Roadale's Reg Test Next Month

[ElectricZombie]

I was reading in this months Roadales mag that they had done an extensive reg test...I think around 70 models tested...and that the results would be in next months issue. Does anyone have any advance info on who was the overall winner?

 

[JDostal]

I don't have any advance information on which regulator won out, but I am looking forward to reading the article. I've been reading my girlfriend's dad's issues of Rodales, and I finally subscribed to it myself. Hopefully the first issue that I get will include the reg. reviews!

 

[mchiapetto]

We are very close to buying ATX200 regulators for both of us. But it would be nice to read the review first. Does anyone know what day that Rodales usually hits the stands?

 

[GP]

mchiapetto once bubbled...
We are very close to buying ATX200 regulators for both of us. But it would be nice to read the review first.

Diver Net reviewed it back in January. Here is the link.
ATX200 DiverNet Review

 

[JDostal]

No, I'm not sure what day the issue hits the stands, but they do offer a lot of their reviews on their website. You might want to check it out...I don't remember the link off the top of my head (I know it's something ridiculously easy like scubadiving.com or something like that) but you should be able to find it using google.

They may have already reviewed the reg in a previous article.

 

[snobeach]

Hi All,
While I do not have any idea who won what, I did write to the magazine just prior to the start of this thread. The following is the response I received in the last few days. It certainly helped me understand why this review has been so long in coming, and it confirmed the scheduled release to be the October issue. While I do consider this board the absolute best source for reliable "real-life" input, I am curious to see what they have to say. I am looking forward to reading about the many regs and the inevitable discussions that will follow! Rhonda


Hello Rhonda:

Our regulator testing was postponed and delayed (as was all
ScubaLab
testing) when Jon Hardy--ScubaLab's founder and a dear friend to all
of
us at the magazine--died, last August. It took us a couple of months to
find a replacement director and to get the testing on track. At that
point, we had to come up with a new testing schedule. John Brumm
has been
doing the testing since last November, when he tackled the
completion of
the dive computer reviews that Jon Hardy had started before he
became
ill. The reg reviews, which had originally been scheduled for spring,
were delayed. Our newest reg review will be in the October 2002
issue--ScubaLab tested 69 regs, including the Apeks regs (AT20,
ATX50,
TX100, ATX200), which are being distributed by Aqua Lung. As always
and
as expected, the Apeks regs scored very well. Because so many regs
were
tested and because the benchmark has been raised, only the AT20 is
a
Testers' Choice. But, as I said, the other Apeks regs are still excellent
regs.

Thanks for your patience. We had so much information that we didn't
have
room to fit it all in the magazine. Consequently, we'll be running charts
on our web site that will be available the same time the issue is
available.

Best regards,
Pat Wuest
Associate Editor
Rodale's Scuba Diving

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