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 guy. But in those talks I never got the impression that I was talking to the Maharishi of the Bicycle, nor have I ever heard him suggest that. Opinions are like you know what's! The subtitle of the book, which is excellent reading, should be, "Your Mileage May Vary"! Every time I read stuff on Velominati, i.e., "The Rules" (very funny though!), or Chris Kostman I have to laugh at the pomposity of it all. When I read about the "Classic Cyclist" I kept waiting for the part where he was going to say, "...and the Classic Cyclist has just the right haircut...."! Grant at least is saying, "this is my opinion but hey, whatever". And I do like the Unracer tag. Brilliant. Oh yeah, YMMV! RGZ On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Jan Heine <hein...@earthlink.net> wrote: > 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." > > Unfortunately, it's common for people who for some reason disagree > with something they read to try and find something that is wrong, even > if it's just a typo on page 126. Then they say that the entire > argument is flawed because of these inconsistencies. > > Because of this nitpicking, the reader loses sight of what the author > wants to say: Does he agree or disagree with Grant? More importantly, > does he think the book is good/useful and if yes, for whom? If he > finds Grant's humorous attitude about racing grating, he should have > said so... > > Of course, the review is worth about as much as you paid for it... > > Jan Heine > Editor > Bicycle Quarterly > www.bikequarterly.com > > Follow out blog at janheine.blogspot.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-bunch@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. > -- 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-bunch@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.
