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Stuart
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 Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:27 am Post subject: How long has the comic got to go? |
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How long before it packs up?
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Emyr42
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| longer than that because there's people like me hoping in vain that one day they will start sending reporters and photographers to track events |
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PNuT
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track events lmfao  |
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Andrew R
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:48 am Post subject: |
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| longer than that because there's people like me hoping in vain that one day they will start sending reporters and photographers to track events |
Fat chance of that I'm afraid 
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Chr!s B.
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| longer than that because there's people like me hoping in vain that one day they will start sending reporters and photographers to track events |
Any extra race coverage beyond a few paragraphs about a Prem Cal, or 4 pages on an Obree crash would be enough for me to continue my subscription..
Race Bike of the year - up Mont Ventoux?? Well, we're all gonna race up there arent we...
I do wonder what they will fill it with, now that Lance has retired..
Probably still fill it with Lance though.
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George Minion
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:51 am Post subject: Re: How long has the comic got to go? |
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| Stuart wrote: |
| How long before it packs up? |
What,s this being asked for?
The comic is not as bad as some people are saying.They are moving with the times,whether some diehards like it or not Granfondo/Audax type events are the way forward.Over 650 rode the Phil and Friends,the Fred Whitton was oversubscribed,the Polkadot and Cotswold rides were well supported.The comic is covering what a majority of riders now want.
Add TONY to that and REMOVE an American(in fact ALL Americans) and the comic will have it RIGHT.
A happy subscriber
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Des
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:19 am Post subject: |
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Well it ain't what the majority of its readership want, hence its decline in readership figures when BC membership is rising and cycling in general is becoming more popular.
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Tom Butcher
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:34 am Post subject: |
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| I like riding the sportif events but an account of how one of their staff got on doesn't make good reading, or maybe they just don't employ good enough writers - there's other mags for that sort of thing anyway and Cycling+ does it better. |
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edtog
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| Simple, when it stops making money for IPC Country & Leisure Media. |
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Billy Boy
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| Simple, when it stops making money for IPC Country & Leisure Media. |
Good answer. So when's that?
It's a good job flights to Italy are cheap though or they'd be knackered.
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Artful Dodger
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A subscription based service supplying pdf to your email address, cost .50-1.00 pound a shot, its the way of the future for print based media me thinks (including newspapers)  |
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stevecee
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Personally I do not have time to read it cover to cover like in the old days…
Its size and content is fine and dandy for me….
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De Rosa
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| A subscription based service supplying pdf to your email address, cost .50-1.00 pound a shot, its the way of the future for print based media me thinks (including newspapers) |
We get that for free from the bc website and cyclingnews. But I still like getting the comic and it would be a sad day if it disappeared. |
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Coggy
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:57 am Post subject: |
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| I like reading the bike reviews, because I have no idea what to buy. |
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Stuart
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| I like reading the bike reviews, because I have no idea what to buy. |
buy a bike - they're great once you get yer balance. They need to be licensed in Helvetia though
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grega
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: How long has the comic got to go? |
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| George Minion wrote: |
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| How long before it packs up? |
What,s this being asked for?
The comic is not as bad as some people are saying.They are moving with the times,whether some diehards like it or not Granfondo/Audax type events are the way forward.Over 650 rode the Phil and Friends,the Fred Whitton was oversubscribed,the Polkadot and Cotswold rides were well supported.The comic is covering what a majority of riders now want.
Add TONY to that and REMOVE an American(in fact ALL Americans) and the comic will have it RIGHT.
A happy subscriber
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Big Deal, 650 rode "Phil and Freinds" how about the 1000s of marshalls,tea ladies, organisers and riders who compete week in and week out.... Where`s the reporting on there efforts. I don`t want to read about the C.W staffers jolly boys outing to France...... |
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ph
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:23 pm Post subject: Re: How long has the comic got to go? |
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| George Minion wrote: |
| Stuart wrote: |
| How long before it packs up? |
What,s this being asked for?
The comic is not as bad as some people are saying.They are moving with the times,whether some diehards like it or not Granfondo/Audax type events are the way forward.Over 650 rode the Phil and Friends,the Fred Whitton was oversubscribed,the Polkadot and Cotswold rides were well supported.The comic is covering what a majority of riders now want.
Add TONY to that and REMOVE an American(in fact ALL Americans) and the comic will have it RIGHT.
A happy subscriber
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I agree, its not that bad, but they used to do their own mass rides take the 100 mile manchester one in 94 maybe a way forward for them
They give a different take on the ride even as it maybe jobs for the boys, maybe Mr Bell doing a long ride would be more enteraining!!!!!
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George Minion
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 2:18 pm Post subject: Re: How long has the comic got to go? |
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| grega wrote: |
| George Minion wrote: |
| Stuart wrote: |
| How long before it packs up? |
What,s this being asked for?
The comic is not as bad as some people are saying.They are moving with the times,whether some diehards like it or not Granfondo/Audax type events are the way forward.Over 650 rode the Phil and Friends,the Fred Whitton was oversubscribed,the Polkadot and Cotswold rides were well supported.The comic is covering what a majority of riders now want.
Add TONY to that and REMOVE an American(in fact ALL Americans) and the comic will have it RIGHT.
A happy subscriber
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Big Deal, 650 rode "Phil and Freinds" how about the 1000s of marshalls,tea ladies, organisers and riders who compete week in and week out.... Where`s the reporting on there efforts. I don`t want to read about the C.W staffers jolly boys outing to France...... |
More interesting than "what Lance ,Tyler and Stuart Dangerfield did every week" even when they are not competing. |
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Emma
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 2:27 pm Post subject: Re: How long has the comic got to go? |
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| George Minion wrote: |
| Stuart wrote: |
| How long before it packs up? |
What,s this being asked for?
The comic is not as bad as some people are saying.They are moving with the times,whether some diehards like it or not Granfondo/Audax type events are the way forward.Over 650 rode the Phil and Friends,the Fred Whitton was oversubscribed,the Polkadot and Cotswold rides were well supported.The comic is covering what a majority of riders now want.
Add TONY to that and REMOVE an American(in fact ALL Americans) and the comic will have it RIGHT.
A happy subscriber
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Big Deal, 650 rode "Phil and Freinds" how about the 1000s of marshalls,tea ladies, organisers and riders who compete week in and week out.... Where`s the reporting on there efforts. I don`t want to read about the C.W staffers jolly boys outing to France...... |
What you want to read about the tea ladies, marshalls and organisers!! They could have a spot, Tea lady/ marshall of the week, a short biography, why they enjoy making tea etc etc, it's sure to shift loads of copies every week  |
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George Minion
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: How long has the comic got to go? |
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| Emma wrote: |
| grega wrote: |
| George Minion wrote: |
| Stuart wrote: |
| How long before it packs up? |
What,s this being asked for?
The comic is not as bad as some people are saying.They are moving with the times,whether some diehards like it or not Granfondo/Audax type events are the way forward.Over 650 rode the Phil and Friends,the Fred Whitton was oversubscribed,the Polkadot and Cotswold rides were well supported.The comic is covering what a majority of riders now want.
Add TONY to that and REMOVE an American(in fact ALL Americans) and the comic will have it RIGHT.
A happy subscriber
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Big Deal, 650 rode "Phil and Freinds" how about the 1000s of marshalls,tea ladies, organisers and riders who compete week in and week out.... Where`s the reporting on there efforts. I don`t want to read about the C.W staffers jolly boys outing to France...... |
What you want to read about the tea ladies, marshalls and organisers!! They could have a spot, Tea lady/ marshall of the week, a short biography, why they enjoy making tea etc etc, it's sure to shift loads of copies every week |
As Jesse,s favourite tea maker I would NOT be willing to share my tea making methods with the readers of CW,thats going to remain my knowledge only.
Some cake receipies and favourite marshelling postions would be gripping reading,move over TB,why have whit when we can have s**t.
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