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A quick note on product reviews
My review of the Cannondale Carve shoes will soon make its way online and I wanted to say a few words about the structure of the product reviews on The Biking Hub. Dan and I put a good amount of thought into the overall structure that our reviews would take and opted for an approach that would make it easy for our readers (you) to read what we liked about certain products, what we disliked, and who we feel would get the most out of the items under review.
The reviews that were transferred from my old site will not be reformatted, especially since the scoring system used by the two sites is identical. And while the format is a little different, all of the information is in place for you to make an educated decision about a given product.
Review format: The review format that we use on The Biking Hub provides you with the technical information that you need to make an informed decision, and breaks down information into a few simple sections; after the necessary introductory material, we highlight the good, point out the bad, and give our final thoughts. And in case you want to read more about the product, we provide a list of links to reviews on other websites so you can follow up elsewhere.
Scoring / ratings: Those of you coming over from Making It Easier know that I used a weighted scoring system when reviewing products. That scoring system has been inherited by The Biking Hub, partly because it allows us to reward manufacturer’s whose gear performs well and lasts a long time — the two things that are most important to most cyclists. And since our reviews are scored out of 100, our scoring system provides an easy reference that readers can use to gauge our overall impressions of the items and to separate the cream from the rest of the crop.
Editor’s Choice: When an item receives a rating of 90 or above, it may be awarded our ‘Editor’s Choice’ designation. We reserve the right to withold the title, and only hand it out when we’re sure the product is one of the best in existence.
Comments: I encourage you to add your thoughts to the reviews. If you know something that would be of benefit to other riders or have a question about the product that wasn’t answered inside the review, feel free to type them out and post them on the site. We’ll do what we can to answer your questions and, if we can’t, we will find someone who can get you the information that you’re looking for.
1. Posted by Week 2 » The Biking Hub | 6:02 am, 20 January 2006
[…] We had some interesting stuff this week, starting with the first ‘official’ Biking Hub review. For those of you coming over from Making It Easier, you’ll have noticed that the reviews on this site are structured a little differently from those that were posted on the old site. On Monday, I posted a review of the Cannondale Carve cycling shoe. […]