Fox Shox claims accident was Russell Pinder's own fault

pyebibby4

what do we feel about this?
People sueing the biking producers because of acidents/ misfortunes.

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/article/fox-shox-claims-accident-was-russell-pinders-own-fault-19206[/url

The way i see it is that if we sue the companies over accidenets ect the only outcome will be the enforcment of health and saftey
When were on our bikes were free and theres not much people can stop us doing. But if things like this happen surly the main people that will loose out is us(the rider)

I will always wear a helmet if i go out jumping or downhilling and i regularly check srews bolts etc cause i made the bike so i can only trust my self to much. Do people not check bikes?

Northwind

We've had this thread I think I think he's 100% in the wrong but I can't blame him for trying it. Even if you accept that QR's a flawed system- and tbh, of course it is- any rider care should have prevented this, I have absolutely no idea how you could fail to notice a loose wheel for long enough for it to work completely loose and fall out. Even if you're a mechanical numpty, you should think "something's wrong" and stop. I really feel for the guy but he's basically saying he should have been protected from himself by Fox.

amt27

the only outcome is increased prices for everyone else, cos Fox will have to pay for legal fees and increased public liability insurance,

Northwind

Well, hopefully it'll speed the move to the newer spindle standards too, since most (all?) are immune.

ride_whenever

Nothing is immune from rider error...

you could weld the axle into the dropouts but if the rider doesn't install it properly then they'll still injure themselves.

pyebibby4

um... its common sense!

nicklouse

http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopi ... fox+shocks