D_Frumious_B@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Papa Tom <TomMontalbano@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> Also, very good point about how "smelling the roses" is relative. If
all we
>> wanted to do was get from Point A to Point B as quickly as possible, we
>> would drive there. ANYBODY who takes a bicycle instead of a car likely
>> prefers to smell the roses to SOME extent!
>
> There's a principle called "Fletcher's Law of Inverse Appreciation,"
> named after the guru of backpacking. It sez that the amount of detail
you
> see is inversely pro****tional to the sophistication (and hence, speed)
of
> your means of trans****tation. You'll see more driving than you would
> flying, more biking than driving. And if you're REALLY more interested
in
> rose-smelling than in destination-reaching, your best option is to walk.
> Going that slow also has its drawbacks, of course. A bike is one of the
> best compromises between covering ground and still seeing
something.[...]
I would choose a re***bent trike if I really want to see things. The
riding position does not naturally have the rider looking down. Road
hazards that could cause the single-track [1] vehicle rider to lose
balance can easily be ignored, if the trike has properly wide and
durable tires.
[1] Reference to the vehicle, not narrow "technical" off-road trails.
--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful
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