Onno
10-05-2008, 02:52 PM
Just got back from a lovely ride in quintessential fall weather--50 degrees, light wind, the first leaves beginning to skitter across the road, low clouds scudding across the sky. After a hard week at work, and too much rain to think about getting out on the bike, today was perfect. The Concours was humming, and I was spinning. It was one of those days on the bike when one couldn't imagine being on a better bike. And on Sunday morning around here everyone else is either in church or still in bed, so hardly a car passed me. It made one feel the world was made for bikes.
About half way through the ride, it occurred to me that in spite of bad economic news, and a deeply uncertain state of affairs in the nation, there is still lots of joy to be had. It also occurred to me that the money I spent on the Serotta eight (!) years and about 16,000 miles ago was the best money I'd ever spent. That works out to about two bits per mile (or about 7 cents per minute), and the investment only gets better.
Thanks Ben!
Onno
About half way through the ride, it occurred to me that in spite of bad economic news, and a deeply uncertain state of affairs in the nation, there is still lots of joy to be had. It also occurred to me that the money I spent on the Serotta eight (!) years and about 16,000 miles ago was the best money I'd ever spent. That works out to about two bits per mile (or about 7 cents per minute), and the investment only gets better.
Thanks Ben!
Onno