I agree and if just one person on this RBW thread has a success story
to tell because of it, we all have cause to celebrate.

On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Bill Gibson <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think the version of low-carb diet that is Paleo is "Rivendell related"
> during this season when so many cyclists have to deal with ride deprivation.
> I think the group here can handle the reality that there is no disputing
> individual differences, including real medical needs, but have an open mind,
> curiosity, romantic yearning for adventure, much love for life lived uphill
> and into the wind, under blazing sun and stars, and a distrust of mass
> marketed fads, including diets. A good ride makes me hungry. Velocio taught
> me early on to eat before I'm hungry, drink before I'm thirsty, which is
> advice that I have never forgotten! Well, no, I bonk sometimes.
>
> On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 1:09 PM, CycloFiend <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> on 1/8/11 10:28 AM, Philip Williamson at [email protected]
>> wrote:
>> > Stayed out of it as long as I could,
>>
>> Word.
>>
>> <admin hat>
>>
>> Yep.  General "Diet" threads are OT.  OT threads within the confines of
>> this
>> group are, well... "OT".
>>
>> Of course, GP keeps mucking up the waters by posting about it and bringing
>> up the Primal and Taube approaches.  And since you probably don't know me
>> well enough to know that I'm chuckling as I type that, here's the
>> emoticon... ;^)  In other words, there's more of a spectrum sometimes than
>> a
>> hard edge.
>>
>> I think it's good to ask basic questions, consider them thoroughly and
>> consider the assumptions you retain and adhere to. I'd guess that most of
>> us
>> have found our way to Rivendell bicycles and this group because we
>> questioned the assumptions of the Bike Industry - that racing was the core
>> design tenet, that we'd "get used to" the discomfort we felt on a bike,
>> that
>> when it rained we got sluiced or rode the trainer inside...
>>
>> In other words, I think it's in our (and I mean this group's) wiring to
>> dig
>> down on these topics.
>>
>> It's also winter, which means that for many of us, a few more months will
>> pass until we can feel the real breeze upon our cheeks and the hiss of
>> tires
>> upon the road.  That means it's a real possibility to get a bit wrapped up
>> in the conversation as an end to itself. It let's us live vicariously,
>> enjoy
>> the intensity of feeling which goes with an invigorating ride.
>>
>> There's always a point in every thread where diminishing returns begin to
>> occur.  There's a point in some threads where it's more of a two way chat
>> than a general topic of discussion. Historically, we as a group have been
>> excellent at knowing when to disengage, take it to a private back channel
>> or
>> simply agree to disagree.
>>
>> We are not the iBob group, and as I've said before in various "State of
>> The
>> List Reports", our strength and vitality as a group stems from the
>> specificity of our topic - Rivendell Bicycle Works. It's ulimately up to
>> each of us to maintain that balance.
>>
>> This probably ought to just morph into a SOTL Report...
>>
>> </admin hat>
>>
>>
>> - Jim
>>
>> Previous SOTLR's -
>> http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/sotlr
>>
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