Comments on: Bike & Chain http://urbanvelo.org/bike-and-chain/ Bicycles in the urban environment. A magazine about urban cycling. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:24:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Alison Chaiken http://urbanvelo.org/bike-and-chain/comment-page-1/#comment-3811 Alison Chaiken Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:38:42 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=2158#comment-3811 The web is full of readable self-published books, but _Bike and Chain_ is not one of them. Try Steve Roberts' very enjoyable _Computing across America_ or _Miles with Maggie_ instead. Or how about _The Road that has No End_? Even if you don't want to read about cycling, John Sundman's _Acts of the Apostles_ is excellent, and William Vollman's _You Bright and Risen Angels_ was originally written in a cubicle at night. The web is full of readable self-published books, but _Bike and Chain_ is not one of them. Try Steve Roberts’ very enjoyable _Computing across America_ or _Miles with Maggie_ instead. Or how about _The Road that has No End_? Even if you don’t want to read about cycling, John Sundman’s _Acts of the Apostles_ is excellent, and William Vollman’s _You Bright and Risen Angels_ was originally written in a cubicle at night.

]]> By: Labor Day - Cult of the Bicycle http://urbanvelo.org/bike-and-chain/comment-page-1/#comment-3620 Labor Day - Cult of the Bicycle Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:31:49 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=2158#comment-3620 [...] bike rack into a trailer hitch rack.Yehuda Moon: Most of my rides are like this.Bike & Chain a novel that's not a novel that's the "ultimate guide to bicycle culture."Pedicabs do brisk business in [...] [...] bike rack into a trailer hitch rack.Yehuda Moon: Most of my rides are like this.Bike & Chain a novel that's not a novel that's the "ultimate guide to bicycle culture."Pedicabs do brisk business in [...]

]]> By: Another Scott http://urbanvelo.org/bike-and-chain/comment-page-1/#comment-3538 Another Scott Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:02:10 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=2158#comment-3538 Crimany! Is this thing tedius! It's like something a meth-head would crank out (pun intended) while on a 3 day panic. Crimany! Is this thing tedius! It’s like something a meth-head would crank out (pun intended) while on a 3 day panic.

]]> By: Brian http://urbanvelo.org/bike-and-chain/comment-page-1/#comment-3476 Brian Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:42:16 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=2158#comment-3476 Wow. over 1,000 pages of material to pour over. Pretty ambitious if nothing else. I tried reading through some of the chapters that looked interesting to me, but it was really hard to get through... the style is a rambling prose that never really seems to focus on anything for more than a sentence or two. It was more than a bit nerve-wracking. Wow. over 1,000 pages of material to pour over. Pretty ambitious if nothing else.

I tried reading through some of the chapters that looked interesting to me, but it was really hard to get through… the style is a rambling prose that never really seems to focus on anything for more than a sentence or two. It was more than a bit nerve-wracking.

]]> By: scott http://urbanvelo.org/bike-and-chain/comment-page-1/#comment-3475 scott Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:08:03 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=2158#comment-3475 that adage is dumb. i TOTALLY judge books by their covers. :) that adage is dumb. i TOTALLY judge books by their covers. :)

]]> By: Urban Jeff http://urbanvelo.org/bike-and-chain/comment-page-1/#comment-3464 Urban Jeff Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:29:43 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=2158#comment-3464 Isn't there some sort of adage about judging a book by its cover? Isn’t there some sort of adage about judging a book by its cover?

]]> By: scott http://urbanvelo.org/bike-and-chain/comment-page-1/#comment-3460 scott Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:44:36 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=2158#comment-3460 There is nothing worse than the cover design of a self-published book. I hope the writing is a touch better. There is nothing worse than the cover design of a self-published book. I hope the writing is a touch better.

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