Re: [CR] Beauty in Steel

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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:24:58 -0700
From: "John Wood" <braxton72@gmail.com>
To: <jpknlnd@earthlink.net>
Cc: Classicrendezvous <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Beauty in Steel


If you need therapy Pete, then I'm guessing that we all do. Sounds like perfectly normal behavior to me. And since you can't afford a Lamborghini, and buying nature or another woman can be problematic and expensive, I'd definitely recommend buying another bike.

John

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 8:16 AM, Pete Kneeland <jpknlnd@earthlink.net>wrote:
> I was slapped recently by my wife for lovingly caressing a beautiful 56cm
> Raleigh Team fully Campy equipped. She finds it hard to understand my
> attraction to "mere" steel. I have a terrible habit of staring at things of
> beauty, bikes, art work, bikes, Lamborghinis, nature, and even on
> occasion...women. With the bikes it's sort of a lust...most likely because
> it's a lust I can satisy by buying the damn thing. With the rest of the
> abovementioned..its kind of a reverence (since I'm not rich enough for a
> Lambo) Do I need therapy....or just another bike? At 61..is there hope for
> this affliction other than buying more "old" bikes as she calls them? Help
>
>
> Pete Kneeland
> Houston, Tx
> jpknlnd@earthlink.net
> (832) 881-1755
>
> _______________________________________________
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John Wood
Missoula, Montana, USA