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Given the quality I've seen in American megastores (I've seen bicycles seem really dangerous to ride -- is there no institution that regulates vehicles?), my kn

Given the quality I've seen in American megastores (I've seen bicycles seem really dangerous to ride -- is there no institution that regulates vehicles?), my knee-jerk reaction is that this is a terrible idea. At the same time, I'm all for accessible and good healthcare, so let's see how this plays out.

freddie_mercury 7y ago
Wal-Mart sells something like 2 million bicycles a year. If they're actually selling "really dangerous" bicycles then it should be easy for you to point at some actual statistics about it. After all, in America there are regularly recalls for things like "we manufactured 600 bicycle forks that might crack and pose an fall hazard"[1] "we made 800 bicycles where the caliper might come into contact with a broken spoke"[2] "we manufactured 4,100 steer tubes that can become loose"[3] [1]: https://www.cpsc.gov/es/Recalls/2016/enve-recalls-bicycle-forks https://www.cpsc.gov/es/Recalls/2016/enve-recalls-bicycle-fo... [2]: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/Trek-Recalls-Disc-Bicycles https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/Trek-Recalls-Disc-Bicycles [3]:https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2016/Box-Components-Recalls-BMX-Bicycle-Forks https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2016/Box-Components-Recalls-BMX... So where's the evidence of the tens of thousands of "really dangerous" bicycles being sold in America?
- rustybolt 7y ago
  I didn't say that Walmart sells dangerous bicycles. I said that some supermarkets sell bicycles that seem dangerous to ride, so I'm wondering if the regulations are strict enough. More specifically, when I was in the USA I've seen bicycles at the K-mart, so I was referring to those. It seems I'm not the only one who think those bikes are terrible: https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/8xvfv2/has_anyone_purchased_a_100150_bicycle_from_kmart/ https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/8xvfv2/has_anyon... Still, you make a good point in showing that there actually are at least some regulations. Whether they are strict enough and focus on the right points is not entirely clear to me.
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freddie_mercury 7y ago

Wal-Mart sells something like 2 million bicycles a year. If they're actually selling "really dangerous" bicycles then it should be easy for you to point at some actual statistics about it. After all, in America there are regularly recalls for things like "we manufactured 600 bicycle forks that might crack and pose an fall hazard"[1] "we made 800 bicycles where the caliper might come into contact with a broken spoke"[2] "we manufactured 4,100 steer tubes that can become loose"[3] [1]: https://www.cpsc.gov/es/Recalls/2016/enve-recalls-bicycle-forks https://www.cpsc.gov/es/Recalls/2016/enve-recalls-bicycle-fo... [2]: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/Trek-Recalls-Disc-Bicycles https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/Trek-Recalls-Disc-Bicycles [3]:https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2016/Box-Components-Recalls-BMX-Bicycle-Forks https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2016/Box-Components-Recalls-BMX... So where's the evidence of the tens of thousands of "really dangerous" bicycles being sold in America?

rustybolt 7y ago
I didn't say that Walmart sells dangerous bicycles. I said that some supermarkets sell bicycles that seem dangerous to ride, so I'm wondering if the regulations are strict enough. More specifically, when I was in the USA I've seen bicycles at the K-mart, so I was referring to those. It seems I'm not the only one who think those bikes are terrible: https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/8xvfv2/has_anyone_purchased_a_100150_bicycle_from_kmart/ https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/8xvfv2/has_anyon... Still, you make a good point in showing that there actually are at least some regulations. Whether they are strict enough and focus on the right points is not entirely clear to me.
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