For me there are two rules in bicycle riding and life, for that matter.
Rule One: I have to do it...
Rule Two: I want to do it...
My rule one often leads one down the path of
good enough. My rule two down the path of
best results.
For me, even when I used to commute to and from work, rule two always applied to my bicycle rides.
The lovely suggestions for "
How To Ride A Bike Forever" are amusing and close to the mark, however; the only one I fully agree with is #8. I learned, long ago, that using a computer can (and did) interfere with the pleasure and want to do it factors. I tossed my computer and never did keep a log book (well one year the company I worked for encouraged the logging of mileage, offering prizes for most kilometers ridden - I came in second).
These days I still hunt through dump litter, I spend cash that I cannot really afford to spend on bike stuff. I spend time at Bike Forums because I want to. I spend hours puttering with my bikes, even when it is -24 degrees celcius outside (bloody cold today - dog, with one rear leg raised, froze to the tree a couple of hours ago), because I want to. I go through the agony of painting and cleaning and storing and and and, all because I want to.
The results...
My first old road bike that I restored myself (too big, bent and I destroyed the original paint/art...
My last effort at restoration...
My present effort...
