Originally Posted by The Thin Man

Same here but I do wish the poster was rolled rather than folded (see previous pages comments).
Although, on the bright side, after months of stacked books on top of it, the poster is finally flattened out to the point where I am satisfied with framing it.

Originally Posted by Otto Rax

Stumbled across this thread and thought it was due a reply on a here.

I really can't blame any of you for feeling how you do. Again, I'm sorry. Some called it entitlement, some called it just plain lack of communication. I like to think it's just the latter, and if you knew me you'd probably agree. that is neither here nor there though.

Everyone seems to be caught up - thank you Robbie for handling the reposting of updates. I'll save the excuses, but it has certainly come together. I just got the 2nd proof copy back - wrong cover, wrong isbn, wrong paper, wrong page breaks, and wrong screening on the files. All the fault of the printer, but I met with a new, local printer on Monday and she assured me they could do it quicker and properly compared to the other.

I didn't realize so many of the contributors were BFers, otherwise I'd be more diligent with posting on here too. Real names (all I have on Kickstarter) don't align with everyone's aliases on here so I had no way of knowing. My C&V habit has taken a back seat in my current state-of-life, so I haven't frequented this board as much.

If you've moved, don't worry. I don't even have addresses, as Kickstarter has a procedure for getting those when the project is ready to ship. If you've contributed, you'll be getting an email very soon requesting your shipping info.

The update about shipping posters was a blanket update, so if you're reading this, got only a poster, and are itching for it immediately, please let me know and I'll be happy to ship yours out. PMs on here aren't the best, Kickstarter PMs aren't the best, nor is emailing through them. If you want to contact me, please use paxpaxpax [at] gmail [dot] com and I'll get this done. Of course, as I've stated earlier, if you'd simply like your money back, I can arrange that as well. It isn't in the spirit of this endeavour to be that unwilling, but everyone is different.

I think the nail was hit on the head when someone stated I had bitten off more than I could chew. I'd never published a book or set foot in a professional printshop before I embarked on this, and the project ballooned as I got more ambitious in an attempt to be comprehensive. I had only the best intentions of putting out a fantastic, very complete, book.

If you live local to Raleigh, NC - hit me up! I'm happy to get together, buy you a coffee, and hand over your poster. Heck, I'll even show you where the book stands (and I hope you'll be impressed).

Thanks again for everyone's patience in this matter. It has been a huge project that has netted me many lessons.

-Bryan Paxton

Originally Posted by Otto Rax

I'm sorry Neil, not all of us work at MIT. Some of us are former bike mechanics with college degrees who have just been dealt a bum hand in life. I'm still paying off debts for medical bills in collections and a whole slew of other things that are truly out of my control, but demand my miserly earnings at present. I'm living with my parents for the first time in 12 years for goodness' sake. I think about this promise that I have yet to fulfill. I think about it everyday, and continue to grieve over my reputation in this community; now sullied over a series of unfortunate events that delayed shipping of posters. I'm working to get it his done, but please just email me directly with any issues or problems. Don't just blast me here, that's poor form and predatory.

i don't post here anymore because I can't afford the bike game any longer, not to be evasive.

Originally Posted by nlerner

I did email you back in the fall; no response. Really, the $20 I'm out doesn't bother me--it's the lack of contact. Do you not have contact info for everyone who contributed? Is there some reason why you stopped communicating?

And, fwiw, I don't work at MIT, and I'm a former bike mechanic with a college degree. I'm sorry you feel that you've "just been dealt a bum hand in life," but I'm having trouble seeing that as an excuse for what is surely within your control.

Originally Posted by auchencrow

Holy gee-whillikers! I didn't pony-up any bread either, but I'm still hopeful that my Gitane's Huret Honeycomb dropouts got into the first edition. Having them published will be my 15 minutes of fame!

Originally Posted by Soylent

page 38. Looks great

Originally Posted by ColonelJLloyd

Otto Rax, your pot shot at nlerner is despicable. You failed at this project because of your own inadequacies and insinuating nlerner is some privileged soul who didn't earn his station in life by his own perseverance and dedication to hard work is another blow to your own character, which you seem to hold in pretty high esteem.

Originally Posted by -holiday76

Otto - not taking responsibility for your actions is pretty childish isn't it? There is no excuse regardless of your situation, bad luck or not. You took money for a product you did not deliver. That's called theft.

And your shot at the fact Nlerner has a job and your statement about your luck, well that just makes you look pathetic in addition to being a thief.

Make it right! Send cash or posters, those are your two options.

Originally Posted by Otto Rax

If this is going to be such an issue, I can also just send you the poster that is available - lesser print quality, and slightly smaller dimensions - than the one I'm hoping reprint and send to everyone (resend to book backers). If this would suffice (at least for now), EMAIL mean and I'll slip it in the mail on Monday.