LA Times Fixie Article
10-06-05 | 12:13 AM
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Fixed It
10-06-05 | 04:31 AM
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If anyone has had direct interaction w/ this article's author (John Balzar), please contact me directly. I'd like to compare notes. -Matthew / info@kogswell.com
10-06-05 | 05:27 AM
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10-06-05 | 07:12 AM
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That's one of the first good fixed-gear articles in a mainstream publication that I've read. Mentioning the FGG along with the standard messengers and alleycats shows they at least did some homework. The only thing missing was the FGE.
10-06-05 | 08:28 AM
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Mehow, I'm a journalist. That's messed up. Don't just copy someone elses work in its entirety and post it on a message board. You totally circumvented the LAT's revenue model and gave away their work for free. And people wonder why newspapers are closing left and right around the country.
Anyway, it's a good story. My favorite snippet of the article:
"And in one of the odder advertising ploys of late, Lincoln sought to promote its Navigator SUV by associating it with images of New York City bike messengers—an ad that raised howls of protests from fixed-gear cyclists, who view 3-ton vehicles with the same loathing they have for packs of hounds on the loose."
Anyway, it's a good story. My favorite snippet of the article:
"And in one of the odder advertising ploys of late, Lincoln sought to promote its Navigator SUV by associating it with images of New York City bike messengers—an ad that raised howls of protests from fixed-gear cyclists, who view 3-ton vehicles with the same loathing they have for packs of hounds on the loose."
10-06-05 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by carleton
Mehow, I'm a journalist. That's messed up. Don't just copy someone elses work in its entirety and post it on a message board. You totally circumvented the LAT's revenue model and gave away their work for free. And people wonder why newspapers are closing left and right around the country.
Anyway, it's a good story. My favorite snippet of the article:
"And in one of the odder advertising ploys of late, Lincoln sought to promote its Navigator SUV by associating it with images of New York City bike messengers—an ad that raised howls of protests from fixed-gear cyclists, who view 3-ton vehicles with the same loathing they have for packs of hounds on the loose."
Anyway, it's a good story. My favorite snippet of the article:
"And in one of the odder advertising ploys of late, Lincoln sought to promote its Navigator SUV by associating it with images of New York City bike messengers—an ad that raised howls of protests from fixed-gear cyclists, who view 3-ton vehicles with the same loathing they have for packs of hounds on the loose."
I apologize if my actions hurt someone in someway. Thanks for bringing it to my attention from that perspective.
10-06-05 | 08:41 AM
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"A fixie becomes a wonderful extension of the ambulatory process. It's another limb that you use to dance, weave and flow through the space that's available to you on the street."
10-06-05 | 08:51 AM
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that's a classy bike. love those weinmann levers and the centerpulls are just awesome. great piece too. i like the fact he emphasizes that fg riding seems to be a domain of eccentric geezers just as much as young urbanites.
10-06-05 | 11:15 AM
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"And in one of the odder advertising ploys of late, Lincoln sought to promote its Navigator SUV by associating it with images of New York City bike messengers—an ad that raised howls of protests from fixed-gear cyclists, who view 3-ton vehicles with the same loathing they have for packs of hounds on the loose."[/QUOTE]
Packs of hounds on the loose? WTF? Is that a problem for fixed gear riders in LA?
Packs of hounds on the loose? WTF? Is that a problem for fixed gear riders in LA?
10-06-05 | 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by luckycat
"And in one of the odder advertising ploys of late, Lincoln sought to promote its Navigator SUV by associating it with images of New York City bike messengers—an ad that raised howls of protests from fixed-gear cyclists, who view 3-ton vehicles with the same loathing they have for packs of hounds on the loose."
Packs of hounds on the loose? WTF? Is that a problem for fixed gear riders in LA?[/QUOTE]
I carry a revolver with silver bullets just in case.
10-06-05 | 12:29 PM
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I heard about this article and was asked to have my bike used in for a photo....they never called. Thanks for posting.
10-06-05 | 03:02 PM
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i also thank you for posting. it's frustrating that newspapers don't make more of their articles available on-line. i also have a hunch that the reasons newspapers are going belly-up has to do more with their spurious ownership and business ties (often not very far removed from arms-manufacturers) than it does with people reposting articles in forums.
that is to say, if i couldn't have accessed that article, i would have counted it a loss rather than going out and buying an LA times or subscribing on-line. either way the paper doesn't get my money, and i doubt i'm alone on this.
if the LA times does go bankrupt in the next little while, well, i guess i'll just have to owe someone an apology.
that is to say, if i couldn't have accessed that article, i would have counted it a loss rather than going out and buying an LA times or subscribing on-line. either way the paper doesn't get my money, and i doubt i'm alone on this.
if the LA times does go bankrupt in the next little while, well, i guess i'll just have to owe someone an apology.
10-06-05 | 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by highpants
i also thank you for posting. it's frustrating that newspapers don't make more of their articles available on-line. i also have a hunch that the reasons newspapers are going belly-up has to do more with their spurious ownership and business ties (often not very far removed from arms-manufacturers) than it does with people reposting articles in forums.
that is to say, if i couldn't have accessed that article, i would have counted it a loss rather than going out and buying an LA times or subscribing on-line. either way the paper doesn't get my money, and i doubt i'm alone on this.
if the LA times does go bankrupt in the next little while, well, i guess i'll just have to owe someone an apology.
that is to say, if i couldn't have accessed that article, i would have counted it a loss rather than going out and buying an LA times or subscribing on-line. either way the paper doesn't get my money, and i doubt i'm alone on this.
if the LA times does go bankrupt in the next little while, well, i guess i'll just have to owe someone an apology.
Newspaper sales have been steadily declining since the internet has become main-stream.
About layoffs and closings read here:
NYT to lay off 4 pct of work force
Philly Newspapers Announce 100 Job Cuts
Birmingham Post Herald Closing
Edit:
Mercury News plans to shrink newsroom by 52 jobs
10-06-05 | 03:20 PM
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"The newspaper industry has been struggling with a lackluster ad market, increased newsprint costs and circulation declines as reader turn more often to the Internet for news."
https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050920/...ewyorktimes_dc
https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050920/...ewyorktimes_dc
10-06-05 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Kiecker
Your spam content also usually goes up after subscribing to their "free" service.
I didn't say it was "free". I said you don't have to pay money. You pay with your demographic information.
10-06-05 | 03:22 PM
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i for one am not into subscription newspapers online.. it really limits where you can collect your news, in an age where we finally can get all sorts of information if theyd let us.. who gives them correct information anyways? whats wrong with a newspaper making their money off of advertising like everyone else? (thats a question.. not a wise a$$ comment)
10-06-05 | 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by carleton
If you don't want to steal it and you don't want to give your demographic information, take $0.50 to the newsstand and buy a paper and pay your bit for the journalist's work.