In a message dated 7/1/04 8:48:38 PM, Todd Kuzma writes:
> If you are making a claim of a technical improvement and you have data to
> support that claim, it seems like you'd want it to be known. That sort of
> thing helps to build credibility. Without the data, it sounds like the same
> marketing baloney that everybody else has.
>
> In any case, it certainly would be interesting to see a double blind study
> to determine if riders can perceive the difference.
>
I know very few people who are more interested in mind-numbing technical details than I (witnessed by the fact that I usually read every single word of every single message posted to this list)... But still, I can sympathize with a manufacturer who attempts to make a believable case for a hypothetical improvement while omitting the testing details. It seems like it would almost be essential for the manufacturer to do so. If research details remain proprietary, it would prevent a competitor from using that research as stepping-off point, wouldn't you think?
Bob Hovey
Columbus, GA