In a message dated 7/2/2003 5:19:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, stevens@veloworks.com writes:
<< Helmet discussions ... and if anything have even less to do with classic/vintage bicycles than Mavic GL-330s or Steinway pianos (as an analogy for hand-craftsmenship and anti-manufacturing artisan mindset). Dale -- can we get a ruling on this quick, before it turns into a long-winded helmet war that wastes even more time than ............. >>
OK OK.. I long ago emailed Ray that the helmet thing was OT even though I support helmets yada yada. He agreed but many others jumped in with their helmet stuff. I guess it's human nature but does not show much restraint and thought by those contributors.
This is a perfect example of where a harmless little OT excursion ends up consuming a lot of band width. Seems like you let the kids talk during study hall, what can it hurt, and then the whole class goes crazy...
Now do you all get it, how all the "let's change the basics and talk about what I want" fudges things up?
Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina <A HREF="http://www.classicrendezvous.com/main.htm">Classic Rendezvous</A>