Saddle, horse, man is an old cavalry adage that lists the order of priorities in which a trooper would look after his kit. Firstly he would look to his saddle (and all the other tack), then he would see to his horse and only then would he look after himself.
The same can be said for us as bike-riders, or at least that was what the TA was taught in our first bike-club (many, many, moons ago). This is not surprising perhaps, as many of us treat our bikes like horses. The stabling fees may not be as high, but the up-keep certainly can be (Dr Rob Klue DVM?)! We refer to saddling up, go for a trot in the country, bunch gallops and so-on. Maybe this is as far as we should take it; after all it used to be said, a touch cruelly, that the only brains in the cavalry were kept in their horses heads. Sure we're all an intelligent lot, by and large, but we all know some-one (I'm sure) who is regularly out-smarted by his (or her) Di2 controller!
Continued at the TurnAround's new home here (or here http://trins.ca/2011/07/saddle-horse-man/)
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