Horn, tooting my own and all that...whatever
08-17-11, 03:13 PM
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Horn, tooting my own and all that...whatever
I hardly make my own threads anymore. Struggled with posting this one because honestly it does seem to happen often: some people really don't like seeing good things happen to others and like to take pot-shots.
Then I realized this is like any other article linked to from a online cycling mag about product....it just happens to be about me.
Not trying to drum up business or advertize (some people seem to have a hard time believing that). I just want to share this and say "HEY COOL! Someone interviewed me!"
FWIW - I sent the link to my mother too and I'm not trying to sell wheels to her either.
https://www.cxmagazine.com/saddle-rob...-wheel-builder
Then I realized this is like any other article linked to from a online cycling mag about product....it just happens to be about me.
Not trying to drum up business or advertize (some people seem to have a hard time believing that). I just want to share this and say "HEY COOL! Someone interviewed me!"
FWIW - I sent the link to my mother too and I'm not trying to sell wheels to her either.
https://www.cxmagazine.com/saddle-rob...-wheel-builder
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08-17-11, 03:15 PM
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I think it's great!
08-17-11, 03:16 PM
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AWesome interview 
08-17-11, 03:18 PM
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I didn't know you were a blowhard. Interesting choice of photo.
08-17-11, 03:29 PM
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Awesome interview and you should be able to toot your own horn. When an old band of mine was featured in a 3 page local newspaper spread, you bet I shared it with everyone I knew!
08-17-11, 03:29 PM
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Nice job.
08-17-11, 03:31 PM
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Speak you always like master jedi when threads initiating? Perhaps a good thing it is that not many threads you start.
08-17-11, 03:32 PM
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well deserved horn blowing if I say so myself.
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08-17-11, 03:34 PM
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08-17-11, 03:39 PM
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I hardly make my own threads anymore. Struggled with posting this one because honestly it does seem to happen often: some people really don't like seeing good things happen to others and like to take pot-shots.
https://www.cxmagazine.com/saddle-rob...-wheel-builder
https://www.cxmagazine.com/saddle-rob...-wheel-builder
08-17-11, 04:17 PM
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To quote Will Sonnett, "...no brag, just fact."
or Kid Rock, "It ain't braggin' #@%!?/ &@#/!? if you can back it up."
Always enjoy good things happening to good people, congrats. BTW the wheel in the picture looks sick!
or Kid Rock, "It ain't braggin' #@%!?/ &@#/!? if you can back it up."
Always enjoy good things happening to good people, congrats. BTW the wheel in the picture looks sick!
08-17-11, 04:26 PM
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Congrats!
08-17-11, 04:54 PM
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Congrats Rob!!!
I must have had five or six people this weekend say, "Hey, who built those wheels?" If you don't toot your own horn those of us rolling your wheels will toot it for you!
I must have had five or six people this weekend say, "Hey, who built those wheels?" If you don't toot your own horn those of us rolling your wheels will toot it for you!
08-17-11, 05:20 PM
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You've earned it Rob. Congrats!
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08-17-11, 05:35 PM
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Great article! Loved what you had to say about the custom market and being able to listen to the individual rider's needs, and then designing a product around that. You sound like a great craftsman! Congrats on the article.
08-17-11, 05:50 PM
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Very cool! Hope it generates some interest and allows you to build some more people some nice wheels! I know next set of wheels I get will be a hand built set, from you probably!
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Yeah, article definitely got me feeling marginalized and thinking about how to artificially shorten the life of my stock R500s. People in my group ride tonight are going to be saying "Dude, you need to pay attention, you've hit every pot-hole on the route".
08-17-11, 06:06 PM
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Wait! PSIMET builds wheels? Since when?
Next you're going to tell us that EventServices guy wrote a book or something.
Yeah, right.
Next you're going to tell us that EventServices guy wrote a book or something.
Yeah, right.
08-17-11, 06:06 PM
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SHILL! SHILL!
Uhm... congratulations, actually. That's awesome. Glad to hear you're getting recognition in the press.
Uhm... congratulations, actually. That's awesome. Glad to hear you're getting recognition in the press.
