New feature on HU: structured equipment reviews
 

There's a new and experimental feature on Horizons Unlimited. Structured Equipment Reviews.

At the moment you can find a form to enter a review at http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/node/add/content_equipment_review [you have to be logged in to fill out a review] and a list of the reviews at http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/equipment/reviews. As I write, that list is empty. Once there are sufficient reviews, we'll add some widgets so that you can sort and filter the reviews.

We'll also be switching on comments on the reviews shortly, and they'll be mirrored into the HUBB Equipment/Reviews group.

And we'll be giving this menu entries once we're sure that we've ironed out any bugs.

So if you've got some equipment that you love or hate, have a go, tell everyone else about it, and help us to test whether it's working properly or not.

If this works out, we'll add other sorts of structured reviews. Trip reviews anyone? Any other sort of review?

Comments are very welcome; help us to make it better.

Jeff

Very welcome
 

Well overdue.
Take tyres for example; the same type of comment about MetzDunPirel or whatever comes around regularly on any thread that relates to that brand of tyre, because someone has fitted them on a particular bike.

The KTM thread has been building some data about the various years of manufacture and which are most reliable; that would be another case for better structure.

Then there are all the threads about camping kit; enough said methinks.

Can add more
 

We've got space for things like pros & cons, price, review, pictures, rating, categories, manufacturer and model but if anyone thinks of anything else that would be really useful to record for all reviews, let us know.

Cracking :-)

Sorry Jeff I broke it already - http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/node/571 - I copied the text over from my blog and forgot to remove the flickr code... sorry!

Hi Jeff

It would be great when asking for contributions, if you would do more than the minimum in your public profile. Openness encourages openness ...whaddaya think?

Denis, what matters is that Jeff is our super geek/techie - and doesn't ride. So it's all kinda irrelevant don't you think?

Here here... Jeff is spot on in my book, very good add on to the site... nice work.