order and harmony among
the parts -- ie, that is part of what it is to be beautiful, at least
in composite things.
I know, I was just kidding -- I can clean a bike in about five
minutes, with soap and hose (chain and lubing take a bit longer). I
too clean mine after being caught in a shower, but that is rather rare
out here.
On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Mojo wrote:
>
>> I am surprised by the many photos I
PM
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.cpesom; Eric Norris
Cc: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Beausage and Beaunction
Quoting Eric Norris :
> I often hear comments about how clean my bikes are, usually given in
> a tone that suggests that I need serious therapy t
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