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Dimes
08-13-2003, 09:31 AM
Gosh, that's really too bad, he was such an open minded, all embracing editor <sarcasm off>. He did a lot for mountain biking in the early year...too bad he couldn't roll with the changes.



Zedbra
08-13-2003, 09:44 AM
That magazine has been going downhill for years, the only 'interesting' content was Zap's opinionated columns.

Damn - I still have over a year left on my subscription.
giiba
08-13-2003, 10:00 AM
The best thing about that mag is Dan Koepl (I haven't a clue how to spell his last name) the guy who does the "Hug the Bunny" at the end. That guy is hilarious. Zap was okay but I was never really a huge fan.
willmtbike4food
08-13-2003, 10:12 AM
giiba - i hear you, dan koepple (sp???) has always left me with a smile at the end of the issues.

zap spent too much time talking about MX.


anyone know why zap was let go?
white ri0t
08-13-2003, 10:20 AM
Zap had a hayday back in the early 90's when his stupid earings and regurgitated editorials were considered good. I think he sucks.
Ipecac
08-13-2003, 10:29 AM
Originally posted by giiba
The best thing about that mag is Dan Koepl (I haven't a clue how to spell his last name) the guy who does the "Hug the Bunny" at the end. That guy is hilarious. Zap was okay but I
was never really a huge fan.

Agreed... that guy's hilarious! I miss him since I let my subscription lapse a couple of years ago.

Now FLOW is a nice rag...
Dom@nsmb.com
08-13-2003, 11:13 AM
Such an open mind:rolleyes:

Good Ridance:D
Neo
08-13-2003, 11:24 AM
zap was totally lame.

hug the bunny was the only thing good about that magazine.
Broken Fusion!
08-13-2003, 11:46 AM
HAHA YES

THE DAY HAS COME.

GOOD BYE, JACKASS!

:D
patrolskid
08-13-2003, 11:57 AM
perhaps we should get together and send zap a farewell e-mail ...
m33p
08-13-2003, 12:06 PM
Fuck, zap was a uselsss piece of shit, even went as far to diss the north shore and the riders. What a momo.
trail worker
08-13-2003, 12:10 PM
all he ever seemed to ramble on about was his obsession with planes,and the evils of freeriding.
i'm glad my subscription ended a few years back.
trail worker
08-13-2003, 12:11 PM
Originally posted by patrolskid
perhaps we should get together and send zap a farewell e-mail ...

why not just send him an email with a link to this post....
Captain Da
08-13-2003, 01:10 PM
mountain bike action is even worse...black diamond wtf?
BURKE PHANTOMS
08-13-2003, 01:17 PM
All of the mags are beat. Flow is the best and even they are nepitistic in that they focus all their editorial and article energy blindly promoting companies that spend big cake advertising with them. The only way I could be satisfied is if the local scene gets big enough to support its own scene (something like concrete powder) That would be cool. Until then they are all impostor mag's sucking of the wallets of the richest companies. Zero journalistic integrity. With that rant done I would like to point out that the canadian scene is where it is at and we have the most talented riders and builders per capita.
snortpickle
08-13-2003, 01:19 PM
Hrmm are any of this guy's columns online? Would like to see why he's so hated :)
eddiebrannan
08-13-2003, 01:57 PM
dirt is a decent magazine, and :uk: too
CraigH
08-13-2003, 02:13 PM
Originally posted by snortpickle
Hrmm are any of this guy's columns online? Would like to see why he's so hated :)

Mountain Bike mag, Zap's columns (http://205.147.231.78/bread/zapata/)

http://www.mountainbike.com/ (http://)
Keefer
08-13-2003, 03:34 PM
Hey, since when did Travis Pastrana retire from Freestyle MX?!

Anyone else got an article with explanations etc?