You saying Mavic's own claims are bogus?
They are the people who claim that the R-SYS is a good idea, so I'd take their claims for what they are - pure marketing BS, in which they are obliged to claim that the more expensive product is better, even when it clearly isn't.
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They are the people who claim that the R-SYS is a good idea, so I'd take their claims for what they are - pure marketing BS, in which they are obliged to claim that the more expensive product is better, even when it clearly isn't.