So Much for Mountain Biking's Alleged "Health Benefit"
On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 01:45:56 GMT, Mike Vandeman
wrote: http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs...51767,00.html: Ojai man collapses, dies during mountain bike ride December 30, 2005 An Ojai man died of unknown health problems while mountain biking with a friend Thursday, the Ventura County Sheriff's Department said. It really amazes me that the world authority on statistics and research methodology can only provide anecdotal evidence yet again, alternating with a secondary analysis of studies done by others and coming to entirely different conclusions that match your existing bias. I guess all that is better than doing any original research or thinking. Given the number of off-road mountain bikers you say there are, and the number of miles you say they each ride in a year, and the small number of these anecdotal accounts you give, although your honesty, thoroughness and accuracy are unquestionable, the likelihood of serious injury or death from mountain biking makes it far safer statistically than praying in church/temple/mosque. Also, pretending that you care about people you vilify at every chance does not make up for your reveling in the death of yet another human being. By another human being, I mean another incident. Your lack of affect and empathy are alarming. As you have repeatedly supported and applauded the placing of dangerous traps along mountain bike trails, it is possible that many of the injuries you ascribe to mountain biking may actually be caused by those traps rather than inherent risks of mountain biking itself. See the dangers of having a monomanical advocate pretending to be an objective observer, which casts your every word as suspect. Happy trails, Gary (net.yogi.bear) -- At the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom |
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