A mountain bike pedal strike started a forest fire?

[Jeff Barber]

Seems like mountain bikers get blamed for everything. 🙂

http://www.bikeradar.com/us/mtb/news/article/mountain-bike-pedal-sparks-forest-fire-inyo-national-forest-47949/

 

[Alvin Mullen]

I guess this could be a reason to ask bikers to use plastic pedals in dry conditions.

[Matthew Bonner]

Must have been one heck of a pedal strike!!

[Retro_Jeff]

Wow! That’s a needle in the haystack WAG. Most fires, if there is no conclusive evidences are blamed on the electrical system. How about a spark from a steel horse shoe strike.

 

[stumpyfsr ✓ supporter]

from now on whenever I go Backpacking, I’m leaving matches and lighters at home – I have two pedals to start a fire.

 

[29geo]

Here’s what I think. Bullshit.

[Alvin Mullen]

And did you read the article?

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