On Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:06:00 -0600,
AMuzi wrote:
On 2/4/2020 10:54 AM, Tom Kunich wrote:
On Monday, February 3, 2020 at 3:46:36 PM UTC-8, Joerg wrote:
Just received another four 700c tires from Summit Bicycles
because I ran out. The packing slip ends with:

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"WARNING! Cycling can be dangerous! Bicycle products should
be installed and serviced by a professional mechanic. Never
modify your bicycle or accessories ..."

If I install the new tire myself and pump it to 100psi, might
we hear a muffled boom and see a mushroom cloud? And with all
the mods on my MTB I should be dead by now.

At least it didn't say not to eat the tires, or at least not
without a hot guacamole sauce :-)

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

It certainly seems ridiculous that people like Jay force these
sorts of things onto the public. Jay, didn't you say that you
work for a firm that handles personal injuries? At what point
does common sense end and the ability to blame someone else
begin?

I think there's more blame on plaintiff counsel than defense.

Besides that, the exact mechanism is more probably a discount
or threat of discontinuation from the insurance carrier. Risk
management has many aspects, a "Don't do that
- we told you so." statement being one, because the risk of
highest concern isn't the end user but rather the carrier.

Spot on, Andrew. Failure to warn is a big hammer for plaintiff's
attorneys in liability lawsuits--sometimes even when warning has
been made.

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Ted Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA