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[–] cal@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Even 70 km/h seems terrifying on what are essentially wide MTB tires. Hit a pot hole and you're dead.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago

I've done 60 downhill on a commuter bicycle, and with the steering geometry forces being different downhill the bike gets uncorfortably unstable. I turned to take a driveway off the main road and the back end slid around, then caught suddenly, the rear wheel tacoed itself, i highsided and slid, ground through my shirt and jacket. Helmet kept my head safe, but I was in really rough shape and a little bloodied.

I see kids flying by helmetless on their tweaked scooters and ebikes. 🙏