Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 24 days agoPolice have seized an adapted electric bike capable of travelling at speeds of more than 100mph (160km/h).www.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up122cross-posted to: urbanism@hexbear.net
arrow-up122external-linkPolice have seized an adapted electric bike capable of travelling at speeds of more than 100mph (160km/h).www.bbc.comYuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square4fedilinkcross-posted to: urbanism@hexbear.net
minus-squareNacarbac [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·24 days agoNo way is that true under load - not for that conversion pictured - and they’d have to have actually ridden it to test, which is too dangerous. They just found it doesn’t need to be pedaled, lifted up the rear wheel and looked at how high the number went.
minus-squarefox [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·24 days agoYeah, there’s been complaints about hogs just looking at the speedometer while keeping the drive wheel off the ground and giving fines for going overspeed
No way is that true under load - not for that conversion pictured - and they’d have to have actually ridden it to test, which is too dangerous.
They just found it doesn’t need to be pedaled, lifted up the rear wheel and looked at how high the number went.
Yeah, there’s been complaints about hogs just looking at the speedometer while keeping the drive wheel off the ground and giving fines for going overspeed