> So says the man who's name appears on the Trek custom paint program page
as
> an example
>
http://projectone.trekbikes.com/mountain/images/paint/bike_for_custom_name.jpg
Dang, I'll never be anonymous will I??? :>)
James Annan has definitely given us food for thought. The main problem with his analysis is that, if
true, I would think there'd be more failures than have come to light. The plain simple fact is that
a huge number of people are running around with improperly-adjusted quick releases on front wheels
equipped with disc brakes, and yet the problem as stated appears exceptionally rare.
We're also dealing with one of the interesting paradoxes brought upon us by our legal system.
Anybody who tries to engineer something that provides greater safety than what's been previously
available puts themselves at great legal risk, since it implies that their previous product wasn't
as safe as it could have been, which provides a potential gold mine for lawyers. Thus the irony... a
strong disincentive to improve safety. Better to go with the flow.
--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
http://www.ChainReactionBicycles.com
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> So says the man who's name appears on the Trek custom paint program page
as
> an example
>
http://projectone.trekbikes.com/mountain/images/paint/bike_for_custom_name.jpg
>
> Either way, I never said that James Annan was right - heck, I'm planning
on
> using XT or XTR quick releases on my wheel with XT discs - its just a nice reminder to make sure
> that they're properly tight. I'm glad they're investigating - it means we'll get an answer either
> way. Although its
10:1
> odds they don't find a problem, and another 10:1 that when they don't, people are still going to
> say its the lawyers saying they can just blame people for not "properly tightening their quick
> releases". It is nice to know that they at least made an effort to investigate.
>
> Jon Bond knew I recognized that name from somewhere....
>
>
> "Mike Jacoubowsky" <
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>
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> > > Well, they're investigating at least... what that means is anybody's
> > guess.
> >
> > What it means is that TREK is always on the lookout for issues that
might
> > affect bicycle safety. The article references Bob Burns, TREKs chief
> legal
> > counsel. I've known Bob for a number of years, and he's definitely one
of
> > the reasons TREK does so well in the marketplace. He's constantly on
the
> > lookout for potential product safety (liability) issues, and has the advantage of working for a
> > company that sells so much product that the sample size is large enough to often determine, on
> > their own, what works
> and
> > what doesn't.
> >
> > I would not make any assumptions about the validity of any claims made
by
> > James Annan based upon Bob Burns investigating the matter. Such things
> are
> > looked into routinely without any presumption ahead of time that it's
true
> > or not. The point of the investigation, at least initially, isn't to
work
> > out a solution to the problem, but rather to see if it exists in the
first
> > place.
> >
> > --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
http://www.ChainReactionBicycles.com
> >
> >
> > "Jon Bond" <
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> >
news:vyRwa.598043$OV.565153@rwcrnsc54...
> > > Well, they're investigating at least... what that means is anybody's
> > guess.
> > >
> > >
http://www.singletrackworld.co.uk/article.php?sid=1005
> > >
> > > Jon Bond
> > >
> > > (thanks Bomba!)
> > >
> > >
> >
>