But I thought you guys were installing aftermarket extensions in order to control the testing better? I think you went to a lot of trouble to match extensions from bike to bike, I was just surprised they weren't mounted similar. I'd love some reasoning as to why you did not, despite knowing it would likely significantly impact comparability of your tests.

You guys set the standards you're being evaluated on. You identified all of the questions you were trying to answer. You insisted your testing would be objective, implying that manufacturer testing is subjective.

You were extremely defensive when others expressed doubt you were prepared to test things in an objective, comparable fashion. And now you're extremely defensive when others are pointing out some fairly impactful things that might skew your results. Either you overlooked those things or you considered the cost-benefit and made a choice. Instead of taking the opportunity to explain those decisions, you're throwing rocks.

I'm sure plenty hope you fail at your stated mission, but some of us actually hope you succeed.

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Trent Nix
Owned and operated Tri Shop
F.I.S.T. Advanced Certified Fitter | Retul Master Certified Fitter (back when those were things)