Cycling Tips just fired a bunch of quality staff.
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I don't agree with your comments in post 5 though. Yes they are accurate, no I don't think they are how this scenario should play out. It seems like you commented without being aware of who at CT was let go, who owns CT, or the general background of how things have been fumbled by Outside. Maybe that's just me hoping you weren't aware. If you were aware, then we just disagree about who should be held accountable for poor decisions at the corporate level.
It's clear that you don't understand economics, but that's okay. As I have told many D students over the years, this isn't the most important thing in the world for most people.
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Fun fact: Caley Fretz used to post here (primarily in the 33) before he got paid to write (deservedly).
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The math that allows digital signatures and protecting your credit card everytime you buy anything online is pretty cool. (Modular exponentiation is the lions share of it.) Too bad people figured out how to use it to scam people with things like NFTs too.
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Yep, that's the one!
I like that quote because Econ is about (among other things) assessing trade-offs -- every benefit has a cost, every policy solution has a downside. Our job is to present policymakers with potential solutions and the costs of each one -- monetary and otherwise. It's not really our job to reach overarching conclusions or tell those policymakers what to do. That's why the view expressed by jon c. a few posts back is pretty much irrelevant.
I like that quote because Econ is about (among other things) assessing trade-offs -- every benefit has a cost, every policy solution has a downside. Our job is to present policymakers with potential solutions and the costs of each one -- monetary and otherwise. It's not really our job to reach overarching conclusions or tell those policymakers what to do. That's why the view expressed by jon c. a few posts back is pretty much irrelevant.
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I don’t see how this move makes any economic sense. I was drawn to it by the podcasts and the quality of the writing, and they’ve ditched some of the best reasons to follow the site. All I’m reading since is people who are canceling their subscriptions.
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If you actually read my posts, you may note that I did not state anything about CT; each of my comments was general. You read meaning into them which was not actually there. Your bad.
It's clear that you don't understand economics, but that's okay. As I have told many D students over the years, this isn't the most important thing in the world for most people.
It's clear that you don't understand economics, but that's okay. As I have told many D students over the years, this isn't the most important thing in the world for most people.
This place never fails.
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I notice that Abby Mickey (who is also great) hosted the Nov 22 weekly CT podcast which is still titled "The Weekly Show with Caley Fretz" and has a picture of him on the title screen. I'm assuming CT will re-brand/re-title that podcast at some point. I don't understand why they didn't just pause it for a few weeks while they do that, and wonder how long that will continue.
Also Caley Fretz added a new "The Placeholder" podcast yesterday with Dave Rome and Dane Cash (Dane was laid off from CT back in May) - they talk about bike racing, nerd out about tools for a few minutes, etc. It's good, and feels basically the CT podcast under a different title. They suggest at the end that they'll probably make a website.
I don't really know how the business end of this stuff works, but it seems like Caley likely has a lot of connections and could probably wrangle some sponsors and figure out a way to row his own canoe for a while here.
Also Caley Fretz added a new "The Placeholder" podcast yesterday with Dave Rome and Dane Cash (Dane was laid off from CT back in May) - they talk about bike racing, nerd out about tools for a few minutes, etc. It's good, and feels basically the CT podcast under a different title. They suggest at the end that they'll probably make a website.
I don't really know how the business end of this stuff works, but it seems like Caley likely has a lot of connections and could probably wrangle some sponsors and figure out a way to row his own canoe for a while here.
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I notice that Abby Mickey (who is also great) hosted the Nov 22 weekly CT podcast which is still titled "The Weekly Show with Caley Fretz" and has a picture of him on the title screen. I'm assuming CT will re-brand/re-title that podcast at some point. I don't understand why they didn't just pause it for a few weeks while they do that, and wonder how long that will continue.
Also Caley Fretz added a new "The Placeholder" podcast yesterday with Dave Rome and Dane Cash (Dane was laid off from CT back in May) - they talk about bike racing, nerd out about tools for a few minutes, etc. It's good, and feels basically the CT podcast under a different title. They suggest at the end that they'll probably make a website.
I don't really know how the business end of this stuff works, but it seems like Caley likely has a lot of connections and could probably wrangle some sponsors and figure out a way to row his own canoe for a while here.
Also Caley Fretz added a new "The Placeholder" podcast yesterday with Dave Rome and Dane Cash (Dane was laid off from CT back in May) - they talk about bike racing, nerd out about tools for a few minutes, etc. It's good, and feels basically the CT podcast under a different title. They suggest at the end that they'll probably make a website.
I don't really know how the business end of this stuff works, but it seems like Caley likely has a lot of connections and could probably wrangle some sponsors and figure out a way to row his own canoe for a while here.
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Caley and Dave Rome have started a new podcast which looks like it will be really good.
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Sounds like ZORG... Meowww...
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Dave, Caley, James, and Mechanic Zach need to get back together for my entertainment. The Nerd Alert episodes where the 4 of them rip on industry trends and shake their fists at clouds are always my favorite. I have a lot of favorites, given how frequently they would complain.
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Am I the only one thinking this is the reason why they wanted a change? I have not seen this discussed much. I really think all the fist shaking was scaring the bike manufacturers away. Just look at the latest field test on gravel bikes, they were actually giving some really heavy critique on some of the bikes. This is not typical to the traditional bicycle media where even a horrible product gets 4 stars out of 5.
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Hmmm. I can no longer find the message where I saw that. She has submitted her resignation effective at the end of this month. There are still 2 (or 3?) Freewheelin' podcasts to broadcast before then.
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Dave, Caley, James, and Mechanic Zach need to get back together for my entertainment. The Nerd Alert episodes where the 4 of them rip on industry trends and shake their fists at clouds are always my favorite. I have a lot of favorites, given how frequently they would complain.
It sounds like Caley, Dave and Rupe are primed to launch something new based on the last episode of the "placeholder" podcast. They should hook up with Ben Delaney, another Boulder-based bike journalist who's probably looking for a job and who knows a lot about bikes and racing.
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