• bluGill@fedia.io
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    8 hours ago

    Give a normal acoustic bike a steep enough hill and you can get to 65mph. Note that I said you: I won’t try this, but someone else could - they might even survive the attempt.

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      7 hours ago

      65 is tough. Fastest I’ve gone on a bike is 50 mph, and it was terrifying.

    • SlippiHUD@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      Sure, but that’s pretty restricted to specific geography most people would have to travel to, and not the road outside thier home.

      The first time I rode a dirt bike I panicked and crashed into a chain link fence. Going maybe 5 mph, and that was with adult supervision. I hate to think what will happen to these children who are accidentally given a road vehicle because the regulations are currently inadequate.