Folks:
Might I suggest that we find a way to minimize the number of messages replying to queries such as the "What shoe?" posting. I enjoyed the responses but understand why some members might have little or only peripheral interest in such a topic. Perhaps when such a question is posed, the author could request that replies be forwarded to the author only for compilation and subsequent posting to the list. A 24-hr delay for responses might allow the majority of respondees to chime in. This may be useful in minimizing the traffic and screening efforts. I've seen this work pretty effectively on other listservs.
Charlie Young Raining in Honeybrook, PA Hope to get my BOB-ish (but fenderless) Falcon out for the first time between rain drops tomorrow.
Bob wrote:
> Gee Chuck thanks for sharing your opinion.....
>
> Having been on the list for almost (but not quite) as long as yourself I've
> watched it change from an informative list in it's previous guise as a
> information sharing lightweight bicycle discussion group to a chat list
> about the relative merits of cycling shoes and the like I have to disagree.
>
> When you get one response to a question about 531R and over 50 on "my
> favourite cycling shoe" it wears a bit thin. What next - 60+ postings about
> wether the stripe on Eddy Merckx's socks was brown or Molteni orange ?
> Personally I'm calling it a day with contributing to the list - but hey
> Chuck that's my right and my opinion.
>
> Best regards and thanks to those who have provided much useful information
> over the last few years.
>
> Bob Reid
> Stonehaven
> Scotland