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rktmanfj · February 14, 2016, 07:51:12 PM

Just got around to reading the March issue of Cycle World, only to find that Peter Egan is no longer there.

fj1289 · February 14, 2016, 08:18:32 PM

Quote from: not a lib on February 14, 2016, 07:51:12 PM

Just got around to reading the March issue of Cycle World, only to find that Peter Egan is no longer there.

Uhhh - no longer in Cycle World, or driving classic cars with David Bowie? Hopefully only the former..

rktmanfj · February 14, 2016, 08:29:50 PM

Quote from: fj1289 on February 14, 2016, 08:18:32 PM
Uhhh - no longer in Cycle World, or driving classic cars with David Bowie? Hopefully only the former..

No, the new guy's article said he'd voluntarily left CW, hoping to avoid haters.
No other details given about his departure.

Edit: I did find the Peter is now in his late 60s, and suffering some health issues, but might be writing an occasional column.

fj1289 · February 14, 2016, 09:38:32 PM

I thought I had read a while back about him starting semi-retirement.

I always turn first to Kevin Cameron's column.

simi_ed · February 14, 2016, 11:45:49 PM

Cameron; Yup, me too! Smart Effen dude! He must think of this stuff in his sleep, there is just soooo much he seems to know and have done. I remember doing the same when he was at Cycle mag so many years ago.

Egan never struck me the same way I'm sorry to say. More power to him, I hope he enjoys a long retirement!

rktmanfj · February 15, 2016, 10:21:03 AM

Quote from: simi_ed on February 14, 2016, 11:45:49 PM
Cameron; Yup, me too! Smart Effen dude! He must think of this stuff in his sleep, there is just soooo much he seems to know and have done. I remember doing the same when he was at Cycle mag so many years ago.

Egan never struck me the same way I'm sorry to say. More power to him, I hope he enjoys a long retirement!

See, I'm completely the opposite from you guys...

While I've always read (and appreciated) Cameron's articles, it was always Egan's column that I turned to first. He has a way of making me feel as though I were right there.

I've just been going through some back issues that I missed out on from last year.

He'd only been putting up a column once in a while for some time, but this month's announcement had that sad finality to it.

rlucas · February 15, 2016, 11:38:05 AM

Quote from: not a lib on February 15, 2016, 10:21:03 AM

See, I'm completely the opposite from you guys...

While I've always read (and appreciated) Cameron's articles, it was always Egan's column that I turned to first. He has a way of making me feel as though I were right there.

I'm with you, Randy. I enjoy Cameron's articles, but I'm not that much of a techie - Egan always comes off as a guy I'd enjoy hanging around with.

rossi

Pat Conlon · February 15, 2016, 12:40:46 PM

Yea, I've especially enjoied his passion for the Norton Commandos....

Peter will be missed for sure. I hope he still contributes an occasional column.

FJ Flyer · February 17, 2016, 06:46:43 AM

Egan's semi-retirement was announced quite a while ago; I think he did a 'final' column. He still writes the infrequent articles - I think there was one in the last issue.

I enjoyed Egan, and especially enjoy Cameron. Must be the engineer in me.

It seemed like Egan was getting to be more of a rerun of past ideas. How many times can you regret selling an old Brit Bike, then find another to replace it? With the requisite drive in his van half way across the country in a snow storm to pick it up. There were always gems in the lot, perhaps less frequent than in the past. I like the book collections of his old stuff.

Charlie-brm · February 17, 2016, 11:37:23 AM

I used to read Road & Track all the time in the 70's and if I'm correct, the first article he ever wrote for them as a new addition.
Something about the hassles of working on tiny British sports cars that one could visualize like you were there.

Specifically the part about squeezing himself under the car and accidentally hitting his forehead on a bolt end; which caused him to react by jerking his head back, then reacting to the pain from hitting his head on the driveway by jerking his head forward and hitting his forehead into the bolt end again, etc. etc. until he lost consciousness.

He was a breath of fresh air for R&T, which could reek of self importance at times.

Firehawk068 · February 17, 2016, 02:38:13 PM

Quote from: Charlie-brm on February 17, 2016, 11:37:23 AM
I used to read Road & Track all the time in the 70's and if I'm correct, the first article he ever wrote for them as a new addition.
Something about the hassles of working on tiny British sports cars that one could visualize like you were there.

Specifically the part about squeezing himself under the car and accidentally hitting his forehead on a bolt end; which caused him to react by jerking his head back, then reacting to the pain from hitting his head on the driveway by jerking his head forward and hitting his forehead into the bolt end again, etc. etc. until he lost consciousness.

He was a breath of fresh air for R&T, which could reek of self importance at times.

I used to read his column in Road&Track also. Good stuff.

airheadPete · February 25, 2016, 08:18:27 PM

Hi guys, been away for a while...

Cameron appeals to the engineer in me, but Egan wrote just for the joy of driving/riding.
His stuff got repetitive in later years, but you, (I), always felt he was one of our tribe. He will be missed. His loss was the reason I stopped reading American motorcycle mags...

(Cameron is brilliant, I wish there was a compendium of his works.)

the fan · February 26, 2016, 04:11:28 AM

There is.

I have a copy of his first book but the title escapes me.

EDIT:
google says its titled "Top Dead Center"

FJ1100mjk · February 26, 2016, 08:03:20 AM

I lean towards Cameron, for reasons that others have stated. Not so, with Eagan, but I respect his writing style and stories.

I got the first volume of Cameron's TDC years ago, and burned right through it, because I liked it so much. Was always meaning to go and get the second volume, but never got around to it.

TexasDave · February 26, 2016, 09:11:13 AM

Always enjoyed Egan and Cameron for the reasons stated by Airheadpete. There is a good article by Egan in the Jan/Feb issue of Cycle World on the comparative merits of two of his bikes. The article is titled "Classic Rematch" and features the Norton Commando and BMW R90s. Two bikes I have always wanted. I always got the impression he only wrenched so he could keep riding. He is a classic like his bikes. Dave

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