> I could give my All-Rounder to a homeless guy but it wouldn't really work > any > better for him than giving him an inexpensive, used-but-serviceable > mountain bike.
That is exactly the problem I am running into with my redundant touring bike. I have found many programs looking for bike donations. When you read the prospectus, however, it is clear most of these services are looking for basic transit bikes like a Trek Globe. I am sure these groups would take a touring bike, but it would never be used to its full ability. Not even close. Every now and then I read stories about people riding around the world for charities whose original bikes are destroyed or stolen or something. Such a person would be the ideal donation candidate. By the time I hear about them they usually have a new bike from some bike shop though. On Jan 16, 9:13 am, Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jan 16, 2009, at 5:25 AM, EricP wrote: > > > And to address the consumption issue - yes, there are many a time I > > feel guilty about having all this stuff sitting around. It's one > > reason my wife and I decided to live in a small condo rather than a > > house. Trying to minimize our "footprint" somehow. > > > Often do feel guilty about owning the Atlantis. When I'm not that > > good of a rider, don't "deserve" it and on and on. Then my wife > > reminds me that after going for a ride on the Rivendell, I almost > > always end up coming home smiling. > > > And that's the simple answer - it makes me happy to own this (and > > other) inantimate objects. These things that aren't necessary, but > > make life a more enjoyable experience. > > True. One could give away everything and live on $3 a day, but that > wouldn't help the situation. The key to making the world a better > place is not by increasing the number of people in poverty. I could > give my All-Rounder to a homeless guy but it wouldn't really work any > better for him than giving him an inexpensive, used-but-serviceable > mountain bike. > > We've built a very strange world, one in which prosperity is based on > greedy over-consumption (which is in turn fueled by spending on > credit beyond our means, resulting in dramatic boom and bust > cycles). I wonder what the world would be like if we had built it on > generosity instead. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
