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In another thread, Tony Raven was having a bit of a mump about the
current state of this newsgroup and the net in general. I didn't disagree with most of what he wrote, but it did set me thinking about what my subscribing to this NG had given me. I first chanced upon it about three or four years ago and since then I have read much and written a little. I've kept clear of all the debates about plastic hats and mad motorists, not out of lack of interest, but mainly because by the time I get round to opening the thread, the usual suspects have banged out all imagineable points of view. I've tried to contribute the odd nugget of information and to throw in an occasional witty remark (Mrs G says I'm doing well in my efforts to become a wit; I'm half way there already :-) ). However, mainly I've learned from this group. I was an experienced solo recreational cyclist, who had a couple of decent bikes and kept them well maintained and as well used as time permitted. But I hadn't given a huge amount of thought to the business of cycling, nor bothered much to keep up to date. Since venturing on this group and learning from the experience of others I've moved to clipless pedals / shoes; experimented with saddles and saddle positions; replaced the faded jerseys with modern kit (some of it Aldi specials, of course); added a GPS unit to the tourer; learned how to ride in a group; and much more. And in addition to these cycling specific benefits, I've learned other stuff just by listening in. I was a regular PC user at work, but I just used the thing as a management tool and knew nothing beyond what my IT department provided. This group has since introduced me to Ebay (gee, thanks ;-) ), Linux, Firefox, Thunderbird, etc., and even got me motivated to learn basic HTML and write originally our business website and then a personal one. If I'm getting less out of urc now than before, it's partly because I've drunk greedily from the well in the past and have less thirst now and only partly because the group has become dominated by slagging matches over speed humps and counts of expired mammalia. I still enjoy reading ride reports and people's experiences on the road. I just enjoy conversing with other cyclists. If you all wander off to forums and places I can't be bothered with I won't fret - but I will be the poorer. -- Brian G www.wetwo.co.uk |
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In article , junk@ardo-
howe.co.uk says... In another thread, Tony Raven was having a bit of a mump about the current state of this newsgroup and the net in general. I didn't disagree with most of what he wrote, but it did set me thinking about what my subscribing to this NG had given me. I first chanced upon it about three or four years ago and since then I have read much and written a little. I've kept clear of all the debates about plastic hats and mad motorists, not out of lack of interest, but mainly because by the time I get round to opening the thread, the usual suspects have banged out all imagineable points of view. I've tried to contribute the odd nugget of information and to throw in an occasional witty remark (Mrs G says I'm doing well in my efforts to become a wit; I'm half way there already :-) ). However, mainly I've learned from this group. I was an experienced solo recreational cyclist, who had a couple of decent bikes and kept them well maintained and as well used as time permitted. But I hadn't given a huge amount of thought to the business of cycling, nor bothered much to keep up to date. Since venturing on this group and learning from the experience of others I've moved to clipless pedals / shoes; experimented with saddles and saddle positions; replaced the faded jerseys with modern kit (some of it Aldi specials, of course); added a GPS unit to the tourer; learned how to ride in a group; and much more. And in addition to these cycling specific benefits, I've learned other stuff just by listening in. I was a regular PC user at work, but I just used the thing as a management tool and knew nothing beyond what my IT department provided. This group has since introduced me to Ebay (gee, thanks ;-) ), Linux, Firefox, Thunderbird, etc., and even got me motivated to learn basic HTML and write originally our business website and then a personal one. If I'm getting less out of urc now than before, it's partly because I've drunk greedily from the well in the past and have less thirst now and only partly because the group has become dominated by slagging matches over speed humps and counts of expired mammalia. I still enjoy reading ride reports and people's experiences on the road. I just enjoy conversing with other cyclists. If you all wander off to forums and places I can't be bothered with I won't fret - but I will be the poorer. I found this group when I was looking for some advice after a car hit me and found this group such an interesting place that it's the group I've stayed subscribed to for the longest. There is a lot of good discussions and I wish I could contribute more but when ever I have something to say I find that someone has already said it. -- Cheers the.Mark |
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the.Mark wrote:
There is a lot of good discussions and I wish I could contribute more but when ever I have something to say I find that someone has already said it. Damn, you beat me to it. -- Don Whybrow Sequi Bonum Non Time A child of five could understand this! Fetch me a child of five. |
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in message , Brian G
') wrote: In another thread, Tony Raven was having a bit of a mump about the current state of this newsgroup and the net in general. I didn't disagree with most of what he wrote, but it did set me thinking about what my subscribing to this NG had given me. I first chanced upon it about three or four years ago and since then I have read much and written a little. Your article gave me great pleasure (and I've been and had a little browse round your website, which I also admired). When I first came to this froup - and it cannot have been long before you did - I'd been a liesure cyclist for 40-odd years - but I'd never been a member of a cycling club, didn't know what an audax was, never ridden a time trial, and barely even seen a cycle race. Now I'm chairman of a cycling club, organise races, get soundly beaten in time trials, and ride the occasional audax. I wouldn't say this froup is /entirely/ to blame... but it is certainly culpable. I'm off to be a member of the 'routing/derouting crew' for the Girvan this weekend... -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ Ye hypocrites! are these your pranks? To murder men and give God thanks? Desist, for shame! Proceed no further: God won't accept your thanks for murther -- Robert Burns, 'Thanksgiving For a National Victory' |
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"the.Mark" a écrit:
There is a lot of good discussions and I wish I could contribute more but when ever I have something to say I find that someone has already said it. Surely it's better to ask yourself, "if I wait half an hour, will somebody else post this?", then wait half an hour. It saves an awful lot of bother in the long run. James Thomson |
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Brian G wrote:
In another thread, Tony Raven was having a bit of a mump about the current state of this newsgroup and the net in general. I didn't disagree with most of what he wrote, but it did set me thinking about what my subscribing to this NG had given me. I first chanced upon it about three or four years ago and since then I have read much and written a little. I've kept clear of all the debates about plastic hats and mad motorists, not out of lack of interest, but mainly because by the time I get round to opening the thread, the usual suspects have banged out all imagineable points of view. I've tried to contribute the odd nugget of information and to throw in an occasional witty remark (Mrs G says I'm doing well in my efforts to become a wit; I'm half way there already :-) ). However, mainly I've learned from this group. I was an experienced solo recreational cyclist, who had a couple of decent bikes and kept them well maintained and as well used as time permitted. But I hadn't given a huge amount of thought to the business of cycling, nor bothered much to keep up to date. Since venturing on this group and learning from the experience of others I've moved to clipless pedals / shoes; experimented with saddles and saddle positions; replaced the faded jerseys with modern kit (some of it Aldi specials, of course); added a GPS unit to the tourer; learned how to ride in a group; and much more. And in addition to these cycling specific benefits, I've learned other stuff just by listening in. I was a regular PC user at work, but I just used the thing as a management tool and knew nothing beyond what my IT department provided. This group has since introduced me to Ebay (gee, thanks ;-) ), Linux, Firefox, Thunderbird, etc., and even got me motivated to learn basic HTML and write originally our business website and then a personal one. If I'm getting less out of urc now than before, it's partly because I've drunk greedily from the well in the past and have less thirst now and only partly because the group has become dominated by slagging matches over speed humps and counts of expired mammalia. I still enjoy reading ride reports and people's experiences on the road. I just enjoy conversing with other cyclists. If you all wander off to forums and places I can't be bothered with I won't fret - but I will be the poorer. I'll stand up for this NG. No, it is not perfect, being full of posts by imperfect people (myself being the least perfect of all). But of the general cycling NGs I've found, this the best signal to noise ratio and generally the best advice. Tony, and others, don't give up on this group. Take a sabbatical, update your filters, but don't give up. I appreciate your input. This group would be the less without you. |
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"the.Mark" wrote in message m... In article , junk@ardo- howe.co.uk says... In another thread, Tony Raven was having a bit of a mump about the current state of this newsgroup and the net in general. I didn't disagree with most of what he wrote, but it did set me thinking about what my subscribing to this NG had given me. I first chanced upon it about three or four years ago and since then I have read much and written a little. I've kept clear of all the debates about plastic hats and mad motorists, not out of lack of interest, but mainly because by the time I get round to opening the thread, the usual suspects have banged out all imagineable points of view. I've tried to contribute the odd nugget of information and to throw in an occasional witty remark (Mrs G says I'm doing well in my efforts to become a wit; I'm half way there already :-) ). Stuff deleted:- I found this group when I was looking for some advice after a car hit me and found this group such an interesting place that it's the group I've stayed subscribed to for the longest. There is a lot of good discussions and I wish I could contribute more but when ever I have something to say I find that someone has already said it. Join the club, it seems to happen to me often as well!(:-( Alan |
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"the.Mark" wrote in message m... In article , says... the.Mark wrote: There is a lot of good discussions and I wish I could contribute more but when ever I have something to say I find that someone has already said it. Damn, you beat me to it. Yes but your grammar would have been better. My grammer died a long time ago! Alan |
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