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Issue 8 is in the building
It turns up a day early - again - and the first copies are going out today :-)
I'll only be able to get non-UK subscriber copies out today, and maybe advertiser and some contributor copies, as I'm waiting for the arrival tomorrow of various inserts which need to go out with all UK subscriber copies. This includes a feedback questionnaire, which I'd be most grateful if readers could fill in and return.
The issue is looking good. You can read the preview of the contents for now, and in a month or so I'll put up a few taster articles as PDFs, in a full online version.
Incidentally the Issue 7 and testimonials pages on this site have recently been updated, and I've also revamped my personal website at www.eland.org.uk.
Posted on 03 December 2002
Your comments ...| From: Seamus ([email protected]) on 03 December 2002 |
"feedback questionnaire"?
Is that something like a subscription renewal form at all? |
| From: The Printer ([email protected]) on 03 December 2002 |
Heres a few questions off the questionaire;
1. Name.
2. Address.
3. Method of payment; cash, cheque, credit card. |
| From: John Shackford ([email protected]) on 04 December 2002 |
I shall be up at the crack of dawn tomorrow the 5th December 2002, to catch the postman!
Looking forward to a good in depth read of those extra pages.
All the best,
John.
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| From: Seamus ([email protected]) on 05 December 2002 |
| And I shall be up at the crack of dawn a week on Sturday looking forward to recieving my copy too. |
| From: john shackford ([email protected]) on 05 December 2002 |
Oh dear me! No Velovision today-anyone else got one yet.?
Regards,
John.
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| From: Peter Eland ([email protected]) on 05 December 2002 |
I'd expect most people will get theirs tomorrow, and some on Saturday or even Monday. UK copies are posted second class mail, which takes at least a couple of days to reach its destination. All non-UK copies go airmail, which also takes a few days.
If you've not got yours by Friday next week please give me a call on 01904 438 224 and I'll resend - a few go missing each time despite being correctly addressed.
Peter
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| From: john.shackford ([email protected]) on 06 December 2002 |
MMMMmmmmmmm,
I thought that a First Class item such as Velovision would be mailed out First Classd!
Second rate mail. Takes more than two days.
Kind regards and awaitin .
John. (First Class).
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| From: Postmaster General (postmastergeneral.royalmail.co) on 06 December 2002 |
You're probably not aware of this but 1st Class Post costs more than 2nd Class Post.
I would imagine that the editorial staff of,"Velovision," are doing all they can to keep the cost of subscriptions as low as possible. This would, of course, be helped amply by making use of the 2nd Class service in preference to the 1st Class postal service with a considerable saving over a 12 month period.
Postmaster General. |
| From: john.shackford ([email protected]) on 06 December 2002 |
Mm, Dear P G,
I think Peter is just keeping us waiting to make sure we really enjoy what we get.
John.
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| From: . (.) on 06 December 2002 |
| 3 months not enough? |
| From: John J ([email protected]) on 06 December 2002 |
| YAY!!!!!! Issue 8 was waiting for me when I got home today (Fri), and a supa dupa issue it looks too. |
| From: RtH (@Cyclemagic,spokesfest and the) on 07 December 2002 |
| Glad to see Pete digitally altered my photo so I don't look tooo handsome. Thanks Pete. |
| From: RtH (etc etc) on 07 December 2002 |
Bet if my copy was sent first class it'd still get scrunched up :-(
Glad I don't personally pay for it :-) |
| From: john.shackford ([email protected]) on 07 December 2002 |
Saturday am-its arrived! It must be bigger because Peter said so but if it is the 'Buyers Guide' taking space-then its not really bigger-is it?
Subscription time-again? So soon?
Only a Full year available now ?
Ah well..
John.
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| From: kriss ([email protected]) on 08 December 2002 |
| Some of Pete's really keen subscribers turn up and collect their copy from the office. Why not take a quick trip to York and collect your pristine copy on the day it arrives in the office? :-P |
| From: Seamus ([email protected]) on 09 December 2002 |
Home from work on Friday there's a big brown envelope awaiting. Upon opening the first thing I noticed was two sheets of paper. I started to read the questionaire,"Name, address, method of payment." Oops. Wrong one. Stuff that.
Quick look through the mag to see who I know; RtH, Paul Stobbs, Jase, tiny pic of me.
Hey Rog. We got a draw. One pic each and one article each. |
| From: . (.) on 10 December 2002 |
"Some of Pete's really keen subscribers turn up and collect their copy from the office"
Would that by chance be, Some of Pete's really keen subscribers WHO LIVE IN YORK ? |
| From: Steven Brandist ([email protected]) on 11 December 2002 |
Good issue. A good mixture of articles, all interesting. The photography is finally up to the standard I expect.
Some previous issues have featured possibly the worst images I've ever seen printed - both technically (way too fuzzy) and artistically (if I see your garden table again I'll scream).
I was very disappointed at the D'Tek caption competition. The winning line was rubbish. Although I suppose it got the word 'BOB' in it.
My caption was "Seamus was finding trade disappointingly slow on his first day of being a human bike stand".
There. Much better I think you'll agree. |
| From: Peter Eland ([email protected]) on 11 December 2002 |
John:
- re two-issue subs: still available, just ask or use the online shop. I took this off the form as it was only ever used by a handful of people, and simpler forms are better.
Steve:
- Thanks for photo comments. A new (or rather, secondhand) digital camera certainly helped for Issue 8, at least for the images we took ourselves. Contributed images can sometimes be a bit ropey, even though I often get people to have several goes at photographs in an attempt to get good ones. Photo guidelines (100k PDF) sent on request, contributions always most welcome.
- Garden table? I wish I had a garden! ;-( Assuming you mean the one seen in e.g Issue 5 p.28, it's actually just outside the office...
- Caption competition: feel free to send Kevin at D-Tek some picture suggestions for this - my stock of even vaguely amusing pictures is swiftly running out.
Cheers!
Peter |
| From: Matthew Brown ([email protected]) on 11 December 2002 |
Does anyone know any of the people who've won the Dtek competitions?
I don't recognise any of the names and I know virtually everyone on the 'alternative' cycling scene.
Is it perhaps possible that they're making up the names of these winners?
How much new trade do you think is generated by the ads? It would have to be a substantial amount to pay for the advertisements in the first place and secondly to cover the cost of the Bob Yak trailers. |
| From: Peter Eland ([email protected]) on 11 December 2002 |
Careful Matthew, you wouldn't want to be libellous...and you're skating pretty close.
Winner's names are supplied by D-Tek but most if not all of the winners in previous ads have also been subscribers to the mag, and I can therefore confirm that they are 'real people'.
Regards,
Peter |
| From: Jimbo ([email protected]) on 11 December 2002 |
Issue 8, brilliant.
Read it cover to cover within a weekend despite moving house. Can I make a suggestion for the buyers guide section. Publicise the next topic to be featured either in the mag or here on the web-site. You might be able to get a feel for peoples best (or worst) products, photos and/or stories of the product in use.
Cheers
Jimbo |
| From: Matthew Brown ([email protected]) on 12 December 2002 |
Thanks Pete for confirming the existence of the prize winners. If you'd been unable to do so it would have been something to be concerned about.
Jimbo's suggestion is a good one; why write huge chunks when readers will happilly do it for you. Hmm. That doesn't at all sound the way it was meant to. You have access via this site and your subscibers a vast database of resource material on all aspoects of cycling so make use of it.
Open Road had a readers thingy where readers sent in their observations to be used in articles on; waterproofs, luggage, child transport.
Matty B. |
| From: Kevin (D.TEK) ([email protected]) on 23 January 2003 |
I think Matthew Brown wants a to be a winner !
So we have decided to award him a prize
all he has to do is send copies of his
D.TEK comp entries
and we will print them in the next available Velovision magazine
don't forget your home mailing address
the prize ? what could it be ...............???
You can tell the readers Mathew !!!
Come to think of it...boringmatthew ????
is he real because we have never seen him either!!!
Regards Kevin ....
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| From: Kevin (D.TEK) ([email protected]) on 23 January 2003 |
I think Matthew Brown wants a to be a winner !
So we have decided to award him a prize
all he has to do is send copies of his
D.TEK comp entries
and we will print them in the next available Velovision magazine
don't forget your home mailing address
the prize ? what could it be ...............???
You can tell the readers Mathew !!!
Come to think of it...boringmatthew ????
is he real because we have never seen him either!!!
Regards Kevin ....
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