Comments on: Bombproof Bike: Mission Statement http://bluecollarmtb.com/2007/02/08/bombproof-bike-mission-statement/ Mountain Bike Reviews, News, Deals and How Tos Fri, 25 May 2012 21:40:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Matt Novak http://bluecollarmtb.com/2007/02/08/bombproof-bike-mission-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-82558 Matt Novak Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:30:14 +0000 http://bluecollarmtb.com/2007/02/08/bombproof-bike-mission-statement/#comment-82558 What is your control group for this evaluation? To demonstrate that your build offers "greater reliability, durability and longevity," won't you need to quantify baseline values for comparison? Maybe tally the total expense of your build and go buy a comparably-price off-the-shelf bike with all the new technology on it... ride and test both bikes as equally as possible and see how they compare over time. Short of doing this, it'll be hard to know whether your build is actually any more durable than the devil's latest titanium 10-speed disc brake carbon fiber widget. My two cents, anyway. --MW What is your control group for this evaluation? To demonstrate that your build offers “greater reliability, durability and longevity,” won’t you need to quantify baseline values for comparison? Maybe tally the total expense of your build and go buy a comparably-price off-the-shelf bike with all the new technology on it… ride and test both bikes as equally as possible and see how they compare over time.

Short of doing this, it’ll be hard to know whether your build is actually any more durable than the devil’s latest titanium 10-speed disc brake carbon fiber widget.

My two cents, anyway.

–MW

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