求助一题CR的内容解释

shirly813

这个句子,每个单字都懂,但是就是凑不出一个完整的翻译,请问哪位学有专精可以为我解惑嘛? 谢谢!
OG12-RC-28
The technological conservatism of bicycle manufacturers is a reflection of the kinds of demand they are trying to meet. The only cyclists seriously interested in innovation and willing to pay for it are bicycle racers. Therefore, innovation in bicycle technology is limited by what authorities will accept as standard for purposes of competition in bicycle races.

mudiduange

前面不懂，读结论句即可啊。
我试一下吧：
一个什么的自行车制造商，其实是反映了一些需求他们将要去满足的。唯一的骑自行车的人感兴趣于创新且愿意去买的是自行车比赛的选手。因此，创新的自行车科技受限于权限将接受的标准，这个是标准是关于自行车竞技比赛的。

结论即为：因为自行车比赛的标准时权威制定的，因此自行车创新可以受限于权威是否接受新的标准。

chris8849

我来试试 尽量直译
The technological conservatism of bicycle manufacturers is a reflection of the kinds of demand they are trying to meet. The only cyclists seriously interested in innovation and willing to pay for it are bicycle racers. Therefore, innovation in bicycle technology is limited by what authorities will accept as standard for purposes of competition in bicycle races
自行车生产厂商的技术保守主义其实是对市场需求的某种反应。只有那些赛车手才关心自行车技术创新，并愿意为其买单。所以，官方对于赛车技术标准的定位限制了自行车技术的发展改革。

shirly813

謝謝兩位,我推敲之後認為,authorities的指涉不明是造成難以理解的主因...