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Re:Show HN: Long Range E-Bike by gpm on Friday November 12, 2021 @08:18PM (#29206435)
At those speeds bikes are incredibly stable. The only way a pebble of pavement imperfection will harm you is if the bicycle fails mechanically (e.g. a wheel folding in on itself).

I'm pretty sure that the risk of being hit by or hitting a vehicle is multiple orders of magnitudes higher. Which isn't exactly better, but let's at least worry about the correct sources of danger.

Re:Show HN: Long Range E-Bike by jacquesm on Saturday November 13, 2021 @04:43AM (#29208659)
Cornering grip at speed and some gravel can really ruin your day, in spite of the bike itself being stable at speed.