Originally Posted by
Psimet2001
Incorrect. It is widely known that between the manufacturers there is little agreement on the specifics with the ETRTO standards. It has to do with the tolerance and tolerance stacking and who is responsible. The rim guys point at tthe tire guys and the tire guys point at the rim guys. The reality is the standard isn't currently enough to ensure compatibility which is why each rim company is posting what specific tires they have directly tested and what specific pressure they will sign off on for those tires.
i know no one cares or writes me off but I am also a wheel company. The tech isn't good enough yet for sure. Also - there is still not any solid benefit for the riders. These are all tiny marginal gains. I am still sitting here asking, "why". I mean if you sat here and told me "riders will effectively be able to run setups allowing them a 10w gain at 20+mph I would still question that as being a real benefit but it would at least make a solid case for the change. No one is claiming that publicly at least. So... Yeah it's coming. It will improve, but what's the actual point for the rider. Seriously.
I care. You are a professional in the industry, with no real benefit from being on one side/the other side of the issue. The only stand I see you taking is the need for a safe product with real benefits. From a consumer standpoint, that's what we all should want.
The main message I'm getting from your posts is that the tech/product needs to improve. I don't see how anyone can be disagreeing with that.