Re: [RBW] My apologies to all the BSNYC conscientious objectors...

2012-01-17 Thread William
You're right Jim.  I should know better.  

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Re: [RBW] My apologies to all the BSNYC conscientious objectors...

2012-01-17 Thread David Yu Greenblatt
Sorry BSNYC rubs you the wrong way, Joe. The genre is satire (I think), and
while the humor is not always high brow ("AYHSMB") it has rarely struck me
as bitter, cynical, or unpleasant. Certainly Grant P is effusive in his
praise of the BSNYC book: http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/bo12.htm

David G, Madison WI

PS: Speaking of the book, I am done with my copy (purchased from
Rivendell). Anybody want it for $10 shipped?


On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 6:38 PM, Joe Bernard  wrote:

> I don't agree with the comparison. BSNYC has a bitter, cynical edge that
> is absent from Grant's writings. BSNYC has the unpleasant tone I see in the
> comment sections of many political blogs. Not fun.
>

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Re: [RBW] My apologies to all the BSNYC conscientious objectors...

2012-01-17 Thread James Warren


No disrespect intended to William who pointed out BikeSnob's latest (it is a kick-butt blog entry - thanks William!), but I'd like to recommend that we not use this list to discuss BikeSnob unless there is some significant Rivendell product connection in an entry. Otherwise, bringing up BikeSnob (whose book I really enjoy by the way) is likely to lead to a large volume of off-topic (yet civil) arguments on this list, AKA too much noise.
-Jim W.
 

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Re: [RBW] My apologies to all the BSNYC conscientious objectors...

2012-01-17 Thread DustyMerkin
Not comparing content just that they both sound like crotchety old men:)

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Re: [RBW] My apologies to all the BSNYC conscientious objectors...

2012-01-17 Thread Joe Bernard
I don't agree with the comparison. BSNYC has a bitter, cynical edge that is 
absent from Grant's writings. BSNYC has the unpleasant tone I see in the 
comment sections of many political blogs. Not fun.

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Re: [RBW] My apologies to all the BSNYC conscientious objectors...

2012-01-17 Thread DustyMerkin
As much as like Grant, he can too sound like a crotchety old manit's 
probably the crowd they're writing too.

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Re: [RBW] My apologies to all the BSNYC conscientious objectors...

2012-01-17 Thread PATRICK MOORE
He is starting to sound like a crotchety old man; and he's only 37 or so? I
like him but I was surprised by the vehemence of his statements -- which I
agree with, btw.

Can he be fundamentally serious under the surface of low comedy?

Moving on: there are several interesting bike blogs by women; Lovely
Bicycle is the best known but there are others worth reading (must find the
urls) even if you discount those aimed at purely women's interests as
clothing and so forth. I find the difference in perspective refreshing --
far, far less interest in kit and the minutiae of technology.

On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 1:53 PM, William  wrote:

> but today's Bike Snob was really quite good.  It wasn't top-notch comedy,
> but I challenge anybody to link me to a better blog post today, especially
> a cycling related one.  Perhaps I don't read enough blogs, but I don't have
> a ton of time to do so.  I think  _ is smart, thinks hard about
> what he writes, and writes creatively enough to make his repetitions
> entertaining even though they are repetitive.   Most of all he cares about
> what he does and cares about cycling and cyclists.
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[RBW] My apologies to all the BSNYC conscientious objectors...

2012-01-17 Thread William
but today's Bike Snob was really quite good.  It wasn't top-notch comedy, 
but I challenge anybody to link me to a better blog post today, especially 
a cycling related one.  Perhaps I don't read enough blogs, but I don't have 
a ton of time to do so.  I think  _ is smart, thinks hard about 
what he writes, and writes creatively enough to make his repetitions 
entertaining even though they are repetitive.   Most of all he cares about 
what he does and cares about cycling and cyclists.  

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