It’s late, and I’ve still not managed to procure a digital scale, so I shall neither provide anything lengthy nor complicated today.

Instead, a simple link, where Mark Noble of ESPN (and Deluxe, and formerly of Ride UK) asks several questions of Federal’s Chris Harrison. The subject matter is appropriate for this blog. To wit:

“The consumer is to blame in a sense, as they are ultimately demanding lighter parts, and then companies obviously answer this demand and end up producing three and a half pound frames that are not fit for purpose. I think as an industry we have a responsibility by the rider to educate them and to make sure they are aware of the limitations of frame design.”

Well, shiver me timbers! Responsibility!

It’s well worth reading the interview in its entirety, if you haven’t already. Thank you Mark, and thank you Chris. (I thought about quoting more, but I just read this story today.)