On Fri, 14 Feb 2014 02:27:40 +0000, Phil W Lee
wrote:
John B. considered Thu, 13 Feb 2014 18:39:33
+0700 the perfect time to write:
On Thu, 13 Feb 2014 00:28:17 -0600, "EdwardDolan"
wrote:
"Blackblade" wrote in message ...
Edward Dolan wrote:
Trends come and go the same way fads do. What is going to kill
mountain biking are all the deaths and injuries. Mountain biking is not
considered an extreme sport, yet it racks up deaths and injuries just like most
extreme sports. The vast majority of people in this world do not want to risk
life and limb for a mere recreation. Only an extremely stupid minority of fools
want to do that.
Well, IF there were all these deaths and injuries then you might have a point. However, the statistics don't back you up ... Mountainbiking is relatively safe ... a rate of 1.54 per 1,000 exposures is less than soccer, rugby, american football, road cycling etc etc etc. (http://emj.bmj.com/content/early/201...9.086991.full).
So, once again, you're incorrect; mountainbiking produces injury and death statistics nowhere near 'extreme' sports.
You are not only wrong, but wrongheaded. I will continue to report stories from the field of what is actually happening on the trails and you can continue to puzzle over numbers (statistics) until kingdom come and we shall see who is the more persuasive.
What's this Dooley? "Report stories"? You mean that you are going to
tell some more lies like the wheels are for roads story.
And here I thought saints told the truth.
Saint Dolan, patron of liars.
He's giving Saint Jude (fools and lost causes) and Saint Leonard
(criminals) a run for their money as well.
I always thought St. Jude was lost causes.... never knew he'd been
enlisted for the fools as well :-)
But if the criminals can have their man standing in the heavenly ranks
it would be a shame of the liars were denied representation. All we
need to do is martyrize Dolan and he could stand on the left hand side
of the big chair :-)
I envision him on the sinister side of the assembly :-)
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Cheers,
John B.