I bought the book at the Nashville book signing, sat for your talk, listened to the questions and answers and waited in line to get it signed and meet you. I have finished the book since then and have to say I very much enjoyed it; I enjoyed it enough to tell my wife that she needs to read it and that right there means something. That just doesn't always happen. I can't say I agree with everything, but I certainly agree with about 65% of what you wrote, probably more. I really wish I didn't have an allergy to wool. I am glad you wrote it and I am glad I had the opportunity to read it; the book made me happy, it was a fun read and had solid points throughout. So, thank you for that. - Ryan
> I am generally relieved that the book hasn't been panned more and worse. > An old friend didn't like it on Amazon, and that hurt me deeply, but I'm > trying to get over that, and that hurt has been more than all balmed-up by > the generally positive response here and other places. > I'm always described as polarizing or divisive, which is a funny thing to > read. In print, even here, I tend to not dance around points I'm trying to > make, and I don't qualify things with IMHO or whatever. But most of the > book IS opinion, and I hope nobody thinks it's all-or-nothing. I DO believe > it all, but I don't expect 100 percent compliance or agreement or anything. > Some of my best friends ride clipless and dress in spandex and grind away > long long miles, and they're no fools. I do fear for the ones who ride > carbon forks, though---and maybe carbon has gotten better, but snapping is > still common, and the nature of the failures has not changed. > Anyway.......I really hope I don't offend anybody with my opinions. I > think there has been and is an unhelpful emphasis on racer-like riding as a > goal for us all---the idea that we suffer and get stronger and leaner in > payment for the the suffering, and that we have so much to learn from > racers. I really do think all that is bs. But anyway....there's no Kool-Aid > to drink here. Just stuff to consider, whatever, and reject whenever > rejection seems the way to go. Over and out on that, but thank you all for > however much you've liked the book. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/YQf0_T4r1X8J. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
