(4:02 AM)
mindfulness in a catalog
This online store of bike things is mind-blowing: Rivendell Online Catalog. It has amazing attention to detail: materials, craft, and a tiny bit of practical, not-snobby heritage. Everything has a detailed, enthusiastic description and often a quick how-to. They are so attentive to detail that they get parts custom manufactured (tires, something else I don't remember) and dig up nifty things (opposite-shifting front derailleurs, wool cycling jerseys). I want a paper catalog so I can sit and drool (more drooling and catching enthusiasm than shopping).
specifically awesome things:
- flash pedals
- 10 little spanners in one (stocking stuffer for next christmas...)
- similarly, a y-wrench with 8,9, and 10 mm thingys
- a piece of waterproof cloth which actually just reminds me that I want a piece of waterproof, washable (like dishes), food-safe cloth to wrap sandwiches in.
