There was considerable flak somewhere (boblist? thislist?) about what many people seemed to see as MH's misanthropy; and wasn't that essay his last in the RR? At any rate, to my eyes, from the half dozen or so pieces of his that I've read, he does seem touchy.
On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Jim Mather <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> > > 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 > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > 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. > > -- ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- -- 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.
