The Rebirth of BOBishBikesFS on Google Groups
01-21-20, 10:33 AM
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The Rebirth of BOBishBikesFS on Google Groups
(Apologies to people who will see this multiple times.)
As many of you are no doubt aware, the new dark overlords who own Yahoo! Groups (Verizon) decided the service doesn't fit into their plans, so is in the process of shutting it all down. To that end, the web interface to the BOBishBikesFS group was tossed out, and the group operates by email only until the end of January, when it will be terminated completely. After some emails back and forth between a few people, I volunteered to set up a new BOBishBikesFS group on Google Groups which is now live:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bobishbikesfs
Unfortunately, the subscriptions of more than half the members of the old Yahoo! group were set to "no mail," so the loss of the web interface meant that they were completely shut out of any announcements specific to that group. (Way to go, Verizon.) That is the purpose of this message. I'd like to reach as many existing members of the old group with just a few messages to large groups of like-minded bikies so I don't have to send out more invite emails than absolutely necessary to alert everyone to the availability of the new group. Obviously, even if you weren't subscribed to the old group, you are welcome to join its reincarnation.
If you have any questions or complaints, please address them directly to me via email (skip.montanaro@gmail.com). I'll do my best to respond in a timely fashion.
Skip Montanaro
Evanston IL USA
As many of you are no doubt aware, the new dark overlords who own Yahoo! Groups (Verizon) decided the service doesn't fit into their plans, so is in the process of shutting it all down. To that end, the web interface to the BOBishBikesFS group was tossed out, and the group operates by email only until the end of January, when it will be terminated completely. After some emails back and forth between a few people, I volunteered to set up a new BOBishBikesFS group on Google Groups which is now live:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bobishbikesfs
Unfortunately, the subscriptions of more than half the members of the old Yahoo! group were set to "no mail," so the loss of the web interface meant that they were completely shut out of any announcements specific to that group. (Way to go, Verizon.) That is the purpose of this message. I'd like to reach as many existing members of the old group with just a few messages to large groups of like-minded bikies so I don't have to send out more invite emails than absolutely necessary to alert everyone to the availability of the new group. Obviously, even if you weren't subscribed to the old group, you are welcome to join its reincarnation.
If you have any questions or complaints, please address them directly to me via email (skip.montanaro@gmail.com). I'll do my best to respond in a timely fashion.
Skip Montanaro
Evanston IL USA
01-21-20, 10:10 PM
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What is a Bobish Bike ???
for non-Yahoo/Google members who might wonder what they might be missing
for non-Yahoo/Google members who might wonder what they might be missing
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01-22-20, 12:04 PM
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The Bridgestone Owners Bunch (iBOB) was a forum that supported owners of the Grant Peterson inspired Bridgestone line of bikes when he was a product manager/designer at Bridgestone USA. When Bridgestone USA folded, it became a generic group that favoured steel bikes, wider clearances, non-aero, slightly funky bikes such as early Rivendells. So, basically, BOBish bikes are the kind of bikes seen and talked about here in the Classic & Vintage Forum.
The Bridgestone Owners Bunch (iBOB) was a forum that supported owners of the Grant Peterson inspired Bridgestone line of bikes when he was a product manager/designer at Bridgestone USA. When Bridgestone USA folded, it became a generic group that favoured steel bikes, wider clearances, non-aero, slightly funky bikes such as early Rivendells. So, basically, BOBish bikes are the kind of bikes seen and talked about here in the Classic & Vintage Forum.
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01-22-20, 12:33 PM
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I have a Pinarello that is in the color BoB (Black on Black), I was thinking this was for me... alas, an outsider again!
