Re: spoke fatigue troll

Ben C? wrote:
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There are real engineers working at places like Mavic and Shimano but
they don't post on RBT (as far as we know) so all we have to go on is
analysis of the finished products and dubious marketing material.

Why spend money on engineering when it could be spent on marketing? After all, many of the customers are simply interested in the "latest and greatest" and will be frequently upgrading for the sake of staying "current", so durability does not matter too much.

Remember, conforming to the crowd and having the right look on the "training" rides is what matters to most of the riders who purchase things like pre-built Mavic wheels.

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    ... There are real engineers working at places like Mavic and Shimano but ... "training" rides is what matters to most of the riders who purchase things like pre-built Mavic wheels. ... my pre-built mavic and shimano wheels have been fab straight out of the box. ...
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