Subject: Re: [CR]NOS Carrera frames - tubing used
Jon wrote:
"It is correct that an UltraFoco frame will be lighter
> than a Cromor frame, but when ALL things are considered in what the
customer
> will expect from their bike, is it the best choice? That depends.
They will
> rarely know, because the industry doesn't want them to make educated
> choices."
Do you have any factual basis for your statement?
What industry players are you referring to?
I think you are giving the "industry" way more credit for acting cohesively than it deserves, particularly in regard to offshore producers. Domestic rade organizations like the BIA have had a hard enough time working on the issue of increasing bike usage let alone addressing the type of information provided to consumers by manufacturers.
Hugh "industry insider" Enox
La Honda