A couple of things:
They definitely should have editted that photo to remove the phone number/company name, especially in the front page post. In both the Vital forums and the Pinkbike comments people were able to identify the rider with ease which just feels wrong.
In the case of of the photo of the bike on the rack, it seems like leaving a bike out in the open like that makes it fair game. There was just no attempt at secrecy there.
The photo of the Norco, if you feel you have to sneak around to take a photo that seems like a clear acknowledgement that what you are doing is wrong. New bikes have to be tested so inevitably folks are going to see them. To me if the company is making a bit of an attempt to keep it under wraps we should respect that and keep the sighting to ourselves.
Feb. 26, 2021, 5:54 a.m. - mtmc99
A couple of things: They definitely should have editted that photo to remove the phone number/company name, especially in the front page post. In both the Vital forums and the Pinkbike comments people were able to identify the rider with ease which just feels wrong. In the case of of the photo of the bike on the rack, it seems like leaving a bike out in the open like that makes it fair game. There was just no attempt at secrecy there. The photo of the Norco, if you feel you have to sneak around to take a photo that seems like a clear acknowledgement that what you are doing is wrong. New bikes have to be tested so inevitably folks are going to see them. To me if the company is making a bit of an attempt to keep it under wraps we should respect that and keep the sighting to ourselves.