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B. Sanders
Guest
What is keeping manufacturers of bikes *specifically designed* for hucking, hardcore, downhill and
freeride (etc) out of court for medical liabilities?
C'mon, riders must be getting hurt on these bikes: 110 lb Newbie buys 45lb bike with 9" travel.
Newbie hucks 15 ft drop to flat. Newbie goes to hospital howling with pain when he lands wrong,
loses grip and smashes face on handlebars. Maxillofacial surgery, here we come!
It's one thing for highly skilled riders to execute perfect landings (most of the time). Everybody
else is crashing a lot. At those velocities and distances, that's gotta add up to some ambulance
rides. Extreme riding is all about risk and "going for it." That means pain and injury when things
go wrong, and that has big lawsuit written all over it.
Why aren't the riders (or their parents, more likely) suing the **** out of the manufacturers? Know
of any cases? I assume that this isn't a problem, because mfr's keep cranking up the heat, turning
out more and more extreme bikes, with more ad copy openly advocating big drops, etc. All it takes
are a few broken backs and that industry is toast.
Just a thought.
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freeride (etc) out of court for medical liabilities?
C'mon, riders must be getting hurt on these bikes: 110 lb Newbie buys 45lb bike with 9" travel.
Newbie hucks 15 ft drop to flat. Newbie goes to hospital howling with pain when he lands wrong,
loses grip and smashes face on handlebars. Maxillofacial surgery, here we come!
It's one thing for highly skilled riders to execute perfect landings (most of the time). Everybody
else is crashing a lot. At those velocities and distances, that's gotta add up to some ambulance
rides. Extreme riding is all about risk and "going for it." That means pain and injury when things
go wrong, and that has big lawsuit written all over it.
Why aren't the riders (or their parents, more likely) suing the **** out of the manufacturers? Know
of any cases? I assume that this isn't a problem, because mfr's keep cranking up the heat, turning
out more and more extreme bikes, with more ad copy openly advocating big drops, etc. All it takes
are a few broken backs and that industry is toast.
Just a thought.
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