Luca Shaw Diagnosed with 'Pretty Small' Spinal Fracture Following Windrock Crash

 @Canadmos: Chains would be much less likely to break and cause these accidents on gearbox bikes, another good reason for bike manufacturers to adopt them. Broken rear derailleurs can also cause crashes in a similar way:

youtu.be/l7T_KdDe-ec

Shimano di2 derailleurs actually have a protection mode to try to prevent crashes if they break:

www.google.com/amp/s/roadbikeaction.com/how-to-di2-crash-mode

Heal up get back to speed Luca!

 @Lanebobane: We need some type of change. What if he had actually been critically injured and had his career ended, or worse yet been put in a wheelchair for the rest of his life, or even died as a result of this mechanical failure and the ensuing awful crash?? I could see Shimano being held liable in a court and responsible for all damages of somebody was seriously injured because of this.

If Santa Cruz really cared about their athletes they would black out the Shimano logos on their jerseys for the rest of the season to protest Shimano's completely failed technology. The guy broke his back because of a shitty fricken outdated derailleur system, for Christ sake. He did nothing wrong as a rider, and now he's in the hospital, his season is probably somewhat compromised, it could be one of those injuries that bothers him for the rest of his career... all because of a shitty Shimano derailleur.

Just one again highlights how badly the bicycle industry overall utterly sucks for sticking with the outdated derailleur system instead of progressing to something else. The weight savings isn't worth it. Derailleurs flat out suck total ass and there is no excuse for this to be happening in the year 2021. Big F.U. to both @Shimano & @SRAM, and the bicycle industry in general. Derailleur bikes suck, any debate on this issue is now over.

 What a bunch of complete and utter pinkbike cowards that downvote me but are too afraid to debate me or even discuss the issue. Keep your tails between you coward asses, but don't even open your mouth because you know you will lose, derailleur sucking losers.

The mountain bike industry is weight-weenie controlled just like the road bike industry. "Oh, derailleurs aren't that bad, and I don't want to add a few more ounces to my bike, so let's stick with this outdated, ineffective, dangerous, unreliable, junk-shit-technology forever."

Meanwhile, America's fastest downhill racer sits injured in a hospital and you just look the other way like nothing happened, nobody is at fault, and it's not really the industries fault, cause we gotta have slightly lighter bikes, y'know.

Stay stfu, lame ass derailleur loving weight weenies. The bike industry absolutely sucks, because most of the people who work in it are sheeple who follow instead of lead with integrity.

 @sino428: You should have wrote "compromised technology", not just compromised bike. But I agree that it's nuts to be still riding with these stupid, technologically inept, outdated derailleurs.

 I've dropped a legit blog on this subject which will hopefully appear on the front page soon:

www.pinkbike.com/u/DoubleCrownAddict/blog/derailleur-failure-and-why-its-time-to-evolve-beyond-them.html

Please share on Facebook, and feel free to comment to start the discussion.

 @Freakyjon: The kickback of the suspension grabs the stuck chain and freeze the rear wheel that's obviously what happened. It was stuck in the chain/derailleur interface somehow, that's the only place it can get stuck. A single speed chain isn't going to break like that, and even if it does the freewheel won't cause the wheel to freeze up like happened here. Bmx racers break chains, but you never see the rear wheel freeze up and cause a crash like it can in a derailleur chain. That's what proves you are 100% wrong in trying to defend Shimano and their failed derailleur chain design, which is essentially defective engineering.

Shimano's failed derailleur chain was clearly the fault of Luca's injury, no denying that. I hope he sues them later on in life of he has long term issues with his back. But there is likely a statute of limitations so he needs to start the legal process before that runs out. It would be great to see Shimano or Sram be put out of business over this, and have all their ignorant engineers be put out of work and be blacklisted from the bike industry over this failure.

 ⚠️Update:⚠️ I am organizing a class-action legal lawsuit against Shimano over this obvious safety issue that Shimano is already aware of but has ignored in designing their mountain bike components. Anybody who has evidence of themselves or friends/ family being injured from this type of accident using Shimano components should DM me. I'm going to be in contact with a lawyer who specializes in bicycle manufacturer liability issues.

I am not seeking to gain any financial gain for myself by being being involved in this, only trying to help the riders injured from Shimano's clear negligence.

 @Freakyjon: No, the video clearly shows that chainguide damage happens after the bike bottoms out, which happens AFTER the Shimano derailleur chain failure. The Shimano derailleur chain failure is what's causes the bike to bottom out on the landing.

⚠️Update:⚠️ I am organizing a class-action legal lawsuit against Shimano over this obvious safety issue that Shimano is already aware of but has ignored in designing their mountain bike components. Anybody who has evidence of themselves or friends/ family being injured from this type of accident using Shimano components should DM me. I'm going to be in contact with a lawyer who specializes in bicycle manufacturer liability issues.

 @shagolagal: What are you talking about, I'm making progress on several fronts⁉️

☑ I've already recieved a dm from a girl who says she was injured on a new bike with Shimano components that bucked her sideways when the chain broke and the derailleur seized up. She wants to be part of the class action lawsuit against Shimano. She sprained her elbow badly, had to seek medical attention, and also has a permanent scar on her arm. She deserves compensation from Shimano and I bet a jury will agree once they see all the evidence.

☑ This is also progress for the bike industry as a whole, if we can make bikes safer and more reliable more people are going to enjoy the sport.

 There is no argument about whether the Shimano derailleur/chain system is the fault. They know it's a potential safety issue and have done nothing to address it in their mountain bike components.

www.pinkbike.com/u/DoubleCrownAddict/blog/derailleur-failure-and-why-its-time-to-evolve-beyond-them.html

 The Shimano derailleur/chain system is the fault of this accident not the race course. Shimano needs to be held accountable, this type of crash is unacceptable.

www.pinkbike.com/u/DoubleCrownAddict/blog/derailleur-failure-and-why-its-time-to-evolve-beyond-them.html

 The suspension kickback contributed to it, but the real cause is the defective design of the derailleur chain system.

www.pinkbike.com/u/DoubleCrownAddict/blog/derailleur-failure-and-why-its-time-to-evolve-beyond-them.html

 The solution for this type of crash is safer bike technology, not safer racetracks. Shimano needs to be held to account and I'm helping to organize a class action lawsuit to accomplish that. Get involved if you or anybody you know has been injured from Shimano components like this. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

www.pinkbike.com/u/DoubleCrownAddict/blog/derailleur-failure-and-why-its-time-to-evolve-beyond-them.html