Media Hysterics

This artilce on MSNBC mentions mountain biking, which is unusual.  What is irritating is that it is fearmongering at its worst.

"The team couldn't calculate the risk of a spine injury among those who
mountain biked, but they figured that over the 13-year study period, the
annual rate was one in 500,000 British Columbia residents. The riders
accounted for 4 percent of all spine trauma admissions to the center."

I'd like to see how that compares to the benfits of MTBing, or maybe to the risks of skiing, or to road riding or driving.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37514330/ns/health-fitness/