German bike magazines often actually measure things like fork stiffness, handlebar compliance etc to see how the numbers correlate with field observations. One of my older model RaceFace carbon bars was actually measured as being as compliant as a heavily marketed ‘compliant’ bar (OneUp I think). Anyway my point here is to once again encourage NA bike reviewers to obtain lab measurements of the easily measured things like this to help cut through the marketing fog.
July 9, 2024, 7:12 a.m. - Frorider
German bike magazines often actually measure things like fork stiffness, handlebar compliance etc to see how the numbers correlate with field observations. One of my older model RaceFace carbon bars was actually measured as being as compliant as a heavily marketed ‘compliant’ bar (OneUp I think). Anyway my point here is to once again encourage NA bike reviewers to obtain lab measurements of the easily measured things like this to help cut through the marketing fog.