Re: The Way It Works
- From: "Mike Kruger" <MikeKr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 00:11:44 GMT
"Zoot Katz" <zootkatz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I take the junk out the back door of the LBS. Consume it with my new
> hobby. Then I walk back in the front door with $600 loose bike jingle
> to drop. (That's after blowing $200 on tools and some supplies for
> making 500 more belts)
>
> Belts could get boring if I ever get it worked out so any fool can cut
> them. Sew-ups are for making braces rather than belts. Some tires
> aren't meant to be belts so they're turning into handbags to die for.
> Lots more design opportunities and detail in bags is going to keep it
> more interesting.
>
> The creative thought and skilled work that went into the design,
> fabrication and marketing of the tires I use as raw material cost
> unknowable millions of dollars. The people involved laboured hard on
> every different tread pattern. We use bike tires in their intended
> design purpose until we throw them away. We're throwing away all that
> skill, inspiration, perspiration and talent that went into every tire.
>
> It's old, it's worn. Our consumer society doesn't appreciate the wear
> of ages. The wear on the tire adds character to the belt and virtually
> guaranties its uniqueness. You've got to figure that no more than two
> tires got to me by anywhere near the same route. Every belt tells its
> own different story.
> --
If you missed the earlier thread, Zoot's posting might be obscure.
Zoot's making belts:
http://bikebling.blogspot.com/2005/12/high-zut-street-gear.html
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