Quote Originally Posted by annie
LOL - VERY loud!
I started out biking as a minimalist - the less, the better. Less weight, you know. As the years have gone by, I've found it doesn't matter all that much. Unless I am racing (and that is less and less) I carry what I want and the weight bedamned! Each to their own - I truly believe that.

annie
Hmmmm very interesting. I started off as a mountain biker, joined the IMBA mountain bike patrol and carried everything-but-the-kitchen-sink for years. I find that the older I get and the longer I've been riding, the LESS I carry.

I'm also going through a de-cluttering phase in my personal (home) life. Less is...less. And I like it!

As you said: "each to their own"!

p.s. Can't fault you for the lipstick thing. One day I was riding home from work and caught a glimpse of myself in a store window, with my "work face" (powder and lipstick), and thought "damn I look good!"