Honest review pulled?

DrLex

I'm sure I saw a review for the Orange Alpine 6 S a few days ago, which was less than glowing. It did indicate it was from another bike site, but seems to have been removed from the site. The cynic in me suspects an advertiser complaint; any other MIA incidents?
Google Cache version.

jamski

Everyone always says to take magazine reviews wish pinch of salt, but it does seem to be getting silly. I follow MBR on Facebook for instance, and every bike gets at least an 8, even their entry level tests were not lower than a 7. It would be refreshing to see a £4K bike get a low score.

POAH

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:jBbyUwjEyTwJ:www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/category/bikes/mountain-bikes/full-suspension/product/orange-alpine-6-s-review-51294/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk&client=tablet-android-google

kajjal

Magazine reviews many years ago had some value. Now they are next to useless as there is no real criticism and a lot of fake praise. It is just like walking into an apple shop and being told how wonderful apple products are.

DrLex

It's back, and with a note:

Editor's note: The original review of this bike was temporarily taken offline on 11 June following a discussion between BikeRadar testers who, having ridden the bike, held different opinions on its performance. This revised review more accurately reflects the findings of our test team as a whole.

Review by committee? Bet that won't happen with all bike reviews, just ones with under 4 stars...

JGTR

Well it gained half a star, still not a glowing review

POAH

They have totally lost any credibility

The Rookie

Seriously, or is it just well veiled sarcasm?

POAH

The Rookie wrote:

Seriously, or is it just well veiled sarcasm?

they didn't have any to start with TBH

MagicShite

That's why I subscribe to Tour Magazine and ignore almost everything else.

It's so easy to do a bike review these days, "STIFF YET COMPLIANT LOL"

Too bad there's no MTB version of the Tour Magazine.

POAH

tour magazine sounds like a gay dogging mag TBH