cyclist dies from faulty bike part
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This is shocking, interesting and very sad:
Faulty component in Jonathan Weatherley’s bicycle caused death of top Sudbury cyclist, inquest hears
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/faulty_compo ... _1_4559423
I remember that accident being reported on that paper's website at the time, and initially the article said something like he fell off his bike and was found dead; that was the only reason, falling off. It just didn't seem right to me, worried me, because I thought you generally don't die from falling off a bike. And having Google street viewed where it happened, it was a very narrow lane, just wide enough for a car, with high banked sides (so impossible for bike or car to veer off road out of the way of each other should the need arise) and a bit twisty-ish so possible blind corners. I couldn't help but be suspicious and imagined it must have involved another vehicle. It niggled at me enough to post a link to it, on here a few days after, with something along the lines of, "people don't generally die from falling off bikes for goodness sake". But then, straight after posting, I noticed EADT had changed the wording of the article to say he'd had a heart attack, so I deleted my post quick sharp because it made me look like an idiot. I know it was the same accident because I've still got a bunch of Lorkin’s Lane browser history entries, from when I was googling it. I had just cycled not too far from there so that was another reason it stuck out to me at the time.
I'm really glad it was looked into. The paper entirely failed to report that was possible or happening. I'm glad they've got to the bottom of it, because the heart attack reason didn't strike me as particularly plausible either because it also mentioned, the original article, that he was a frequent or serious cyclist.
I do still find it astounding and shocking that it's possible to die from falling off a bike though (unless it involves other vehicles). Also wouldn't be that surprising if flying down the side of a mountain at god knows what mph, but normal roads at not amazing speeds (he was going 20mph). Shocking. And very sad.
Faulty component in Jonathan Weatherley’s bicycle caused death of top Sudbury cyclist, inquest hears
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/faulty_compo ... _1_4559423
East Anglian Daily Times wrote:More than 1,700 bicycles with a potentially dangerous flaw are still in the public domain, a coroner has been told, after the death of a top Sudbury cyclist.
Architect Jonathan Weatherley, 43, from Sible Hedingham, died from multiple injuries after a crash that has been directly attributed to a faulty component – supplied by UK firm Upgrade Bikes – in his Kinesis Racelight TK2 bicycle, his inquest heard yesterday.
I remember that accident being reported on that paper's website at the time, and initially the article said something like he fell off his bike and was found dead; that was the only reason, falling off. It just didn't seem right to me, worried me, because I thought you generally don't die from falling off a bike. And having Google street viewed where it happened, it was a very narrow lane, just wide enough for a car, with high banked sides (so impossible for bike or car to veer off road out of the way of each other should the need arise) and a bit twisty-ish so possible blind corners. I couldn't help but be suspicious and imagined it must have involved another vehicle. It niggled at me enough to post a link to it, on here a few days after, with something along the lines of, "people don't generally die from falling off bikes for goodness sake". But then, straight after posting, I noticed EADT had changed the wording of the article to say he'd had a heart attack, so I deleted my post quick sharp because it made me look like an idiot. I know it was the same accident because I've still got a bunch of Lorkin’s Lane browser history entries, from when I was googling it. I had just cycled not too far from there so that was another reason it stuck out to me at the time.
I'm really glad it was looked into. The paper entirely failed to report that was possible or happening. I'm glad they've got to the bottom of it, because the heart attack reason didn't strike me as particularly plausible either because it also mentioned, the original article, that he was a frequent or serious cyclist.
I do still find it astounding and shocking that it's possible to die from falling off a bike though (unless it involves other vehicles). Also wouldn't be that surprising if flying down the side of a mountain at god knows what mph, but normal roads at not amazing speeds (he was going 20mph). Shocking. And very sad.
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Still on BBC iplayer is 'me and my new brain' which is a very interesting watch, while the main subject was injured in a snowboarding accident, the injuries sustained by a young lady who fell over while walking and banged here head on the pavement is really eye opening.
Having fallen 8foot off a flat roof and landed on concrete on my head I can only assume I have a small brain (more rattle room) or am incredibly lucky....or is that the same thing? (I landed face down on my forehead which is the least worst impact for brain injuries).
As a coincidence a friend had the alloy dropouts come loose in a pair of carbon forks. Meanwhile there is the Trek/Rocky Mountain QR recall due to one victim damaging their spinal chord resulting in quadroplegia.
it's best not to dwell on it and keep thinking one is immortal, life is risky.
Anyone know??
ETA Panic over; I read the article in the link and it's the fork that failed. Mine has an ITM fork. Mind you, I'd be buggered if they start failing, the company went bust.
Weekend: Gosforth Reynolds 931
The fork. It's here:
http://upgradebikes.co.uk/Catalogue/Tec ... ALL-NOTICE
Are you one of the unaccounted for?
https://twitter.com/roubaixcc
Facebook? No. Just say no.
I'll still be giving it a very close looking at during it's summer strip down and rebuild though
And of course the underlying reason behind the whole thing puts these things into perspective anyway.
*If your fork was 'full carbon' it wasn't recalled, it was the alloy crown that was the issue!
Yes you're right about weight, should be a bit less faff to trim too.
Having read the recall it's clear the affected forks had carbon legs and steerer but an alloy crown. So three lots of bonding to potentially go wrong...