I remember the Maynard article, but I thought it showed more about
Maynard's known grumpiness than it did about Tucson. I never feared
riding a bike in Tucson because of the article.
jim m
wc ca
On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Jim Cloud <cloud...@aol.com> wrote:
> I was actually a little surprised that Grant published the article in
> the Rivendell Reader. There are a number of Rivendell owners in
> Tucson. Several of us even got together on one occasion to display
> our Rivendells and distribute Rivendell catalogs during a GABA
> (Greater Arizona Bicycling Association) swap meet a number of years
> ago (Greg Yares, who coordinates the swap meet, pulled us together)
> I guess Maynard is a FOG ("Friend of Grant") with certain
> prerogatives...
>
> Jim Cloud
> Tucson, AZ
>
> On Nov 5, 7:53 pm, Christopher Murray <chrispmurra...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> I lived in Tucson and I would say that it is one of the best places to ride
>> in the country. I have lived in NH, MA, CA, OR, and WA and the drivers were
>> no better and worse in most cases than in Tucson. The fact is cyclists have
>> issues with cars in every big city. Maynard is semi-famous so his voice got
>> heard and published. I actually wrote to Grant after MH wrote those things
>> about Tucson to say that it seemed totally unfair to Tucson without printing
>> a pro-Tucson piece too. Obviously that did not happen. Even now after moving
>> away from Tucson I still feel like what MH wrote and GP published was unfair
>> and not right.
>>
>> I actually met MH just before he moved and thought he was very nice. It
>> turns out we have mutual friends.
>>
>> Cheers!
>> cm
>
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