David G. White wrote:
For example, what if on average
> CR members who have fewer bikes are reluctant to respond because of a
> feeling of inferiority? And perhaps those with many bikes are proud of
> their collections and thus more likely to respond. The obvious result
> would be an artificially skewed average that is higher than the actual
> average ownership among CR members as a whole.
>
> That said -- I'm proud of my collection, so I responded!
I'm proud of my restraint (helped admittedly by a relative lack of resources) as evidenced by my having only 2 OT bikes. Perhaps it's just me, but I'd be a little embarrassed to admit I had more than a dozen or so, anonymity notwithstanding. Maybe it could work both ways.
Kurt Sperry
Bellingham WA