Comments on: Everything Must Go

By: Johnny

Johnny — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:00:49 +0000

I’ve come back to this post a number of times after coming across a link that was posted by Patagonia on Facebook (and that link ultimately led me here). From this post I’ve found myself reading over your entire blog, enjoying your writing, bicycles, and business model. I tip my hat to you and Sweetpea.

By: Austin

Austin — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:07:17 +0000

Great comment Dave. Along the same lines I just read:

“There are certain things which play heroic roles in knitting the world together.”

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/12/03/book-on-the-myriad-u.html

The sentence was referring the the blue tarp, but I definitely see the bike as a thing with a pretty heroic role.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:49:19 +0000

Antoine de Saint-Exupery also said that a thing is made perfect, not when there is nothing left to be added, but when there is nothing left to take away.

“The items that you use incessantly, the items you employ every day, the normal, boring goods that don’t seem luxurious or romantic: these are the critical ones.”

- to me, this perfectly describes my bike. I use it everyday, and I would be much less mobile without it. It serves a useful purpose and I need it to be reliable and practical. It’s much like a good cast-iron cooking pot or a hard, sharp knife. With my bike, as with other things in my life, I have an extreme fondness for things that feel substantial, that feel well-made, and that do the intended job well. I want things that start out beautiful, and become more-so with a patina of age and use, things that will be with me and even outlast me.

By: Endlessbikeco.

Endlessbikeco. — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:46:45 +0000

I think this is a really amazing way to look at life. Thanks for that!

By: Neighbor Carl

Neighbor Carl — Wed, 27 May 2009 06:11:38 +0000

I’m with ya 100%, Austin. Great post.
So…can I grab somma that stuff in the basement? (Kidding! Kidding!)

By: Alice Kelzer

Alice Kelzer — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:06:59 +0000

Awesome work guys! Amazing and beautiful, Natalie. Right on with the getting rid of stuff you don’t need. I am trying to do that myself. All my best and Hi from Erik, too.

By: Dottie

Dottie — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:33:34 +0000

I like this idea. Whenever someone says they can’t believe people spend X amount on a commuter bike, I go back to this idea – why not spend the most on the bike you ride the most? Seems logical to me.