Rick Johnson
2009-03-20
It would look something like this "safety motorcycle" that was actually
prototyped by the government in the 1970's.
I attached a picture because some people might think I'm joking...
Rick Johnson
Bend, Oregon"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
-- Thomas Jefferson
Long, Steve wrote:
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And don't forget the Curb
Feelers on the handlebars for those inevitable times when rolling
backward through the field letting you know you're about to bump
handlebars with another rider. :)
From:
obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Ron and Dorothy Strasser
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 11:35 AM
To: gschreckchat@comcast.net; Jeff Tedder & Shari
Cc: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Cannondale Recall on Road bikes.
It seems to me bicycles should have
seat belts and roll bars as standard equipment. They should be welded
onto the frames so those elitest racer types could not remove them.
These type seem to think they are immune to cycling accidents and do
not need these wonderful safety upgrades to these inherently dangerous
vehicles. :-)
ron
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Friday, March 20, 2009 10:06 AM
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Re: [OBRA Chat] Cannondale Recall on Road bikes.
yes,
with my lack oif atttention, I really need a front bumper more than a
pie plate.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Tedder & Shari" <sharkattack97219@peoplepc.com>
To: gschreckchat@comcast.net,
"Chuck Hood" <chood1@comcast.net>
Cc: obra@list.obra.org
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 3:53:59 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Cannondale Recall on Road bikes.
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That's pretty funny George,
I bet you are on your way home right now to install a new pie plate on
all your bikes so you don't have a fall Hazard during your
rides...Watch out for those Big Blue 55 gallon drums at PIR though,
they jump out in front of you....Remember?
----- Original Message -----
Sent:
Thursday, March 19, 2009 3:31 PM
Subject:
Re: [OBRA Chat] Cannondale Recall on Road bikes.
yes,
it is for lacking the all important pie plate on the rear wheel.
Everyone knows how dangerous that can be. It is one of the factors
that makes bike racing so dangerous in that no one has pie plates on
their rear wheels.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Hood" <chood1@comcast.net>
To: obra@list.obra.org
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 3:15:45 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [OBRA Chat] Cannondale Recall on Road bikes.
Just saw this and thought I would pass it along.
Cannondale Recalls Some 2009 Road Bikes
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN)The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission,
in cooperation with Cannondale, has issued a voluntary recall of
roughly 1,300 road bicycles from the 2009 model year.
The bicycles fail to meet the federal safety standard for bicycles.
Spoke protector discs, required on bicycles to prevent the bicycle
chain from interfering or suddenly stopping the wheel, are missing from
these bicycles, which poses a fall hazard to the rider.
The following Cannondale bicycles are included in the recall. "Six" is
printed on the bicycle's toptube and "Cannondale" is printed on the
downtube. The models include: Six 5 (9RCT5D); Six 5 Compact (9RCT5C);
Six 6 (9RCT6D); Six 6 Triple (9RCT6T); Six Carbon 5 (9RSX5D); Six
Carbon 5 Compact (9RSX5C); and Six Carbon 6 Compact (9RSX6C).
These bikes were sold at authorized Cannondale dealers nationwide from
October 2008 through February 2009 for between $1,500 and $2,100. They
were manufactured in Taiwan.
Consumers should stop using the recalled bicycles immediately and
contact any authorized Cannondale bicycle dealer for a free repair.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Cannondale at
(800) 245-3872 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (EST) Monday through Friday or
visit Cannondale's Web site at www.cannondale.com.
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