Why bother with leathers?

[JimO]

i have had a few wines and read the title of this post as My brothers a lesbian

[R650R]

I was watching waiting for the big arse crash.

So my question is - do cycle tyres have a speed rating?

I had a nosey while getting some bits for my mountain bike awhile ago... they do have "not for highway use" stamped on the sidewalls....
So take a note of that and some photos if your ever in an accident involving one of these boy racer cyclists. A few pics of the sidewalls, the pedals without any reflectors and no front or rear reflectors and should end any court case pretty quick...
Also if its part of an event id be having the organisors under OSH. Doesn't matter that its a tradition to be unprotected, racing cars used to have no fireproof suits or neck braces etc but they upped their game

Just watch out for this new fad.... riding around with no brakes is apparently a cool thing....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...aces-jail.html

[OddDuck]

Sounds like that particular twat got what he earned.

Fixies - and guys bombing downhill streets like say Wellington's The Terrace on longboards - it's been happening for a while. That and drift trikes for suburban downhills. Not much chance of stopping safely on any of them in an emergency situation but then again the risk is most of the point. It's just young guys proving themselves, that's nothing new and it's not going to go away.

E-bikes are starting to be a bit more common downtown but they're being ridden by long-term commuters, they tend to be a lot more considerate.

[nzspokes]

I had a nosey while getting some bits for my mountain bike awhile ago... they do have "not for highway use" stamped on the sidewalls....
So take a note of that and some photos if your ever in an accident involving one of these boy racer cyclists. A few pics of the sidewalls, the pedals without any reflectors and no front or rear reflectors and should end any court case pretty quick...
Also if its part of an event id be having the organisors under OSH. Doesn't matter that its a tradition to be unprotected, racing cars used to have no fireproof suits or neck braces etc but they upped their game

Just watch out for this new fad.... riding around with no brakes is apparently a cool thing....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...aces-jail.html

Its not been OSH for many years.

Brakeless has been around for decades.

[pritch]

I had a nosey while getting some bits for my mountain bike awhile ago... they do have "not for highway use" stamped on the sidewalls....
So take a note of that and some photos if your ever in an accident involving one of these boy racer cyclists. A few pics of the sidewalls, the pedals without any reflectors and no front or rear reflectors and should end any court case pretty quick...
Also if its part of an event id be having the organisors under OSH. Doesn't matter that its a tradition to be unprotected, racing cars used to have no fireproof suits or neck braces etc but they upped their game

Just watch out for this new fad.... riding around with no brakes is apparently a cool thing....

The "Not for highway use" may just be there to stop the manufacturer being sued in the US of A. It could well be completely be completely meaningless here. Cycle tyres are not manufactured specifically for this market.

I just took a look at pedals on a major cycling retail website. Very few road bike pedals have reflectors. Most clip-in pedals have nowhere to put them anyway.

Fixed wheel bikes have been around forever.

By all means take your photos, the court case may well be over quickly but not necessarily how you expect.


Bugga! Got sidetracked. Was going to mention that some years back the cops here had a blitz on bikes and scooters, and after checking licence and rego they delivered a lecture on appropriate riding gear. So I'm sitting there on my moped, fully dressed but not specifically motorcycle dressed, getting a lecture about riding gear while cyclists are riding past with no protective gear but their helmet. And some of them go the same speed as a moped in places.

I guess expecting logic is a bit unrealistic.

[Ocean1]

E-bikes are starting to be a bit more common downtown but they're being ridden by long-term commuters, they tend to be a lot more considerate.

Someone told me the other day that there were plans to change the rules for E-bikes, moving away from the simple <600W rule to a requirement to have no hand throttle, simply a power assist function. All sounds very killjoy.

[Blackbird]

Someone told me the other day that there were plans to change the rules for E-bikes, moving away from the simple <600W rule to a requirement to have no hand throttle, simply a power assist function. All sounds very killjoy.

Someone I know recently imported a 1kw hub/wheel assembly, battery, controller and instrument display through AliExpress. Cost just over NZ1,000 inc freight. He's put it in his old mountain bike. How is officialdom going to deal with this? Short of stopping all imports, I can't see how it can be controlled.

[nzspokes]

Someone told me the other day that there were plans to change the rules for E-bikes, moving away from the simple <600W rule to a requirement to have no hand throttle, simply a power assist function. All sounds very killjoy.

A throttle is the clear definition of difference between a bicycle and a scooter. Most sold here are the 300w standard as used in the EU. And assistance up to 32kph.

And there are shit tons being sold.

[nzspokes]

Someone I know recently imported a 1kw hub/wheel assembly, battery, controller and instrument display through AliExpress. Cost just over NZ1,000 inc freight. He's put it in his old mountain bike. How is officialdom going to deal with this? Short of stopping all imports, I can't see how it can be controlled.

I cant see how you would control a 1kw motor on a standard mtb either. It will pull itself apart.

[Blackbird]

I cant see how you would control a 1kw motor on a standard mtb either. It will pull itself apart.

Well you'd be wrong. It goes just fine in the 2 weeks he's been running about on it!

[Graystone]

That looked sketchy as fuck!

I cant see how you would control a 1kw motor on a standard mtb either. It will pull itself apart.

It's through Aliexpress, be lucky to get 300W out of it before it shits itself anyway.

[Laava]

Cmon mate, do it yourthelf!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HIhfwjWuj-I
Fast forward to 9.30min to see 9000W of ebike madness!

[scumdog]

Yip, it seems like it would be safe for us to all swap our leathers for summer lycras

Hate to see what a mess the road would make of his skin

Yep, we all thought about that last line above!

[scumdog]

I cant see how you would control a 1kw motor on a standard mtb either. It will pull itself apart.

There was a steam powered one at Dunedin 1/4 mile sprint a few years ago - I think it got to 130kph or so before the finish line.

[scumdog]

The "Not for highway use" may just be there to stop the manufacturer being sued in the US of A. It could well be completely be completely meaningless here. Cycle tyres are not manufactured specifically for this market.

I just took a look at pedals on a major cycling retail website. Very few road bike pedals have reflectors. Most clip-in pedals have nowhere to put them anyway.

Fixed wheel bikes have been around forever.

By all means take your photos, the court case may well be over quickly but not necessarily how you expect.


Bugga! Got sidetracked. Was going to mention that some years back the cops here had a blitz on bikes and scooters, and after checking licence and rego they delivered a lecture on appropriate riding gear. So I'm sitting there on my moped, fully dressed but not specifically motorcycle dressed, getting a lecture about riding gear while cyclists are riding past with no protective gear but their helmet. And some of them go the same speed as a moped in places.

I guess expecting logic is a bit unrealistic.

Yeah, no rear light, no front light, no reflector - $165 from memory....