Electric bikes

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Kimmo in reply to @BrickMan

As for deliveroo riders, yeah bound to happen. Many are riding legit e bikes (and then be hacked), others just put together some far east express parts and use a hand throttle. That part of it isn't the worst. Its the absolute POS bikes they fit them to that don't have brakes capable of stopping very well even when new (£89.99 of argo's finest with a £600 500w kit attached with zip ties). Regularly get them in the shop with punctures, but unless they commit to £££ brake upgrades

I used to see those when I worked in a shop, and aside from proper maintenance, all those bikes really needed was a Shimano hydraulic front brake, $30.

Oh, and a motherfucking plug so the rear wheel can be removed from the bike without busting out a fucking soldering iron.

They're total shit, but the cable discs and hardwired motor are just utterly beyond the pale.

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BrickMan in reply to @Kimmo

No I mean the ones that have Canti bosses, and then the worlds lowest £ plastic bodied v brake with plastic brake pads and steel cables that are corroded to death when you get them out of the box. 100% guaranteed to cause harm and injure pedestrians and anyone else who gets near one, and that was before they had a cheap motor kit zip tied onto them.

Mate's building burned down a few year ago due to one of these things being charged up in a neighbouring flat. Lost everything and insurance took 2 years to even vaguely settle some of his lifes collection of things. The flat with the fire wasn't properly insured, the individual not a proper resident or on any contract, and the bike/ekit that caused it not approved for use anywhere, so ended up his own insurance company taking the full hit (and the landlords, and the other flat owners/tenants) due to one crappy e bike kit.

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