> My suggestion would be that BQ articles on new bikes and > equipment have an associated online archive of color photos.
The online full-color archives already exists: http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com/biketests.html (test bikes) and http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com/image-archive.html (classic bikes) Regarding the question of paper vs. electronic, most of us spend enough time looking at a screen. Sitting on the sofa with my children and reading a paper book or magazine is truly quality time. Beyond that, much of the research in Bicycle Quarterly hopefully will endure the ages. And for that, paper is invaluable. Web sites come and go, discs become illegible, but paper endures. If Velocio hadn't printed Le Cycliste on paper, we wouldn't know much about the early days of cyclotouring. And Rebour's wonderful drawings would be long-lost if they hadn't been printed on paper. I recently found an article that described how the "low-trail" geometries were developed... finally answering some of the questions I've had for years. My take is that if it's something you plan to keep, and if it's important, paper is good. If it's read once and then discarded, electronic is better. Compared to all the paper you get in the mail every year, four issues of Bicycle Quarterly don't make a huge impact. We use a local printer and recycled paper, and most of the magazines are carried to the post office by bike, so we are actively reducing our environmental impact. Jan Heine Editor Bicycle Quarterly 2116 Western Ave. Seattle WA 98121 http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com -- 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-bu...@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.
