Investigating a teen’s death on an ebike and the Rad brand’s safety

Re:Investigating a teen’s death on an ebike and the Rad bran... by exabrial on Friday September 29, 2023 @07:15PM (#37711223)

We have two of these exactly bikes for the office.

Unlike Hydraulic Disc Brakes, Mechanical Disc Brakes ARE NOT self-adjusting! It is VITAL you adjust them as the pads wear!

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Re:Investigating a teen’s death on an ebike and the Rad bran... by fnfjfk on Friday September 29, 2023 @07:38PM (#37711403)

Holy fuck they have mechanical discs on these beasts? Any lightweight road bike will have hydros and they weigh nothing compared to this.

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Re:Investigating a teen’s death on an ebike and the Rad bran... by exabrial on Friday September 29, 2023 @11:39PM (#37712597)

Yep. And it works about as well as you think it does.

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