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It seems like you want to draw the line at a completely arbitrary level of mechanical advantage (presumably corresponding to about the time you took up the spor
by notatoad 7y ago
It seems like you want to draw the line at a completely arbitrary level of mechanical advantage (presumably corresponding to about the time you took up the sport), for reasons based entirely on emotion. All mechanical advantage based on earlier technology is cool, everything later is bad for the sport. I understand why you want that, i feel similar about my hobbies. but you can see how it's not really a reasonable position, right?
- bo1024 7y agoI think it's "unreasonable" in that it's difficult to argue from first principles, but it's an extremely pragmatic position. If you look at what's happened to the sport and discussions around competition, records, fairness, equality of opportunity, etc etc since the Vaporfly has been introduced, at both the elite and sub-elite level, it's clear: the shoes have been a huge negative for the sport in a way that has no past parallel.