Announcing the new and improved Go Clipless 3.0!
Ok...not quite a complete overhaul, but enough changes to warrant a full point release. So break out of your RSS readers and check out the new streamlined Go Clipless. Features include:
- New two column design for a less cluttered and more mobile-friendly look.
- Light Gray background to reduce harshness from reading on a large screen.
- Wider post column (500 pixels vs. 400); reducing scrolling and optimizing your reading pleasure.
- Tighter leading between items in the list column, again reducing the need to scroll.
- Re-sequenced link lists designed with the returning visitor in mind. For example recent comments are now near the top allowing you to quickly see if a post you are tracking has any new comments and is worth revisiting.
- A consolidated blog-roll combining the best of my local favorite blogs with those in the wider cycling blogosphere. More on the blog-roll later.
- A new list of my current musical rotation with a ten word or less review...both the good and the bad. Sometimes I buy some dogs. I'm always looking for recommendations.
- Two new posts added to the noteworthy, popular, or controversial link list in case you missed them.
- A cleaned up subscription list to make it easier to subscribe with most major feed readers.
Now...the locals may be wondering what happened to all of the content for riders in Virginia, Maryland, and D.C. Well, for a while now I have been focused on writing content that would appeal to a wider audience. At the same time, there have been stories worth telling, rides worth recounting, and news worth posting that only locals would care about. I have held back from posting them so as not to bore the wider readership. Soon I will be launching Go Clipless the DC Edition so these stories can yet again be told. A couple of people have indicated an interest to participate in the new local GC so it will probably be a collaborative effort. Shoot me an e-mail if you are interested in participating as a contributing or guest author.
Finally - the blog-roll. Lots of conflicting thoughts on this one. I want to give props to my fellow local bloggers, but could not justify carrying two lists and achieve a more streamlined GC at the same time. As a result, I folded some of the local blogs into an expanded blog-roll. I only included the ones that appeal to a wider audience, those with whom I have ridden or corresponded, or those that link to GC. If I've missed a blog...let me know. The new GC DC Edition will include a comprehensive list of local bloggers.
Anyway, that's enough for now...let me know what you think of the new GC. Thanks for reading.
