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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 http://www.cyclelicio.us/ |
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On Thu, 03 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/ This article makes it seem as if _any_ bike with QR's is dangerous. OTOH, it's hard to see any advantage for a bicycle-shaped-toy to have QRs on it, anyway. But this claim that the kid was JRA when the wheel fell off is absurd. -- David L. Johnson __o | Deserves death! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve _`\(,_ | death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to (_)/ (_) | them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. -- J. R. R. Tolkein |
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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 http://www.cyclelicio.us/ My suggestion of having a quick-release that does not engage to any extent until a specific (high) pressure is applied seems to have gone unnoticed. I'm waiting for my royalties! -- Phil, Squid-in-Training |
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"David L. Johnson" wrote: On Thu, 03 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/ This article makes it seem as if _any_ bike with QR's is dangerous. OTOH, it's hard to see any advantage for a bicycle-shaped-toy to have QRs on it, anyway. But this claim that the kid was JRA when the wheel fell off is absurd. Probably disc brake ejection. -- Michael Press The rest of the world. |
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David L. Johnson wrote: On Thu, 03 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/ This article makes it seem as if _any_ bike with QR's is dangerous. OTOH, it's hard to see any advantage for a bicycle-shaped-toy to have QRs on it, anyway. But this claim that the kid was JRA when the wheel fell off is absurd. 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 |
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David L. Johnson wrote: On Thu, 03 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/ This article makes it seem as if _any_ bike with QR's is dangerous. OTOH, it's hard to see any advantage for a bicycle-shaped-toy to have QRs on it, anyway. But this claim that the kid was JRA when the wheel fell off is absurd. -- David L. Johnson __o | Deserves death! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve _`\(,_ | death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to (_)/ (_) | them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. -- J. R. R. Tolkein Sigh.... Yeah, I too question the wisdom of Wal-Mart selling bikes with QR's. Too many clueless parents who don't know any better (and their correspondingly clueless kids) and who don't grok the concept of personal responsibility. This has to rank up there with the McDonald's hot scalding coffee on lap lawsuit. |
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"damyth" wrote in
ups.com: This has to rank up there with the McDonald's hot scalding coffee on lap lawsuit. 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. Hank |
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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 http://www.cyclelicio.us/ From shokbikes.org: "Since the accident, Virginia’s had two heart attacks and a knee replacement. Worrying about her son with his post-accident issues has been difficult. She believes that parents and their children should be made aware of the problems with these bikes, and that ultimately the companies and manufacturers should be responsible for the products they distribute and sell." If those people are not able to use a quick release, wal-mart should just produce one-piece fork-wheels. So when they puncture they replace the whole bike and they are happy. Anyway when you read those stories you notice they don't even know the difference between wheel and tire. |
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Obviously, the quick release is a Darwinian evolutionary mechanism.
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"Francesco Devittori" frenkatfrenkdtcm wrote in message ... 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 http://www.cyclelicio.us/ From shokbikes.org: "Since the accident, Virginia’s had two heart attacks and a knee replacement. Worrying about her son with his post-accident issues has been difficult. She believes that parents and their children should be made aware of the problems with these bikes, and that ultimately the companies and manufacturers should be responsible for the products they distribute and sell." If those people are not able to use a quick release, wal-mart should just produce one-piece fork-wheels. So when they puncture they replace the whole bike and they are happy. Anyway when you read those stories you notice they don't even know the difference between wheel and tire. One of my riding buddies (about 50 years of racing) had a crack up one morning. He failed to adequately tighten the QR on his rear wheel. Turned out of the parking lot, stood up to accelerate and the wheel shifted. The wheel pressed the tire against the chainstay and brake block. He went flying off the front performing a perfect UCI style aerial roll before a dentist-pleasing face plant. The plastic surgeon who rides with us felt an actual surge in his wallet at the moment of impact. My point here is that these sort of accidents can and do happen. People just get sloppy or get distracted when they do stuff on their bikes, or cars for that matter. But, to blame everything on the manufacturer is absurd... until you speak to a lawyer. Then it becomes a matter of following the money to try getting some. That is their business, like it or not. It is a simple formula: something happened, follow the money, get some of it.... See, everything in life is clearly explained in this newsgroup if you read it long enough! Bruce |
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