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Old 02-11-2007, 12:02 PM
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I have been doing something similar of late and it feels great! Getting rid of a bunch of crap that has accumulated over twenty years of cycling is mighty cathartic. Do I need forty jerseys that I won't ever wear again? Nope! Do I need six pairs of cheap bibs that I won't ever use now that I have discovered Assos FI-13 bibs? Hell no!

I have done my best to give a lot of stuff to people I know who are starting out in the sport and might not have much gear, even to friends of distant friends.

Another thing I have slowly come to realise is that I am now very choosy in what I will use. I used to try any and everything that came out, parts and clothes alike. I have learned that straying from the items that I know I like and will use, will only result in wasted money. I don't need any more junk!

It feels mighty good. I feel so much more personally efficient in terms of my love of the bike.
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Old 02-11-2007, 05:25 PM
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I have been doing something similar of late and it feels great! Getting rid of a bunch of crap that has accumulated over twenty years of cycling is mighty cathartic. Do I need forty jerseys that I won't ever wear again? Nope! Do I need six pairs of cheap bibs that I won't ever use now that I have discovered Assos FI-13 bibs? Hell no!

I have done my best to give a lot of stuff to people I know who are starting out in the sport and might not have much gear, even to friends of distant friends.

Another thing I have slowly come to realise is that I am now very choosy in what I will use. I used to try any and everything that came out, parts and clothes alike. I have learned that straying from the items that I know I like and will use, will only result in wasted money. I don't need any more junk!

It feels mighty good. I feel so much more personally efficient in terms of my love of the bike.
Thread drift (maybe)..But thats me in a nutshell!

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Old 02-11-2007, 08:45 PM
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I disagree....

Sorry, J I disagree.....only because I can, and only because I only have 3/4 of a bike......

Great Thought!!


Also, OT..........where the heck do you guys keep all your bikes.......?!?!


PS. If any of you larger guys are feeling guilty, I'll take a bike.....
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