Well put Neil. Just because your car can do 200kph you don't need to go that fast if you get my drift.
To put an end to this discussion the first model of the Veritas had a few issues which I brought to the attention of the distributors I believed were sorted out by the next production run. I am lead to believe that the Veritas has been one of the best selling rods in NZ over the past to years, so it is expected that there will be the problem.
Now forget about the old model Veritas with the large guides and give the new LR version a try.
KEEP an open mind, most of the knockers have never tried a rod with the Lowrider type guides, me personally have been using them for at least 10years and love them. My formost reason is the reliability of casting in the wind and not having to worry about guide wrap and cracking off.
NOTE: it is probably not a good idea to take a knife to a gun fight.