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[QUOTE="Patman, post: 635978, member: 16962"] I'm not trying to say TWMX (which does do a better job than most BTW) doesn't have "real riders" but by and large most all of the printed sources use pro's or some other popular name to do their tests be it a tire, suspension, or bike test. Sure the skills might help give good insight in to certian areas but Joe Average knows he's never going to be a Rich Taylor so how does Joe Average relate? Maybe Joe Average races a little MX and also trail rides with his kid how does the bike work in that type of environment? Sure that's not TWMX's issue but then Joe Average has to go find a magazine that covers the bike as used in a trail or HS type situation. I'm not prompting for a format change to TWMX or any of the others either just trying to point out some flaws from the Joe Average side of the fence. So I guess in my mind the term "Real riders" might comprise: -Wide cross section of abilities. -My ride both MX and trail or HS or ..... -Work on their bikes themselves (how come nobody ever told me doing whatever was a PITA on this bike?) -Keep their bikes more than a season. I guess some names I might throw out as "real riders" that have shown up in the printed media are Mark Taylor & Steve Cardwell. These guys were invited to come test some bikes and provide feedback for the writeups from their perspective. Do ya' think they compared the bikes they tested to their usual ride, at least in the back of their head? You bet. Did they think it was cool? You bet. Would I listen to what either of them had to say about a bike they rode? You bet. All because I can relate to them. Having the same names show up all the time makes Joe Average view the review with an eye towards the "This guy get's paid to do this why would he say something bad." slant vs. taking something a buddy might tell you about the bike. Ivan and Okie pretty much hit the nail on the head as far as what I was trying to call "real riders". [/QUOTE]
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