Have to agree that we don't hang on anything. That's the realm of the
trendy. If anything, we're retrogeeks, the total opposites of trendy. We
got here on our own, and like Grant's copy because he puts our own thoughts
into words that we hadn't taken the trouble to write down.
On Friday,
Hey All,
OP here. I enjoyed the conversation. Thanks to all!
Smooth tracks,
Chris
Redding, Ca.
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Absolutely correct! Furthermore, all these folks that hang on Grant's
words to either agree or disagree. I don't get it.
It's not like we hang out or anything, but over the years, all the way
back to the BOB days, I've had some really nice chats with Grant. I
find him to be a pretty nice
With all respect to the writer, I think the review focuses on the
wrong things. If Grant had written a book about the history of racing,
then the exact number of Merckx's victories would be important.
However, in the context of Just Ride, 450 or 525 doesn't make a
difference. It's a lot.
I wouldn't get to hung up on George's review. I don't think reviewing
books is his thing. You want to talk about a guy who just
rideshttp://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/lifestylesearn-local-
ride-global/Content?oid=923718. He also watched 70 films in twelve
days AND watched every inning of
Bravo. I tried clipless when it was new - did not like it. Few years back
tried again to see how advances in technology might change my feelings.
Still don't like it. Cannot begin to count how many total strangers have
wondered when I am going to get with clipless.
And heck, my bikes
On Thu, 2012-12-13 at 06:26 -0800, Matthew J wrote:
And heck, my bikes have Campy Super Record, MKS Kierin and White
Industry platform pedals respectively. One would think even the most
casual cyclists would be aware that I have put a lot of thought (and
$) into my pedal choices.
Do you
Do you think for a moment _casual_ cyclists have any idea about high end
road pedals of any kind? I'll bet most _casual_ cyclists don't give any
thought to their pedals at all, whatever came with the bike is fine,
etc.
Used casual cyclists as reducio ad absurdam. Most who question my
I went back to platform a couple of years ago. No toe clips just bmx style
pedals and I love them. I speak for myself in that. Platforms are better for
me and I see no perceptible performance loss.
Several people I know just like being attached. It's nice to have quality
products on both
This thread seems to have deviated from the title, but it's interesting
anyway. I've ridden clipped in (mountain bike shoes) and found it
comfortable. The mountain bike shoes had a stiff sole and the pedals were
Shimano m545, which have a cage that offers great foot support. I did over
Due to various job/life situations, I haven't ridden near as much as I
would have liked in the past year. If it weren't for the Just Ride
philosophy GP established starting in the latter days of Bridgestone, I
probably woudn't have ridden at all. I would have believed that if I didn't
have
I enjoy reading Grant's copy - old Bridgestone cats are a hoot. Style is
part of it, and opinions are the rest. After all that, keeping alive the
timelessness of good bicycles is important.
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In
Thanks, Grant, for your graceful and open reply. As I wish you and your
business well, I'm glad that you read my post, for whatever it may be
worth. I'll shoot you an email off-list.
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But what I find offensive (that may be too stronga word) are the notions
that serious riders dress, ride bikes like, and
train like racers.
Agree with this completely. For the most part I ignore stuff about bikes
and riding I don't cotton to. Life is too short.
But this whole notion
I ride a lot of city park trails, especially with my daughter, or there's a
26-mile-round paved trail that I hit a lot just for a weekly aerobic ride
if no place else comes to mind. We see a lot of the same lycra guys there,
and many of them are smug if not condescending about upright bikes
I used to think it mattered who I passed and who passed me. I don't think
that anymore. I ring my bell hello at all of them.
On Wednesday, December 12, 2012 3:43:35 PM UTC-8, Ron Mc wrote:
I ride a lot of city park trails, especially with my daughter, or there's
a 26-mile-round paved
Thanks Patrick Moore for speaking my mind.
I do not have one cycling friend that agrees on all the nuances that
complicates the category that is bicycle riding.
But we are still friends.
I read Grant's cycling musings and he sounds like one of my guys who has
figured things out in his own way.
and William, in the post you replied to, I used the word I twice in 200
words - you used it 4 times in 80 words - think about it.
On Wednesday, December 12, 2012 6:55:36 PM UTC-6, William wrote:
I used to think it mattered who I passed and who passed me. I don't think
that anymore. I
Grant:
If you publish stuff, someone, somewhere, will be offended. Guaranteed.
Don't be sorry. The other side of balance beam is that you give voice to a
lot of ideas / opinions / thoughts that bubble around in a lot of our heads
but never make it into print. I don't agree with everything
Of course I use first person singular a lot. I'm smug!
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I had a lot of concrete ideas about bikes and cycling before I opened a
neighborhood bike shop 7 years ago. All my customers have their own ideas about
how bikes should be or how best to ride bikes, and all of them are correct!
Sometimes, though, they need a little encouragement. For example,
Continuing from above...
when I tell them there's no need to go clipless! I don't use clipless pedals.
This, of course, does not mean I discourage clipless lovers from loving
clipless. I just defuse the peer pressure for people who clearly aren't ready
for such an advancement in their bike
Not much of a book review.
On Monday, December 10, 2012 10:29:09 AM UTC-6, numbnuts wrote:
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Chris
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old George may want to skin a few teeth, but I don't think his audience is
big enough to affect Grant Petersen's audience one way or another.
On Monday, December 10, 2012 10:29:09 AM UTC-6, numbnuts wrote:
http://georgethecyclist.blogspot.com/2012/12/grant-petersons-racing-acumen.html
I do not have a dog in this hunt, I really don't care one way or the other,
and I didn't read the book, but I will note the following:
- The story of George is interesting (click through the photo to read about
him). The guy rides a bike, and I suspect that Grant would enjoy meeting
him.
I have read a lot in my life and never has someone who made stuff I wanted
offended me so much as to make me stop buying it outside of racism, hate
speak and that kind of thing. I think the issue a lot of people have with
Grant is they imagine their is some equivalency in the strength and power
In my opinion, George's bike is 4cm (or so) too small for him.
On Monday, December 10, 2012 8:29:09 AM UTC-8, numbnuts wrote:
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Chris
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I find George kinda interesting His sorta review of the book is just as
quirky as he is. He is still a bike messenger at my age! ( 55) and he does
a lot of nice long bike tours too.
His obsession with bike racing lore is really out there. While I'm a big
fan or professional cycling and have
I never TRY to offend people, but it sometimes happens and I'm always sorry
for it. My opinions about bikes are about bikes, and not the people who
ride them, but of course---I'm this way myself-I tend to take
equipment-comments personally. When I set out to do the Reader--and
catalogues
I tried to stay away from this thread, but this post makes me speak.
I haven't read the book, but I've read most of what Grant has written
since 1994, and my take on his opinions and style is that, if anyone
is offended by what GP says, he or she deserves to be offended.
There's not an offensive
I definitely agree with the message Grant is promoting, which
basically challenges/discards the turn-offs of cycling that prevent
more people from getting out there and riding.
Don't not-ride because you think you have to wear special clothes to ride.
Don't not-ride because you think you need to
Is this part of the whole paleo thing?
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For starters, he mis-spells Grant's last name throughout the review.
George's photo (I assume it's George) is taken on bike loaded down for a
tour, George wearing long pants to boot. He then gets into details about
the TdF / BORAF history? George is a card carrying grump in his way.
Yea,
He never mentioned much about the actual contents of the book.only
picking up on the TDF stuff and picking on GP's recollection of Eddie's
exact stats, spelling of derailleur (Sheldon's way) and a
incomplete recollection of a early TDF event which wasn't the intent (I
don't believe) of
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