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“Worse things happen at sea”

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I am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. I must break away and get out into the mountains to learn the news.

John Muir

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Riding bikes rarely gives the answer. Riding bikes is the answer for now.

Tom

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I like to think we share a simple truth with trees. If you spend your life leaning into the weather, you’re bound to develop a little character.

instagram/bejamin

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The secret of the mountain is that the mountains simply exist, as I do myself: the mountains exist simply, which I do not.

Peter Matthiessen, The Snow Leopard

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No-one that I know of working today adds nicer details to a custom bike than Chris Bishop. The Randonneur is lovely, but

Just Look At That Stay End Finishing. 

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Expectations are dangerous. If you find yourself saying “should”—I should be there by now, I should be moving faster than this—then you have expectations. Expectations are an energy leak. Focus instead on the tasks that make you faster, not general overwhelming feelings of inadequacy. Be efficient, thorough, and logical. Be kind to yourself. You are where you are, and it is what it is.

Jackie Bernardi

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"....But they were making smoke and mirrors shit that wasn’t available. The first year we gave toilet seats, we had the best R and D award, “Rip off and Duplicate.” That went to Specialized. I ran into Mike Sinyard in an elevator after the award ceremony. I said, “I think you got an award.” “What was it?” “I’m not going to tell you. Send somebody to the booth to pick it up. But I think that you got one.” I knew that he got one. I saw him a few days later. “Did someone pick up that award?” “What award?” And he turned around and walked away. He didn’t talk to me for ten years. Since then, we’ve talked. I’ve run into him at one of the handbuilt shows, at San Jose. He was like ten feet away and he was smiling and laughing and talking to somebody. He said, “Are you still in Oregon? You’re still in Oregon aren’t you.” “No, I moved 25 years ago.” “Oh! You moved!” “I’m in Petaluma.” “Wow, that’s Bay Area! We should have you do some design work or something!” “No.” That’s where the excellence in litigation award, the grand prize, came from Specialized.

The bike business used to be more fun. I’ve been saying for years, no one makes nearly enough money doing what they do, so you might as well have fun with it.”

“...The Hikaris… I went to the factory, I told them I wanted “Made in Japan” underneath the clear so you couldn’t peel it off. I also told them I wanted on the bottom bracket, all the tubes mitered full. They said, “Why?” “Cause that’s the way I do things.” Their answer to that was, “For the same amount of money, we could paint the headtube a different color.” “

https://www.bikerumor.com/2017/10/27/bruce_gordon_final_interview/

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They are just mountains, yet they are both the immoveable object and the irresistable force.  What happens in my mind when they meet?

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“I love steel and lugs. Why not?”

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Gone full Power Ranger? All you need to complete your ‘riot-droid on a mountain bike’ look this season is now here. 

20 seconds to comply!

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One of the most powerful luxuries is security in lack of certainty.

Someone on instagram, about travel plans and suprises

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Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid of standing still.

Japanese Proverb. Maybe an audaxer.