Posted on 02/28/2024 7:08:56 AM PST by george76
They need to redesign the bike helmet. It makes people who wear them look like a dork.
Retirees putt around the neighborhoods at about 10mph but those whom we might call “Florida Man” use them as primary transportation and cruise along closer to 20mph on the major roads. Most of the “Florida Man” group have lost their licenses to drive because of DUI convictions and are very likely to still be under the influence while riding e-bikes.
30mph on a frame that weighs 35lbs.
Zig Zagging on sidewalks, weaving in and out of traffic.
Who could have known?
Since 2017, hospitalizations due to e-bike injuries have risen 43-fold,
How many e-bikes were there in 2016? #facepalm
I saw one guy on a unicycle going 50km/hr.
How fast is that in Christian measurements?
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People ride them without gear. The ebikes themselves have terrible suspensions and brakes compared to motorcycles. The results are predictable.
Have you seen this one?
https://eridepros.com/product/pro-ss-19/
It goes 60MPH straight out of the box.
I spoke to the company last week. Some young guy in Cali.
They sell everyone they can get delivered to the USA.
I asked him IF they had any dealers in New England. The answer is none. Closest one is in NYS.
I’m sticking with my own two feet to get around!
2 wings and a prayer.
I’m in the market... What e-bike do you like?
The risk of fire with a standard, un-tampered-with battery and charger pair from a recognized manufacturer is extremely low. Don’t try to charge the battery when frozen, of course.
Theft is much greater concern, even if you remove the battery. Lots of things can be removed from securely locked bike with a few tools or even no tools. Whole thing has to be inside and not visible.
We just banned them in our city park and on all greenways. Last Saturday was a beautiful spring day and the exercise track was full of kids riding bicycles, seniors walking dogs, babies in strollers etc. There were a couple of e-bikes on the track blasting by the people going at least 25mph. They used no horns, bells or verbal warnings as they passed people from behind. These are no longer bicycles with assist motors, they are mopeds to say the least.
“I suspect, but don’t know for sure, that the sizes of the battery packs aren’t big enough to generate the heat required to ignite them.”
It isn’t that, it’s just that the OEM charger-battery pair is safe when unmodified and undamaged and operated within normal range of conditions
109,361 cubits per hour. Give or take.
I hope they don’t get banned here, it would be unwarranted discrimination against those of us who operate them responsibly especially when other users of the trail are present. Also, our state law would seem to preclude that.
You have to specify which class of e-bike you’re interested in and then people can respond. There isn’t that much in common between a cargo e-bike, a cruiser, and an e-MTB like I have other than the powertrain, maybe.
If it’s not anchored to a stationary object they’re easy to steal. Just throw them on a truck and they’re gone. And now with tiny portable angle grinders you can cut through just about any lock and seconds.
E-Bikes.. for those to stupid to pedal.
Fair enough. I think a hard-tail MTB e-bike. Whatever class it is that will do both pedal-assist and full power. Looking for sub-$1500 hopefully. Many of them can run up to $7k which is not in my plans.
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