MB Action article...gone and forgotten

[Thunderchild]

I received no response from MBA regarding their erroneous article about the Oz and yeah it is still bothering me.  So, I contacted Dirt Rag to see if they would like to do a more correct article.  They will accept an article for review and possible publication.  I am not the best writer, so I thought I would offer it to the group.  They would like from 300 to 500 words.  I asked if we could use MB Actions name and they said, "sure."  I thought it would be appropriate to showcase the bikes versatility, ability to have new technology added (disc brakes), ease of fixing a broken seat tube insert that I recently went through...etc.  Any takers?  Maybe a group effort would be appropriate?  Once ready to send; I have the editor contact information.  I also thought about doing nothing at all to keep the ebay listing prices low. 

Thunderchild

[jeffhop]

thunderchild, would it be possible to scan the article? ive never read it due to being in the uk and im sure that the other uk riders havent read it yet either, it would be much appreciated if you could.

[willem]

I'll email you the PDF from work tomorrow.

[jeffhop]

cheers willem

[Carbon_Angus]

GREAT IDEA but best of luck, if they had a retro section or column that would be the place for it. i haven't picked up a bike mag in quite awhile.

they want NEW stuff to showcase, even if it isn't improved.

[jeffhop]

i agree with the `not improved` part C/A ive got a vpp design bike as well as the oz and while it rides great and is like a magic carpet over rough stuff theres no way it can climb better than my old xpx, plus now that ive fitted a 4way to the oz its every bit as plush as the vpp but there again it cannot match the xpx on a climb, to me the old strut bikes are the best climbing bikes thats ever been made.

[jeffhop]

ok, for those that have yet to read the mba article here it is courtesy of willem.

[Old Proflexer]

h-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m !

not only gone but forgotten as well - i didn't know that.

OP

[shovelon]

$3999 in '98 seems cheap for cutting edge technology. For that matter, I am seeing $8 and $9k for some bikes selling now, 10 years later. Only a handful had delamination issues, and only a catastrophic crash could crack the carbon.

Ah, so that is why 5500 frames and bikes are selling like ti bikes.

[jeffhop]

thunderchild whats the email addy for MBA? as a uk oz rider i feel that its time we carbon riders spoke up from around the globe! i feel bloody insulted by that article. they want to try riding an oz with modern technologies such as discs and shocks and not just dismiss them with the original equipment.

[shovelon]

thunderchild whats the email addy for MBA? as a uk oz rider i feel that its time we carbon riders spoke up from around the globe! i feel bloody insulted by that article. they want to try riding an oz with modern technologies such as discs and shocks and not just dismiss them with the original equipment.

I found the email address to MBA. It is mbaction@hi-torque.com

Don't hesitate to add a picture, as they will print it with your blurb if they pick it.

[Thunderchild]

I used that email and I also submitted via Ask RC.  I sent pictures (my Oz at Moab, April 2008, etc.) and references and links to this site, etc.  I received no response. 

Thunderchild