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Hank Wirtz wrote:
Which, when you look at it in any depth, was an entirely valid lawsuit. http://caoc.com/CA/index.cfm?event=showPage&pg=facts But yeah, Wal-Mart has no business selling bikes with QR wheels. No it wasn't valid in any sense aside from some plaintiff bar attorneys wanting to defend what isn't defensible. Just because a bunch of parasitic lawyers say something is justified doesn't make it so. |
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On 3 Nov 2005 15:48:49 -0800, "Fritz M" wrote:
A mom in West Virginia is suing Wal-Mart for selling defective bikes. The defect? Quick release front wheels. More info at http://www.shokbikes.org/ Sue Wal-Mart for improper assembly or lack of instruction, but to sue them for providing a useful feature is a bad move, IMO. These appear to *all* involve a particular brand (NEXT) and type of bike, which has been *recalled* because of defective quick releases. That has nothing to do with QRs in general, it's just these ones that suck. Jasper |
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Hank Wirtz wrote: Huh? Serving something that can cause THIRD degree burns from a drive- through window isn't reckless? Heh. I'm going to really frighten you, Hank. Pay attention: I drink _tea_. Yes! That horribly risky beverage that says, on the teabag wrapper, to pour BOILING water into the cup! A full, rolling boil! And yes, I've gotten tea at fast food joints! Now, I'll admit I generally make and drink only one cup at a time, so my riskiness has its limits. But I've heard of little old ladies and little girls having entire _parties_ where they make POTS of the stuff! What's worse, they actually pre-heat the pots with boiling water (True! Look it up!) before they add fresh boiling water to make the tea. Why, each teapot is a veritable hot-water bomb! And these risk-takers don't even have heat-proof frilly white dresses! The large, floppy hats they wear provide almost no protection either. Now, for me, there are limits. I'm not into the parties. I'm definitely not going to wear the risky, frilly white dresses they use. ;-) And a full _pot_ of boiling, bubbling water is a little scary even for me! But I stand up for their right to risk their own... um, laps. Admittedly, I'm a little worried about calling attention to the thrills of reckless tea drinking. There's bound to be some safety organization that'll want to outlaw it. Or at least mandate asbestos aprons. But meanwhile, we tea drinkers _revel_ in the risk. "Too hot for human consumption?" HAH! If it's too hot, you're too old! In fact, I think I'll go have a cup now! - Frank Krygowski |
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"Llatikcuf" wrote
I don't know, I've seen people tighten down quick-releases by using the lever as leverage to screw it down -- like a wrench handle, they had no idea you had to close it to tighten it down! And these were adults!! -Nate I remember my father (college educated, reasonably high paying government job) trying to do that to my Peugeot PX-10. I've also seen bikes sold by stores other than LBSs with the quick-release tightened down that way. A quick release isn't completely self-explanatory, especially now that the lawyer lips force you to loosen the adjusting barrel to get it out of the front dropouts. -- mark |
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"Fritz M" wrote ...
A mom in West Virginia is suing Wal-Mart for selling defective bikes. The defect? Quick release front wheels. More info at http://www.shokbikes.org/ Sue Wal-Mart for improper assembly or lack of instruction, but to sue them for providing a useful feature is a bad move, IMO. RFM As long as Wal-Mart pays its drones piece rate to assemble its crappy bicycles, the bikes are going to be badly assembled and unsafe to ride. -- mark |
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bcrow opined:
Obviously, the quick release is a Darwinian evolutionary mechanism. Hah! Intelligent design is the obvious origin as Tullio Campagnolo originated the QR. D'ohBoy "It isn't global warming - it's intelligent defrosting!" |
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Per Hank Wirtz:
Huh? Serving something that can cause THIRD degree burns from a drive- through window isn't reckless? Continuing to do so after HUNDREDS of out- of-court settlements for other people with second and third degree burns borders on criminal negligence. But don't I have to weigh that up against getting lukewarm coffee for the rest of my life? -- PeteCresswell |
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