[ronb]

Agree w you on the working on bikes vs cars...it's meditative for me to work on my bikes (columbus tubed cinelli frame from the late 70s, mostly upgraded to recent campy stuff; cannondale r900 w ultegra; and old school (early 90s )cannondale mtn bike). I ride approx 130 miles a week including just getting around town (SW massachussets - the berkshires). Working on the bike is intuitive; cars require a lot of manual reading, and system analysis that is a different head than building wheels etc. Somewhat manic rather than contemplative (although I am FAST with working on the bike (although not that fast a rider, even when I was doing serious mileage)).