Well said Jim. I think BQ is an excellent publication, particularly the accounts of rides/events.
I enjoy the product reviews-sometimes. But the rest? Sometimes I don't know. He seems to have gotten away from the "everything not made by the classic French builders-which by the way you probably never get your hands on-is somehow/way inferior" thing, but the various tests of tire rolling resistance, etc., are akin to a high school science project while others have the appearance of being self-serving whether they are or not. For example, there was a recent custom build for a 6'4" rider. He was put on a 59cm w/ 171mm cranks? Sorry, I'm not buying it. Or the endless opinion that fatter tires are every bit as fast as skinny tires. No way. More comfortable? Absolutely. Better on dirt? For sure. Not faster. If that were the case, does anyone believe that the entire bicycle, and tire industry would not jump at the task to supply the entire racing/fast recreational community with new frames and rubber? Come on all you anti-corporate people out there, of course they would! Lastly, a bike with a big square box-shaped bag is more aero than a non-bag equipped bike? Maybe if Cadel evans had installed one in the Tour, he would've narrowed the gap in that crucial time trial. Again, a great publication that I look fwd to each and every month. RGZ On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 10:41 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > I commend Jan for following his passion and making a very welcome business > out of it. I'd urge every interested person to read his blog and his paper > publication and carefully consider what he and his contributors have written. > > But after that, take what has been written with a grain of salt. I promise > that every one of Jan's opinions is perfectly true - for Jan, for today. Some > others may share aspects of Jan's body type, riding style, personality, or > general preferences, and some chords may ring true. But for others, there's > no need to wear Jan's clothes if they don't fit. > > I'm thinking of commuters and recreational riders who ride 6000+ miles per > year on, say, a tire that Jan didn't review favorably or on a bike that > doesn't have Jan's optimal steering geometry (i.e. most bikes). I'm thinking > of people who ride relatively slowly for an hour or two most days taking > pictures, but would never think PBP, or even a 200k, sounds like a good time. > > Jan is a sort of like a famous wine connoisseur. If he says Wine X is good > but Wine Y is swill, and you try both and find your preferences are the exact > opposite, then his opinion is worthless to you, and you shouldn't lose sleep > worrying that you're not tasting your wines correctly. > > -- > 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/-/O4bZhZMQThIJ. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
