Why is it in the mtb world there are so many large manufacturers of bogus equipment which have obviously had no R[HTML_REMOVED]D done whatsoever? If this were the automotive industry, there would be so many recalls on some products that some manufacturers could conceivebly go out of business, or heaven forbid actually have to make a product that works properly.
Yah, I know that there is a lot of crap in the car world as well, but it seems to me that the mtb world has a much higher percentage of rotten equipment than they do.
And why do we have to pay so much for these parts if they are not tested and approved? Why are we paying over $2000 for a frame that cost only a few hundred to buy out of Tiawan? Or over $25 for seals that cost only $3.50 from a supplier? Eveything is so ridiculously overpriced that I wonder how much longer I can afford this sport.
Have we fallen for marketing hype and been so blinded by next years new colours that we fail to notice the deficiencies or lack of improvements? Or have we bent ourselves over the perverbial hood of the car and asked for this load of crap to be rammed in our faces the hard way?
Pardon the rant but i have been at work for nearly 24hrs now and just need to vent.
can't fix stupid