I understand exactly what you are saying. It always comes back to 'it's a rep guy thing'. People in the outside world don't care about lume. I can't tell you how many times I have asked someone 'how's the lume on that' only to get a look of followed by what's that?
The numbers are overinflated. Even if it wasn't at your age it doesn't really matter. But according to the dcotors we're only supposed to be eating vegetables and water anyhow so none of it is really a problem.
There is some guy named Neal Barnard on PBS right now talking about staying healthy. He says unless you want to die you should stop eating meat, fish, cheese, Avocados, any kind of oils especially olive, sugar, chocolate & Soy.
Yes the Tag Link and Aqiuaracer are awesome. Sometimes they do get things right by accident ya know. In any case I understand everything you are saying but you are thinking like a forum guy. I bought my first rep in 1985 when the internet was a wet dream. So I can look at it from both sides. To these buyers there is no Noobfactory or MBW. Well there is no Noobfactory but that's a diferent thread lol. And I agree on the MBW. It is a legend created by the Nexperts who surf the web. But we need to look out in the real world where the money is made. I agree that the information is available. The point I was making is the typicsl buyer is not looking for it. They don't do Google searches because they don't care. They want whatever the girls at the local club will recognize. And that is a modern 10k Daytona.
Well they have to rep other brands. Otherwise there would only be rollies out there. Gotta have a variety. You know I am the least anal guy out there on he details. But I will admit that many of the reps in each line have bad flaws. But there are one or two within each line that they do very well. Usually the most popular ones in the brand. Sub & Daytona. Timewalker & Star. SMP and PO. Superocean & BCE. But in the end they make most of their money on the canal street stuff.