Only if you are a royal. But when you are, you can roam through other people's bedrooms, too.I thought you could just roam through people's property at will?
Only if you are a royal. But when you are, you can roam through other people's bedrooms, too.I thought you could just roam through people's property at will?
I met that guy there a few years back. Caught him up on the climb riding my Capra. and then we kept passing each other all the way to the top. He'd pass me on the straights and I'd pass him back on the turns as he was taking all the longer smoother and shallower turns on the climbs while I took all the shorter steeper slightly technical turns. So I chatted to him most of the way up. He wears full body armour all the time (fair enough) and was telling me he used to head out to Morzine biking when he was younger.
Yeah. looks decent. a capable 40lb Emtb would be awesome and handle way closer a normal mtb.
I wonder how much drag there is when you run them as a "normal" bike without the battery installed.Yeah. looks decent. a capable 40lb Emtb would be awesome and handle way closer a normal mtb.
I've hankered after a lightweight Fazua motored roadbike for a long time to commute on but they all tend to come with pretty small batteries so range isn't great and the UK's 15.5mph limit makes E-roadbikes pretty pointless except for climbs.
None.I wonder how much drag there is when you run them as a "normal" bike without the battery installed.
about 4nm according to german mediaI wonder how much drag there is when you run them as a "normal" bike without the battery installed.
only with the current fazua system. with the new one the motor stays in the frame, only the battery is removable (if the bike is designed for it, there’s also a lighter, non removable version)The beauty of a lot of Fazua motor bikes (to me) is you can remove the entire motor and battery leaving you with a normal bike only about a kilo heavier than the equivalently spec'd normal bike.
theres always some drag as you pedal through the gearing…None.
There's no drag with no battery in the Shimano, Bosch or Brose motors either.
folk think there is simply because they've forgetten how horrible pedalling a 50lb+ bike with DH tyres and low pressures actually is. but remove the chain and spin the cranks and they spin freely.
Well that sounds like bollocks!about 4nm according to german media
Where I see this could go is the mfr could be found negligent to prevent operation of their machine by means of not issuing a key or means that limits operation to the owner or their designee. Not saying I agree with it, but they might find some liability in this area, like how motorcycles and cars have keys. That's similar to how we have ridiculous lack of controls on things like guns. Flood the market with something like this without controls. Bad things will happen.![]()
Parents sue Seattle-based e-bike company over daughter's death
The parents of a girl who died after an e-bike accident filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday against the Seattle e-bike company Rad Power Bikes.www.seattletimes.com
fReEdUm!!!Awful for the family.
But is there no age related legislation for Ebikes in the US?
Here you need to be 14 to ride a class 1 pedalec. And to ride a class 2 Ebike capable of being powered without pedalling as the article descibed it requires a licence and insurance to be used in a public place. (ie can't legally be ridden by a minor)
Do I misunderstand this, or was the kid just a passenger on the bike? So who was the main rider? Isn't that person liable first? Kid had brain injuries but there is no mention of a helmet. My guess is they would have sued the helmet manufacturer as well if the kid would have worn one.Where I see this could go is the mfr could be found negligent to prevent operation of their machine by means of not issuing a key or means that limits operation to the owner or their designee. Not saying I agree with it, but they might find some liability in this area, like how motorcycles and cars have keys. That's similar to how we have ridiculous lack of controls on things like guns. Flood the market with something like this without controls. Bad things will happen.
Either that or we need to crack down on kid's mental health.
Maybe, if they thought they could prove some liability. Such as, helmet manufacturer claims to do A, B and C and it only did A and B. They probably do not leave that much liability obviously, but the "whatabout" is a helmet maker that could be fraudulently producing stuff, making stuff that has been misrepresented or not tested according to industry standards, etc.Do I misunderstand this, or was the kid just a passenger on the bike? So who was the main rider? Isn't that person liable first? Kid had brain injuries but there is no mention of a helmet. My guess is they would have sued the helmet manufacturer as well if the kid would have worn one.
I think the theory is something like “If they hadn’t of been on the ebike, they never would have been able to get to the top of that big hill”, or some such nonsense. Hell, they could have hitched a ride up there. They are just throwing spaghetti at the courtroom wall, if you will.Not sure what that sad story has to do with ebikes at all.
That right there stinks of extortion. We're just seeing the next steps unfold.“We urge you to reach out to us and seek to have a human conversation and not a lawyerly one.”
Or just accept that this was a freak incident that was partially caused by the lack of adult supervision of kids spoiled with toys that were not meant for their age.That right there stinks of extortion. We're just seeing the next steps unfold.
I guess the moar rational move would have been suing the 13-year old friend's parents, since the e-bike manual states it shouldn't be operated by under-18 people. But given the e-bike company just got a 300 million capital investment they just went for the big price.
You're absolutely right.Or just accept that this was a freak incident that was partially caused by the lack of adult supervision of kids spoiled with toys that were not meant for their age.
I blame video games.![]()
Parents sue Seattle-based e-bike company over daughter's death
The parents of a girl who died after an e-bike accident filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday against the Seattle e-bike company Rad Power Bikes.www.seattletimes.com
I blame the lack of church attendance and broken homes.I blame video games.