Jan said:
>>I am one of the guys who prefers VBQ to BQ.
>
> The title matters to those who don't read the magazine, whereas
> readers care about the contents.
I'm gonna have to agree. Who cares what it's called. It could be called "Jan smells funny (but only after rides)" and I'd still pony up my money. The biggest thing about this list I miss is the history. For those that have been on here for 5+ years will remember when it was about history. With Bicycle Quarterly I get that, and a bunch of other stuff too.
The review of the Paul's New Racer brakes made me actually want some. I'm designing Mitzi's new touring frame around his article on front-end geometry. I like that Jan doesn't pull any punches in his reviews. If something isn't to his taste he says so, no BS or walking around the problem. So what if he reviews the occasional modern bike. If any other mag reviewed one classic bike the list would be all over it in praise.
Sure the first two times I "read" the thing I'm just looking at the excellent pictures. Finally I'll get down to digesting the written content and I find it to be very good. I find the writing a bit on the dry side sometimes, but there is nothing wrong with dry when trying to impart information. His articles are actually researched and referenced which is unheard of in any other cycling publication. I'm not a big fan of 650B, but I still read every article on them. Overall I think Bicycle Quarterly gets a 9 out of 10.
Keep up the good work Jan and contributors and remember Illegitimi non carborundum.*
best, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives a curmudgeon before he's even 40 in Coeur d'Alene, Id.
*= yes I know the phrase fake Latan, but it still gets the point across.