This man might have lived for another 20 years if he
had not

thought that mountain biking was a good thing to be doing. The last
time I

looked there were plenty of roads in Oregon for cyclists to ride. He
should have

stuck to roads, where the only danger is being hit by a motor

vehicle.

Spectacular own goal there Ed :-))))

You do know, I take it, that last year 14 cyclists died in London
alone due to being hit by motor vehicles ? Cycling on the road is orders
of magnitude more dangerous than mountainbiking.

Riding a bicycle in the road is not safe either by any means.

No, it's much more dangerous. I guess that's the closest we'll get to an admission that you were wrong.

Mountainbiking is, despite your claims to the contrary, good for
you and pretty safe. The hiking report from the lake district included 3
hiking fatalities you might recall - and you're happy to conclude that this is
'safe' just because it suits your argument. So, same question back to you
... is it safe if people end up dead ?

Riding a bike on a mountainous trail is very hard on the body
in various ways, especially older bodies. The reports from the field are just
too numerous and widespread to conclude anything other than that riding your
bike on a trail is dangerous. The main danger is from falls from the front wheel
hitting an object in the pathway and being ejected over the handlebars.
Wheels need fairly smooth pathways whereas walkers don't. Hikers merely step
over objects in the pathway.

Way to avoid the question Ed. Please answer it. Is hiking safe if some people end up dead doing it ?

Too bad we can't raise from the dead all those killed by
mountain biking and ask them if it (being dead) was worth it

Life is for living. I'd far rather have a shorter, but active and full, life than a morose and miserable descent into grumpy old age.