Boy impaled on BMX seat
The excruciating experience of an Australian boy who was impaled on the seat of a BMX bike has not been repeated locally to the knowledge of the Consumers' Institute district officer, Mr Jim Ainsworth.
The Adelaide boy. aged 12. suffered a deep laceration when he was thrown upwards and landed on the bike's saddle which had also rotated upward. He had been riding on rough ground.
Dr Adrian Burke, of Adelaide, said after the accident that the lightweight saddles used on the bicycles were made of hard nylon and were long and pointed. “It is vital that they are unable to rotate upward in the manner of this case.” he said.
Mr Ainsworth said the institute had had no complaints about BMX bicycle seats.
Several months ago an injury was caused to a rider when defective casting caused a crank axle to collapse. BMX riders subject their bicycles to harsher treatment than the normal rider, as the sport involves riding on rough tracks and round obstacles.
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