While I dont agree with Grant on some stuff (see helmets) I admire his passion. All too often those who run a business can be worn down over time by the tide of criticism and in an attempt to appeal to the biggest audience possible and wind up sounding like some politician who cant just take a stand on something. I would rather have someone I vehemently disagree with than some syncophant who doesnt want to step on anyone's toes. And as for the hating on CF I do remember reading that GP knew someone who lost thier life due to a snapped CF fork so maybe it is a bit more personal to him than just cost and other superficial concerns. Again, I rode CF, and a SS conversion at that but as a bigger guy I was glad was glad to see it go rather than worrying if that next pothole was going to be my doom or not.
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 3:26 PM, pb <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tuesday, July 3, 2012 1:26:08 PM UTC-7, Brewster Fong wrote: > >> >> Why does Grant continue to propagate such falsehood. Of course CARBON >> FIBER FRAMES CAN BE REPAIRED. Grants continued insistance that it "can't be >> fixed" makes him look petty and shows that he has no other way of degrading >> the material to sell his supposedly *superior* steel frames. Note, it can >> actually be easier and cheaper to repair carbon! >> > > I appreciated Brewster's comments. When I was a Reader subscriber, I was > always saddened and alienated when Grant would assert that certain things > were stupid, inferior, a fraud, a lie, a hoax, blah, blah, blah. I always > wished that he would figure out that it's sufficient to be different and to > promote an alternative. It's not necessary to make derogatory comments -- > facts, as one sees them, are more persuasive. I think that "Xxx may > be popular, but we feel that yyy is a desireable alternative -- or more > desireable -- for the following reasons" is much more more appealing to me > than "Xxx is a big fat lie". > > I've got bikes hanging in the garage that range from full-race (no more > carbon frames, as it happens, titanium instead, but certainly carbon forks) > to classic and neo-classic steel, to a rather tasty classic townie > conversion with rubber pedals. I enjoy and appreciate all of them. > > Shrug. > > pb, who thoroughly enjoys riding in fast pacelines, and who also > thoroughly enjoys relaxed and aimless solo cruises > > > > -- > 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/-/Kb5p-HLQamUJ. > > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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.
