I do not know the fox forks to well but I am sure they also got the lip to prevent your wheel from just falling out if the screwer is a little bit loose ! Anyway should the skewer compamny not be taken to task ? I have resently changed to a Tru-Axle system and dont think I will loose ny wheel !
> Eish, not good, but I don't know ... I know from experience that when the > quick release does come loose sometimes and one does not always "notice > it", > though that said you can just feel that something is not quite right. > > From the sounds of it, the kind-of mountain biking this bloke was doing is > pretty intense and these will tend to happen if you don't maintain and do > a > brief inspection before you ride. If he was riding down a peaceful single > track and did a small drop-off or something and the quick release came > loose, then sure Fox is at fault because of faulty equipment (and he would > probably have eventually picked up on it before he bailed), but it is a > different story when you doing some serious s.hyt on your bike and pushing > your equipment. > > > On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 3:20 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> >> http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/fox-shox-claims-accident-was-russell-pinders-own-fault-19206 >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Warthogs mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, visit >> http://vscan.cybersmart.co.za/mailman/listinfo/warthogs >> >> Download this as a file >> > >> > > >> > >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------- >> South Africas premier free email service - www.webmail.co.za >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> For super low premiums, click here http://www.webmail.co.za/dd.pwm >> >> >> > >> > > > -- > Kind regards, > Roberto Ambrosio > > There is an island of opportunity in the middle of every difficulty. Miss > that, though, and you're pretty much doomed. > > > > ------------------------------------------- South Africas premier free email service - www.webmail.co.za ------------------------------------------------------------------ For super low premiums, click here http://www.webmail.co.za/dd.pwm --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DarkAndDirty" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DarkAndDirty?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
