Originally posted by Neo
LOOK has since redesigned their forks, the latest version being the HSC4i. It outperforms any other fork on the market.
Don't you just love the camaraderie that cycling buddies bring to the world of unbiased, objective product testing and revue?
How do you support the "outperform" claim?
For those unfamiliar with the Tour test, the HSC tested didn't come close to matching the durability of a 1" aluminum fork under their test protocol.
Furthermore, your innuendo regarding my relationship with Reynolds is misplaced.
There were plenty of things in the article linked that were critical of the Reynolds operation - why don't you cite those? It was not my intention to support Reynolds in this thread, but rather, point out the history of the Look fork products and provide some additional reading material on one of the major players in the industry. For all I know, Look has fixed the issues it had with its earlier forks - this doesn't change history, though. Do with the information what you will.
So that others may judge my review methodology on its own merits check out:
8/22/2001 - Bicycle Wheel Evaluation
or
3/5/2003 - Comprehensive Power Meter Review
at
http://tinyurl.com/3x36
I don't think you will find many product testers that take the same approach as I.
Sorry, but the other Hard Data on my site will cost you a small subscription fee, or alternatively you can purchase the most recent edition of the US magazine VeloNews (with Van Petegem on the cover) for a presentation of some wind tunnel results that I collected of the most recent aero forks (Oval, True Temper, Reynolds, and the non-aero benchmark 1996 Kestrel EMS).
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Kraig Willett
www.biketechreview.com
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