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That struck me as well, though as a consumer, you'd like to hope that gear has been engineered to exceed tests, not to the minimum. Though perhaps the minimum
by x0x0 11y ago
That struck me as well, though as a consumer, you'd like to hope that gear has been engineered to exceed tests, not to the minimum. Though perhaps the minimum should be increased.
The article also contained examples of catastrophic failures in use of handlebars and catastrophic failures in testing of helmets.
- elithrar 11y ago> Though perhaps the minimum should be increased. It may have been—which is what makes the angle in this PR piece so questionable. The minimum might be a value that is equivalent to a 200kg rider jumping off a 15ft cliff and not breaking the forks. (or it may not be, but I'm sure you get my point: Specialized just wants to seed doubt regardless of quality)