andynormancx;431382 Wrote: > Sure you do and you also appear to have federal regulations on how > bicycles should be put together: > > http://tinyurl.com/koqrfz > > "Handbrakes shall be tested at least ten times by applying a force > sufficient to cause the handlever to contact the handlebar, or a maximum > of 445 N (100 lbf), in accordance with the loading test, §1512.18(d)(2), > and shall be rocked back and forth with the weight of a 68.1 kg (150 lb) > rider on the seat with the same handbrake force applied in accordance > with the rocking test, §1512.18(d)(2)(iii); there shall be no visible > fractures, failures, movement of clamps, or misalignment of brake > components" > > "Stopping distance. A bicycle equipped with only handbrakes shall be > tested for stopping distance by a rider of at least 68.1 kg (150 lb) > weight in accordance with the performance test, §1512.18(d)(2) (v) and > (vi), and shall have a stopping distance of no greater than 4.57 m (15 > ft) from the actual test speed as determined by the equivalent ground > speed specified in §1512.18(d)(2)(vi)." > > etc, etc
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