Coping: With Shady Lawyers

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Won’t tell you what state he’s in, because of legal dueling pending, nor will I use any names, but a longish conversation this week about how some personal injury attorneys work was a real eye opener.  Some of the practices to be on the look-out for, according to this reader:

In one part of this reader’s case, the PI attorney showed him a check for an amount (say $10,000) which had been cut from the insurance company to the accident victim.  After showing the accident victim the check., and promising that it would be used to ‘pay off the hospital bill” the attorney in question reportedly send the check from the hospital and one to the attorney for his work.  Still cost the insurance company $10-large, but this way, the attorney was able to take a slice.

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Flyin' Down The Mountain

Written by | Wednesday, 05 October 2011

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Smith, a sophomore at Imbler High School, recently won the prestigious Oregon Super D mountain bike racing series for the age 18 and under division. Previously this year he won an 8-mile Super D race in Bend, an 8. 5 miler in Hood River and placed second in a 14-mile Super D race in Oakridge.

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Hanebrink Unveils New Electric Bike Featuring Rear...

Gizmag | 31 Dec 1969

By Paul Ridden Electric bikes based loosely on mountain bikes (such as the Terminus and eSpire) might be well-suited to forest trails, but for increased stability through sand dunes and snow and ice, as well as steep rocky climbs, you're better off

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Athos Extreme Quad-cycle Brings Four-wheeled,...

Gizmag | 31 Dec 1969

front and rear disc brakes. The Freestyle/BMX version is single speed, while the Downhill/Trail and Cross Country models have 11 speeds. The BMX model uses standard 20-inch BMX wheels, while the other two models have 26-inch mountain bike wheels.

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Sea Otter 2012 Tech Roundup: Spotted At The Show

Sea Otter 2012 tech roundup: Spotted at the show

Dirt Rag | 31 Dec 1969

The Hayes Bicycle Group's claim to fame is the first widely accepted hydraulic disc brakes for mountain bikes. I saw quite a few sets of Hayes brakes out on the trails here that have been in service for over a decade. For Sea Otter they introduced a

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MacAvalanche 2012 Pt 2: How To Slay A Mountain!

Dirt | 31 Dec 1969

I wash the bike, check the brakes, and leave it in the sun so the freewheel stays warm. Others prep bikes ready for race run, uplift closes 11.30, pre race brief 12.30, group C is called out. The event is broken down this year to three main groups that

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Colnago C59 Disc – Exclusive First Ride Review

Colnago C59 Disc – Exclusive first ride review

BikeRadar.com | 31 Dec 1969

As any mountain biker who's made the switch from rim brakes to disc brakes knows, discs work better. Surprise, surprise. Vezzoli lent us his bike with a sheepish apology about the rear brake not being properly adjusted. The first hard pull on the rear

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