It regrettably wouldn’t be particularly enjoyable, on your end, but neither of those is precisely what I had in mind.
I was thinking that a writer might choose a common warranty issue amongst most brands, then try to get it resolved, and review the process. Essentially, it would be Yelp crossed with investigative journalism. The article would then be presented in a more digestible manner, where you would be comparing like to like, and giving examples of how each brand did.
I’m picturing something that looks like a helmet or trailbike round-up, where there are some criteria, and each company gets a score.
Although gathering anonymous feedback from shops and presenting it in organized detailed form (perhaps with a graphic rating) would also make for a good article, I am slightly more interested in seeing whether some brands might go above and beyond to get you back on your bike, where as, some might leave you high and dry.
Regardless of the exact form such an article takes, I think readers would be stoked to see that their bike brand is dope or have some catharsis in knowing that they aren’t alone in going through the bs their brand put them through.
April 26, 2022, 6:45 p.m. - Nick Coulter
It regrettably wouldn’t be particularly enjoyable, on your end, but neither of those is precisely what I had in mind. I was thinking that a writer might choose a common warranty issue amongst most brands, then try to get it resolved, and review the process. Essentially, it would be Yelp crossed with investigative journalism. The article would then be presented in a more digestible manner, where you would be comparing like to like, and giving examples of how each brand did. I’m picturing something that looks like a helmet or trailbike round-up, where there are some criteria, and each company gets a score. Although gathering anonymous feedback from shops and presenting it in organized detailed form (perhaps with a graphic rating) would also make for a good article, I am slightly more interested in seeing whether some brands might go above and beyond to get you back on your bike, where as, some might leave you high and dry. Regardless of the exact form such an article takes, I think readers would be stoked to see that their bike brand is dope or have some catharsis in knowing that they aren’t alone in going through the bs their brand put them through.