Comments on: Review processes continued http://bluecollarmtb.com/2005/07/01/review-processes-continued/ Mountain Bike Reviews, News, Deals and How Tos Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:24:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Tim Grahl http://bluecollarmtb.com/2005/07/01/review-processes-continued/comment-page-1/#comment-9889 Tim Grahl Tue, 05 Jul 2005 16:15:16 +0000 http://bluecollarmtb.com/2005/07/01/review-processes-continued/#comment-9889 "but I honestly think that in the back of a lot of our minds, we 'knew' alot of these reviews were b.s." This is what scares me... you are one who know what's going on pretty well and I try to keep my ear to the ground a good bike and we just had this thing in the back of our mind. Which means the newbies and weekend warriors probably don't have a clue. “but I honestly think that in the back of a lot of our minds, we ‘knew’ alot of these reviews were b.s.”

This is what scares me… you are one who know what’s going on pretty well and I try to keep my ear to the ground a good bike and we just had this thing in the back of our mind. Which means the newbies and weekend warriors probably don’t have a clue.

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://bluecollarmtb.com/2005/07/01/review-processes-continued/comment-page-1/#comment-9884 Guitar Ted Fri, 01 Jul 2005 22:29:26 +0000 http://bluecollarmtb.com/2005/07/01/review-processes-continued/#comment-9884 Righteous! I agree! This is only confirmation of what I, and others I have talked to, have surmised for YEARS! I mean, come on! We are NOT STUPID out here! I know that if a large manufacturer of shocks, for example, invites a journalist to a "camp"( whatever!) then that journalist IS NOT going to critically review said product! NO WAY! These types of pieces are total wastes of our time. This is just one example. I am glad you are disseminating this info, but I honestly think that in the back of a lot of our minds, we "knew" alot of these reviews were b.s. Righteous! I agree! This is only confirmation of what I, and others I have talked to, have surmised for YEARS! I mean, come on! We are NOT STUPID out here! I know that if a large manufacturer of shocks, for example, invites a journalist to a “camp”( whatever!) then that journalist IS NOT going to critically review said product! NO WAY! These types of pieces are total wastes of our time. This is just one example. I am glad you are disseminating this info, but I honestly think that in the back of a lot of our minds, we “knew” alot of these reviews were b.s.

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