• Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    I recently got an e-bikes. It goes up to 20mph and honestly scares the shit out of me sometimes. I have a normal bike helmet but am looking into something a bit beefier, between a bike and motorcycle helmet

    I don’t think people understand: At 20mph that’s athlete sprinting speed. Imagine going all out “impending asthma attack and you don’t even have asthma” full sprint down a hill then tripping on a curb

    • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      exactly. folks get ebikes because they wnat to go fast without being fit. they can do 20mph rather than 5mph.

      falling at 20mph is going to have an impact force 16x greater than it is at 5mph