On Mon, 2012-12-31 at 05:27 -0800, Garth wrote: > > Well Steve .... I am someone who doesn't wear such clothing that is > restrictive in any way :-)
And I spent five years riding to work every day wearing sports jackets, blazers and suits. When I changed jobs and moved to a new location, the feeble braking of the DL-1 and the steep hill with a traffic light at an intersection with one of the busiest streets in downtown Washington DC necessitated a change of bikes; and although the clothing I wore at work hadn't changed, the new bike and its different riding position meant I could no longer wear work clothes while riding, so I switched to carrying work clothes in panniers. I'd been a recreational rider for many years by then, and had a large supply of used cycling clothing, mostly worn out and not quite fit for long weekend duty. So I wore that, adding Army surplus: sweaters, wool field trousers and work gloves for the cold weather. > I see all sorts of people wearing all sorts of clothing and they're > enjoying themselves. I don't go swimming much, but every time I have done I've always seen people wearing bathing suits, not jeans and t shirts. Similarly, although you don't need a baseball glove when you're playing stick ball, you definitely do need one when you switch to hardball. You pretty much need a baseball cap, too, otherwise you can't see anything when you're looking into the sun. So, is that stuff "clothing" or is it "specialized sporting equipment"? > As children .... did we concern ourselves ever about what we wearing > outside or in ? Yes, of course. Perhaps your parents did not dress you in a winter coat that was so heavy and stiff it left you with your arms sticking out straight to the sides like a gingerbread man, unable to bend down, to move your arms or do much other than stand around posing. When I was a kid, it was common for parents to send their children out to play with last year's outgrown shoes as their "play shoes." Ever try to play baseball in a pair of leather soled dress shoes? It was absolutely fabulous when I got a pair of high top sneakers! > We grow into these perspectives where we buy into needing or > wanting this or that for infinite reasons .... but at the heart of it > all is the feeling of satisfaction ...... release and relief . It's > never about the "stuff" .... it's forever about the feeling of being > and the stuff is like "props" and we the actors of very own play ... > called "my life" :) > I'm not talking about play acting and props. I'm talking about function. I've tried to ride a century wearing soft soled sneakers, Y fronts and cut off denim jeans made into shorts. My mind still has the scars, and every time I hear Johnny Cash singing "Ring of Fire" I think of that abortive attempt. -- 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.
