Stupidest Bike Accessory Ever?? (you be the judge ...)

[ridebikeme]

Ummm very interesting to say the least. I am NOT surprised by the response from Mavic; why would they admit that they might be at fault? What I find interesting is that they simply mention the failure of the frame, tire, tube... what about the wheel? One could argue that the broken spoke(wheel) punctured the tube and caused the failure with the tire and tube. The reality is that is would be EXTREMELY difficult to alienate any of these problems in a lab! What came first the horse or the wagon? And even IF the person on the bike had a flat, it SHOULD NOT cause this amount of damage!! It's simply irressponsible of Mavic to try and place the blame elsewhere UNLESS it's something that they can prove!

AS a bike shop owner,and cyclist myself, it tells me that there are many quality companies out there that produce wheels, rims etc... and my money will be spent with those other companies. I encourage all of you to think about where you spend your money and look for support from those companies, not companies that place the blame elsewhere!

ZEN, thanks for info about the t-shirt... I'll definitely be buying one!!

[aicabsolut]

I'm not sure what kind of crash main tube on frames breaking causes.

A friend of mine broke his (aluminum) top tube in half crashing on (or off of) a steep downhill switchback. His bike was totally trashed, but the wheels didn't explode.