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Re:24,000-Watt Scooter Is Going for a 100 MPH Speed Record a... by lostlogin on Friday August 22, 2025 @04:37AM (#44982193)
I was on a road bike with a peloton and half of us hit a pothole that was ~25cm deep when going at 50kmh. We had a few popped tubes and a damaged (but rideable) wheel.

Good luck on a scooter. You’re a meat pencil.

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Re:24,000-Watt Scooter Is Going for a 100 MPH Speed Record a... by saagarjha on Friday August 22, 2025 @05:06AM (#44982378)
I think the part that saved you here is going 50 kmph. I've wiped out on 2.5 cm at half those speeds.
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Re:24,000-Watt Scooter Is Going for a 100 MPH Speed Record a... by nutjob2 on Friday August 22, 2025 @06:09AM (#44982717)
Yes the determining factor is the length of the pothole, ie distance traveled over air, together with speed, which determines how far you fall before hitting the other side.
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Re:24,000-Watt Scooter Is Going for a 100 MPH Speed Record a... by 4ggr0 on Friday August 22, 2025 @05:24AM (#44982489)
> ~25cm deep

can this still be called a pothole, lol? at which point does a pothole become a hole...

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