E bike racing

[Grizzly Bear]

I'm bored with all the restrictions imposed on us, and I've got some serious machines, it's about time they were put to some good use!
They've got ebike racing in the states, it's about time we showed them how to do it!

We could even have a Kalkoff class for people who want to go really slow!

I think I've got the fastest ebike(twin puma) in the country, prove me wrong! come on you limp wrists!!

Griz

 

[flecc]

Off road I trust Griz?
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[Grizzly Bear]

of course Tony, you wouldn't catch me doing 50mph on the road! that would be stupid!

 

[flecc]

It certainly would be, I've kept safely down to 46 mph so far.
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[Grizzly Bear]

that's down hill I think, but respect to you because that's a serious speed on a bike anyway, I know you're a hooligan Tony! just like me!

 

[flecc]

Indeed, steep downhill past a speed camera.
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[Grizzly Bear]

did you trip it? my ambition that is! you up for a race Tony?

 

[flecc]

No, the Gatso speed cameras never seem to trip for bicycles, but I did just just once get one of the advisory speed signs to report my downhill speed. It was right too, 31 mph. It's never done it again since though

I don't have anything suitable for racing now, just the utility Q-bike that's my workhorse.
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[Grizzly Bear]

No, the Gatso speed cameras never seem to trip for bicycles, but I did just just once get one of the advisory speed signs to report my downhill speed. It was right too, 31 mph. It's never done it again since though

I don't have anything suitable for racing now, just the utility Q-bike that's my workhorse.
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I can lend you one if you like?

 

[carpetbagger]

No, the Gatso speed cameras never seem to trip for bicycles, but I did just just once get one of the advisory speed signs to report my downhill speed. It was right too, 31 mph. It's never done it again since though
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I had an advisory speed camera show my uphill speed of 9mph,and that matched my cycle computer..........

 

[flecc]

I had an advisory speed camera show my uphill speed of 9mph,and that matched my cycle computer..........

Good to hear I wasn't the only one to have this happen. Strange how those simple ones sometimes work on bikes but the big Gatsos don't.
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[tillson]

Good to hear I wasn't the only one to have this happen. Strange how those simple ones sometimes work on bikes but the big Gatsos don't.
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Quite a few of the GATSO boxes are empty. There are more GATSO sites than there are cameras, so they move them around in the belief that the empty box still act as a deterrent to speeding. It's quite likely that you have just happened to be passing one of the empty ones when you expected to trigger the camera.

 

[flecc]

Yes, most of ours are empty, but I've never been able to trigger even the odd ones I've seen active. Maybe it's just the technology of the advisory signs is more advanced, they are a much more recent introduction.
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[Fordulike]

Come on guys, you're only going to upset lemmy with this thread

 

[flecc]

Come on guys, you're only going to upset lemmy with this thread

Oh dear, we'd better say they were off-road speed cameras.
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[Lloyd]

Gatso's do pick up cycles (apparently, so I have heard, ahem), you just have to be waaaaaay over the limit.

A 'friend' of mine said he had to be towed up to 55mph to be able to set one off in a 30mph zone. I couldn't possibly confirm this of course......all viscious rumours

 

[Grizzly Bear]

Come on guys and girls, a bit of e-motor sport can only be good, let's not get off subject now. There are two situations in history that push technology, war and racing! war is bad... racing is fun! Tony the offer stands, nice 5306 Crystalyte on 72 volts stir any juices for you? I know my Pumas will win, but it will be fun trying(you never know I may fall off, and you will be the hero of the day).

Griz

 

[flecc]

You're a bit too far away from me Griz, would be fun otherwise.
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[Mussels]

Good to hear I wasn't the only one to have this happen. Strange how those simple ones sometimes work on bikes but the big Gatsos don't.
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Some won't show me my speed unless I follow a car through that triggers it, then it shows my speed accurately. Looks like there is a threshold set to avoid bikes even though the radar works for them. When I had one of the daft 56 led lamps on the front it would set them all off, the huge reflector must have looked like a motorbike to the radar.

 

[subevo]

yes maybe i will get a rear motor for my lafree then i will have a triple motor machine.now what motor can i get to compete ?????????