Everything, done mindfully and well, is a wondrous opportunity for contemplation and fulfillment and joy. Thanks for the reminder! I am enjoying the prayer and thrill of being able to work on my bike again (high school/college was the last time).
With abandon, Patrick On Friday, April 11, 2014 11:53:31 PM UTC-6, Christopher Chen wrote: > > A lot has been written about differing personalities and philosophies, > sometimes it's about trail or tube thickness, sometimes it's about > suppleness, or what have you, but I was doing some drivetrain cleaning and > I was wondering about the whole greasing square taper vs dry fitting, and > of course I was searching the Internet, where I came across this post from > Jan: > > http://janheine.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/to-grease-or-not-to-grease/ > > But the point of the matter isn't the technical debate between greasing or > not greasing (for the record I put a tiny bit of grease on the taper, like > I was applying ointment), but one of the last phrases in the post: > > <<...put them back on, and enjoy them some more.>> > > I was struck by the poetry of this statement. I guess that's the point of > this whole exercise. We enjoy our bicycles; They give us joy. The joy of > movement and flying, the joy of conquering a climb, the joy of a quiet > vista with no one in sight. And the joy of riding with cherished friends. > > So anyway, while I'm waiting the next two hours for the boeshield to dry > on my chain, I'd to wish everyone joy. > > ...and enjoy them some more. > > Cheers > > cc > > -- > "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
