+1 - Cycling has been a life long hobby and love of mine, and I consider bikes to be tools for a job. Their job its to provide me enjoyment. Cherish is not a word I would use to describe by relationship to bikes but I believe in having the right tool for the job (which is why I have 6 bikes) and cared for properly to provide me with the enjoyment from them that I expect. They should also be ridden, which is why I regularly lend my bikes out to friends.

My grandfather once told me "take care of your tools and they'll take care of you"