[RBW] Re: If you have a minute, please read this - NYTimes article

2011-03-06 Thread bicyclebill
John, No offense taken, so no apology needed. As a follower of several bicycle forums, I was just surprised to find this topic being aired in this venue. I tend to look to these groups for technical advice, fellow Riv and vintage owners bikes and experiences, etc. I'm actually very sympathetic

[RBW] Re: If you have a minute, please read this - NYTimes article

2011-03-03 Thread John Bennett
Thanks, Jim. Apologies, Bicycle Bill. We try hard not to start anything here that is not RBW-specific, and maybe this is borderline, I don't know. That said, it was something we thought was important, and we wanted to get it out as quickly as possible because many of our customers have given gen

Re: [RBW] Re: If you have a minute, please read this - NYTimes article

2011-03-03 Thread CycloFiend
on 3/3/11 8:56 AM, bicyclebill at b...@wbpnet.com wrote: > Am I alone in trying to understand the relevance of this thread to > this group? However noble in its purpose, is this the right forum? I've let this run because John @ Rivbike started it, and it directly relates to one of the primary R

[RBW] Re: If you have a minute, please read this - NYTimes article

2011-03-03 Thread bicyclebill
Am I alone in trying to understand the relevance of this thread to this group? However noble in its purpose, is this the right forum? On Mar 2, 10:25 pm, Joan Oppel wrote: > Here's a link to a recent New York Times article that describes some of the > controversial parts of the merger and Mr. W

[RBW] Re: If you have a minute, please read this - NYTimes article

2011-03-03 Thread John Bennett
Thanks, Joan. Coincidentally, I was just pulling that up to read it again. I recently saw an interesting documentary entitled The Art of The Steal, which presented an enlightening perspective on how people take over boards, manipulate them, and change the direction of foundations for their own ben