[CR]Re: John Howard

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From: "Brandon Ives" <monkeylad@mac.com>
Subject: [CR]Re: John Howard
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 19:39:30 -0700

At 6:53 PM -0700 10/9/02, Chuck Schmidt wrote:
> John Howard's participation in the "I was riding along and
>my quick release opened" court case did nothing for John Howard's mojo.

Anybody who can ride a bike at over 150 mph has mojo to spare. I met and talked to him a few years ago and got the impression that the whole QR controversy bothered him. If anyone would like a little overview on John's testimony <http://www.swhlaw.com/cyclwin.htm>. All I see is a citizen of the state telling a personal story about a bicycle accident. I don't see where it should be John Howard's job to lie under oath just so the bike industry can avoid a lawsuit. I'm sure John isn't too happy what the lawsuit has done for his reputation. I don't think he did anything legally wrong and I see no reason why this incident seems to have wiped out all the other great things he did before the lawsuit. enjoy, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives SB, CA

PS: John was my first major cycling hero so maybe I'm a bit biased. --
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