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As Teens Take to E-Bikes, Parents Ask: Is This Freedom or Danger? (www.nytimes.com)

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[-] MisterMoo@kbin.social 19 points 10 months ago

It is an absurd statement to argue that the average cyclist on the average bike can sprint to over 30mph "without much trouble." Maybe with a tailwind going downhill, and even that is, ahem, dangerous.

[-] lemann@lemmy.one 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I hit 20 downhill and that's already really uncomfortably fast. Pulling hard on my brakes that would take a good 5 seconds to come to a stop (Power modulator Roller Brakes)

Going 30 is asking for trouble, even with good disc brakes I think. At that speed full body motorcycle kit could be something worth considering

Edit: fix typo