That wording isn't the best, but wasn't meant as a comment about the substance of the review. More that we treat these really expensive bikes as totally normal, and not a big deal. That's what I meant by that.
And, honestly, I really wasn't ever trying to suggest there are bad reviewers, or that the things they say are biased. I mean...they might be, but this isn't about that.
Remember the first bike you ever received in the mail, totally free of charge. I assume it was something like "I can't believe somebody is letting me do this." Now, you're generally rocking, what, $30,000 worth of bikes at any given time? Not to make this about you.
I'm just saying somewhere between that first "free" bike and here (wherever here may be), things change. And we should all be aware of that.
I'd say that as you review more and more bikes, your (technical) context grows, and you probably get better at picking up on the details. But it also subtly changes you in other ways, as well. And then it gets to a point where you have a garage full of expensive bikes and you don't think anything of it.
June 6, 2018, 1:32 p.m. - Dave Tolnai
That wording isn't the best, but wasn't meant as a comment about the substance of the review. More that we treat these really expensive bikes as totally normal, and not a big deal. That's what I meant by that. And, honestly, I really wasn't ever trying to suggest there are bad reviewers, or that the things they say are biased. I mean...they might be, but this isn't about that. Remember the first bike you ever received in the mail, totally free of charge. I assume it was something like "I can't believe somebody is letting me do this." Now, you're generally rocking, what, $30,000 worth of bikes at any given time? Not to make this about you. I'm just saying somewhere between that first "free" bike and here (wherever here may be), things change. And we should all be aware of that. I'd say that as you review more and more bikes, your (technical) context grows, and you probably get better at picking up on the details. But it also subtly changes you in other ways, as well. And then it gets to a point where you have a garage full of expensive bikes and you don't think anything of it.