Just wondering something whilst I sit here at my desk at work. As an internet community of sorts, we discuss lots of neat (and some not so neat) things here. I was wondering if anyone knows what, if any, impact the product and personality discussions have on the industry and the top level athletes. Do industry types read this (and other) forums? Do the top elite athletes check in here very often? For example, when the discussions about Tim DeBoom pop up from time to time, does DeBoom know what is said both in favor of and against him and his racing strategies? Same for other top pros -- I remember one thread in the past where someone hinted very strongly that a top pro (not DeBoom) had used performance enhancing drugs when he won a major race. Do these kinds of discussions make their way to the people about whom we discuss? Not trying to get something controversial started here, just curious.
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