Originally Posted by Commodus

Well I don't think it makes much sense to fixate on the equipment...and most of the developed world has sorted the issue of 'hospital bills' long ago. So I can't really get behind these criticisms, but in terms of the danger, yea can't argue that. Breaking a hip or a collar bone is a real downer.

But...I think we're on a forum called 'bikeforums', so it seems a little strange to be debating the worth of bike racing. Presumably everyone here has accepted those risks, even folks who never race can crash.