Bike parts and the Kondo method?

[belopsky]

Has anyone applied it to their bike part or bikes stash?

[echelon_john]

My first thought is that our friend Clean39T is seriously committed to finding what sparks joy!

[jtakeda]

I’m having a hard time folding my frames in thirds

[MattTuck]

Good idea for your general living space and wardrobe, etc.

But if you have hobbies that extend beyond philately, you need a junk room/garage/basement/barn, etc. for your hoard of equipment.

[nickl]

Kondo makes sense to me. I have enough new 9 speed Campy parts to build another complete bike that I don’t need. Kept them as spares but moved on to other groups.

[David Tollefson]

Never have watched the show. I have a visceral aversion to that kind of thing. I get the whole "minimalism" thing, not hoarding, etc. I've been in a slow purge myself, mostly just watching the "WTB" threads and such.

My ex one time had some one come into the house to help "purge" the stuff (not bike stuff) when I was at work one day. When I came home there were several things in the bin to which I had some strong sentimental. Things that had belonged to my grandparents. I retrieved them, and declared that there would never be anyone from outside making those determinations again.

[dieonthishill]

Originally Posted by David Tollefson

Never have watched the show. I have a visceral aversion to that kind of thing. I get the whole "minimalism" thing, not hoarding, etc. I've been in a slow purge myself, mostly just watching the "WTB" threads and such.

My ex one time had some one come into the house to help "purge" the stuff (not bike stuff) when I was at work one day. When I came home there were several things in the bin to which I had some strong sentimental. Things that had belonged to my grandparents. I retrieved them, and declared that there would never be anyone from outside making those determinations again.

The Kondo method is not about "minimalism" but about keeping what is important/useful ("Sparks Joy" is the phrase she uses). She actually reiterates to people on the show numerous times that it is not about getting rid of things.

Following her method of taking all your clothes out of the closet and putting them on the bed, then going through them one by one, really opens your eyes to how much stuff we all accumulate over the years. That combined with her folding method, I went from 2 dressers of clothes down to one.

[unterhausen]

I really want to get rid of the spare parts in my tool chests. Too cold out in the garage right now, no sparks of joy.


The uncomfortable thing about the Kondo show is that it's clear a lot of the relationships aren't that great. And the woman feels to blame for how messy the house is. I kinda wonder if they descend on the place and make sure that nobody cleans up ahead of the camera crews. I particularly wondered about the couple with the sink full of dirty dishes. No way I would allow that to happen nowadays.

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by unterhausen

The uncomfortable thing about the Kondo show is that it's clear a lot of the relationships aren't that great. And the woman feels to blame for how messy the house is. I kinda wonder if they descend on the place and make sure that nobody cleans up ahead of the camera crews. I particularly wondered about the couple with the sink full of dirty dishes. No way I would allow that to happen nowadays.

Better to uncover that stuff and deal with it though than let it fester into a divorce court situation down the road...or just into bitter unhappy relationships...

I'm actually extremely impressed at how real the show is - they aren't coming in and doing an "extreme makeover" that's just there to sell stuff from home goods sponsors (like 99% of the HGTV shows, Kweer Eye, etc.) - it's just real people, warts and all, trying to improve their lives a bit. It's refreshing and normalizing.

And it's also inspired Clean's house to get a bit more..eh..clean...

[slowpoke]

Originally Posted by aaronpass

The Kondo method is not about "minimalism" but about keeping what is important/useful ("Sparks Joy" is the phrase she uses). She actually reiterates to people on the show numerous times that it is not about getting rid of things.

Following her method of taking all your clothes out of the closet and putting them on the bed, then going through them one by one, really opens your eyes to how much stuff we all accumulate over the years. That combined with her folding method, I went from 2 dressers of clothes down to one.

Agree 100%. I've heard extreme minimalists (usually men in the naïveté of their 20s) talk about owning one pair of pants and few pairs of underwear or something silly. Marie Kondo is not like that. She's not asking you to get rid of non-essential sentimental items, but to just take a long hard look at the pile of stuff you've accumulated and let it go.

w.r.t bikeparts and things, generally if it's under 50 bucks, I'll just donate or toss the item. Everyone's price point will be different, but I think there's something to be said about freeing up one's time instead of penny pitching over making an extra $10-20 on a sale*. Fortunately, San Francisco has a great bike co-op where you can donate your unwanted bike parts.



(* I also say this knowing full-well I'm fortunate to be doing economically decent at this moment in my life. Throw a few kids in the mix, or a layoff, and I probably will be thinking of money in terms of diaper units, or Top Ramen.)

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by jtakeda

I’m having a hard time folding my frames in thirds

Post of the day

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[mhespenheide]

I prefer the quote by William Morris; “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.”

I have multiple boxes of bike parts out in the garage that I know to be useful...

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by mhespenheide

I prefer the quote by William Morris; “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.”

oof, this philosophy might put me OUT!

[quickfeet]

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[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

oof, this philosophy might put me OUT!

Nah, you must also remember the safe wisdom of George Castanza: "It's not a lie if you believe it".

If our better-halves have been living by what you quoted, they must also have taken George's dictum to heart years ago...