03-10-2015, 04:25 AM
(03-10-2015, 03:17 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: I have been a Cycle World subscriber for many many years. Read it cover to cover including all ads except for Kevin Cameron's articles. Lord knows I've tried. Two paragraphs in and my eyes glaze over, my mind drifts off, and I might as well flip the page because there is no way I'm getting through the rest of the article. I miss Egan. Him..I could understand lol.
Gentlemen,
Certainly different strokes for different folks here. If I could spend one afternoon having a discussion with anybody in the motorcycle industry, it would be Kevin Cameron. Top Dead Center is the first thing I read when I get Cycle World each month. I have read and reread both of Kevin's books. I know I'm strange but one of the most enlightening and surprising series of articles I've ever read was Kevin's history on the development of the pneumatic tire from it's first beginnings on the new "safety bicycle" in the 1800's to the car and motorcycle tires of today.
Kevin ranges effortlessly from steam locomotives to WW2 aircraft radials to space shuttle booster rocket engines. Reading his explanations of the properties of different metals, how they endure stress and transfer heat, and what makes them crack and fail is fascinating to me. As someone said earlier in this thread, his ability to take a complex subject and make it understandable makes his writing special. But he's not just a tech guy. Kevin writes a lot about personality characteristics and how they effect an individuals performance and behavior both on and off motorcycles. I love the guy and can't get enough of his writing.
That said, I have read every one of Egan's books as well. Cheers.
Chip