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Calumonwheels in reply to @umop3pisdn

Bikes are toys

Yikes. Bikes are not toys they are vehicles like anything else. A badly designed and manufactured vehicle will kill and maim people and cycles are no different

https://gearjunkie.com/cannondale-caadx-cyclocross-bicycle-recall

But they recalled the bikes and replaced them when the problem was identified. Which is a mechanism put in place as a means of protection. And one of the exact reasons you buy a name brand that comes with brand protection and warranty, which adds to the final cost of the part you're purchasing.

As far as I am aware, Cannondale warranty doesn't bring a dead person back to life.

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gbj_tester in reply to @Calumonwheels

Bikes are not toys they are vehicles

The majority of bikes are vehicles, but they are also cheap, robust, and use parts and assembly techniques tried and tested over decades.
The majority of bikes above a certain price point (probably somewhere between £500 and £1000) are toys, sold on the basis of novel functions and performance at the cost of reliability.
Very occasionally bikes fail in a way which hurts people. Mostly cyclists hurt themselves by attempting to ride beyond their own limits, or get hurt by motor vehicle operators attemptingto drive beyond theirs.

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