• @QueriesQueried
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    33 months ago

    Most people that do longer rides would be fine with that. On downhill sections you can hit that easily enough, and there’s wind too. It’s definitely fast, but it’s fine enough. It doesn’t matter what you’re driving or riding, you always drive to the conditions anyways.

    • @[email protected]
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      -33 months ago

      Yes, you can easily get that fast, but can you also brake fast and reliably enough, too, so humanity is safe around you?

      • Saik0
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        33 months ago

        If you agree that humans can control a car going 75mph, then a bike going 28 isn’t an issue.

        • @[email protected]
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          -23 months ago

          Yes, but a car has actually appropriate brakes for the speed they are going at. With bikes, even good brakes are not really up to such speeds.

          • Saik0
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            3 months ago

            Go ride a bike… Grab the left brake as hard as you can. You will change your mind.

            • @[email protected]
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              03 months ago

              I did way more than 1000km/month on my bicycle back in my time. I know what happens when you are stupid enough to break with the front wheels only. Even with disk brakes on both wheels you don’t have enough contact with the ground to ride at such speeds in a traffic-safe way. That’s why I object to the idea that a bike with 28mph would be safe, and would definitely require insurance for such a vehicle.

      • @QueriesQueried
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        13 months ago

        The braking characteristics are not all that different from a normal bike to an ebike, provided they weren’t deliberately ignored. Ebikes having a lower centre of gravity also helps this. If you want to whine about ebikes going 28m/h, you should also be complaining about 80% of the cyclists out there.

        • @[email protected]
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          03 months ago

          The braking characteristics are not all that different from a normal bike to an ebike

          That’s the point. That’s what makes them dangerous.

          And: If cyclists only did 28 meters per hour, they would actually be quite safe :-)

          • @QueriesQueried
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            13 months ago

            I feel like you’re missing that the brakes on current (decent/non-shit) bikes are quite satisfactory. And that cyclists normally dont ride at 28mph, unless going downhill. And that regardless of vehicle, it is up to the rider to be safe for the conditions.

            • @[email protected]
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              13 months ago

              It is not the brakes as such, but braking, which has a number of factors. One key factor is friction between wheel and surface. Your brakes might bring your wheels to a quick standstill, but that might not stop the bike.

              And the 28mph stem from the point that there are electric bikes that go up to that speed.

              • @QueriesQueried
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                13 months ago

                Yes, locking up your wheels is bad. The same is true on a car. It is good that on small mechanical systems with feedback, it is easy to not lock up the tires.

                On top of that, many ebikes have regenerative breaking, which makes it easy to maintain a good speed.