Read the article here. Sorry if this has been posted before somewhere else. I dont know what this guy is trying to claim... wasnt he looking ahead of him when he was riding? If the hole was that big, wouldnt you see it? 
$1,150,000 lawsuit in Canada dealing with biking
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what a f'in dick
stosh said:
nice
Sounds like the dumbass can't ride his way out of a wet paper bag and needs to cry on someone shoulders 'cause he fell and got a boo boo. Prob a US transplant, "I'm not at fault! I'm the victem!"
To quote Punkassean: "douche nozzle!"
Edit: C'mon, where are the lawyer jokes?
To quote Punkassean: "douche nozzle!"
Edit: C'mon, where are the lawyer jokes?
It's not accurate anymore. The US dollar has been dropping against pretty much everything for a while now.stosh said:
It would have been a funny joke 3 or 4 years ago...
Q:How can you tell the difference between a dead skunk and a dead attorney on the road?Pau11y said:
A:The vultures aren't gagging over the skunk.
Q:What's the difference between a lawyer and a bucket of pond scum?
A:The bucket.
Q: Have you heard about the lawyers? computer?
A:No matter what font you select, everything comes out in fine print.
Q:What's the difference between a dead dog in the road and a dead lawyer in the road?
A:There are skid marks in front of the dog.
Q:Why does California have the most attorneys, and New Jersey have the most toxic waste dumps?
A:New Jersey got first pick.
Q:How many lawyer jokes are there?
A:Just two, all the rest are true.
I just re-read the article and I just realized how very obscure his report of the crash really is. What did he hit to stop him? Why didnt he see it? Why doesnt he just blame himself because it sounds to me like he didnt know what he was doing on the trail, and that he should not have been on the trail if other riders who ride that trail call it easy. Real bikers get up and try it again, not sue the place to get it shut down. :angry:
This complaint mirrors one i had to research for suspension forks - specifically the Cannondale Headshok. This guy was a doctor who claimed that while riding a safe hiking trail the fork 'suddenly compressed, lowering the handlebars in an instant and thus, coupled with forward momentum, caused the rider to spin over the handlebars and land on the ground in front of the bike and damaging his neck, shoulders and spine' or words to that effect.
I don't care how much a bunch of you haters despise the Headshok - that's irrelevant. The claim basically was based on a concept of 'implosive compression' of an air-sprung shock that flipped the rider onto his head.
I've worked on about 1,233 air forks. Likely, we've all ridden one at some point in our lives. However, love them or hate them, i think we all know that you can't just ride along and suddenly lose about 2.3-3" off the front end and get 'tossed' onto our heads.
Cannondale won the case on that basis - that is, even if the fork 'snapped down' it's full travel, a rider couldn't be tossed over the bars unless - and this was the closing point - he/she was ALREADY riding in a precarious and unsafe position on a dangerously rock-strewn or steep trail.
Lawyers should be ground up and made into tasty hamburgers.
I don't care how much a bunch of you haters despise the Headshok - that's irrelevant. The claim basically was based on a concept of 'implosive compression' of an air-sprung shock that flipped the rider onto his head.
I've worked on about 1,233 air forks. Likely, we've all ridden one at some point in our lives. However, love them or hate them, i think we all know that you can't just ride along and suddenly lose about 2.3-3" off the front end and get 'tossed' onto our heads.
Cannondale won the case on that basis - that is, even if the fork 'snapped down' it's full travel, a rider couldn't be tossed over the bars unless - and this was the closing point - he/she was ALREADY riding in a precarious and unsafe position on a dangerously rock-strewn or steep trail.
Lawyers should be ground up and made into tasty hamburgers.
Nice to see free trade influencing our respective countries. We get rad trail features and fun bikes and you get...more lawsuits. 
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1.00 CAD Canada Dollars = 0.891451 USD United States Dollarsstosh said:
and just for fun...
1.00 GBP United Kingdom Pounds = 1.82264 USDb United States Dollars
and while I'm at it...
1.00 GBP United Kingdom Pounds = 2.04401 CAD Canada Dollars
Think how cheap Whistler would be for you Brits. Just leave your Big Brother at home.
Yup, mine's bigger than yours.Da Peach said:
I read about this guy before, and he supposedly hit a hole.
We should take out a class action against this guy for Bringing the Reputation of Mountain Bikers into Disrepute, aka. being a complete wanker.
I'm game.fluff said:
I sent a lengthy e-mail to both the lawyers. I hope it does some good. I'd hate to see Canada go the way of the US with respect to freeride trails being a liability for landowners.
what a dip****, cuz he cant ride he has to sue everyone. soon he will be the only one left on the mountain