You're underestimating the ability of manufacturers to collect and use data.
1\. Sales figures of all kinds of things including bikes, components and apparel (by RF, their other brands, and data they can acquire about the bike market which is used by all brands to forecast sales, sizes, etc)
2\. When you navigate to Fox Racing to check recommended suspension pressures, they're gathering that data. Fox owns RF. Easy peasy.
3\. Biometrics. Average NA male and female at this height is probably choosing this width bar, ok let's tune for the avg weight of an active person in that category.
The interesting thing overall to me is that RF has taken a leap and the reaction of some is that that leap was worse than the status quo. But it's also clear that the dissenters weren't satisfied with a BIT more info or customization, almost like they prefer more or nothing.
And I'll say again that static deflection measurements do not translate to on trail performance or comfort. That's like saying that pushing down once on a fork will tell you how it'll perform in a rock garden. It's a red herring.
July 10, 2024, 8:21 a.m. - Pete Roggeman
You're underestimating the ability of manufacturers to collect and use data. 1\. Sales figures of all kinds of things including bikes, components and apparel (by RF, their other brands, and data they can acquire about the bike market which is used by all brands to forecast sales, sizes, etc) 2\. When you navigate to Fox Racing to check recommended suspension pressures, they're gathering that data. Fox owns RF. Easy peasy. 3\. Biometrics. Average NA male and female at this height is probably choosing this width bar, ok let's tune for the avg weight of an active person in that category. The interesting thing overall to me is that RF has taken a leap and the reaction of some is that that leap was worse than the status quo. But it's also clear that the dissenters weren't satisfied with a BIT more info or customization, almost like they prefer more or nothing. And I'll say again that static deflection measurements do not translate to on trail performance or comfort. That's like saying that pushing down once on a fork will tell you how it'll perform in a rock garden. It's a red herring.