Re: Patching TPU innertube

On 1/2/2025 4:27 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

 I'm skeptical that many can tell, in a blind test, whether a $20,000 fiddle sounds better than a $30,000 one. And in high end road bikes of similar construction and componentry, I think the situation is much the same.

Ah, a new article on people who firmly believe that what's much more expensive must be much, much better!
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/29/business/payless-fake-store/index.html
That article contains this paragraph: "A study published in 2008 tested the idea that price affects perceptions of quality. Subjects were given inexpensive wine to drink, but those who were told it was more expensive described it as more flavorful and pleasant to drink." And a link to that study: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0706929105
So can cyclists _really_ tell that their new frame is "rigid, yet compliant"?   ;-)
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- Frank Krygowski