09-04-2017, 04:31 PM
That part on my experience was given as my credentials and me knowing the bicycle shop owners in the trade. The particular bicycle shop owner I referenced owned a shop that sold the lower priced bicycles and represented a consensus of the other shop owners. Regarding bicycle brakes need to work, that certainly applies to all bicycles otherwise it's dangerous. I left out that detail, but a major criticism of that bicycle with brakes that didn't work was the bicycle shop owners wouldn't sell such a thing not only for watching out for their customers, but for liability reasons. On the rare occasion a bicycle rider needs to stop fast to prevent being killed by a collision with an automobile, the brakes need to be sufficiently powerful. Regardless of who Consumer Reports relied upon, that report was horrific and I wonder if such nonsense contributed to deaths and injuries to those who trusted their advice.
I applaud your choosing the charity based upon personal observation as in your experience.
My main point was to draw attention to the high rating of the Clinton Foundation which has been in the public eye and controversial to make the rating questionable and the rating services, too. That the rating service is rated high by Consumer Reports is, if anything, not an affirmation.
My main point by those examples is to advocate sufficient skepticism to warrant deeper consideration and investigation of choices of charities to make the best selection to do the good that is intended.
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I applaud your choosing the charity based upon personal observation as in your experience.
My main point was to draw attention to the high rating of the Clinton Foundation which has been in the public eye and controversial to make the rating questionable and the rating services, too. That the rating service is rated high by Consumer Reports is, if anything, not an affirmation.
My main point by those examples is to advocate sufficient skepticism to warrant deeper consideration and investigation of choices of charities to make the best selection to do the good that is intended.
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