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@GumptionZA: it was on a gcn vid, i think there was also a velo article but it was 6 months or so ago so happy searching

@wyorider: try to take your head out of the sand and realise that not everyone is as anti-e as you so these events are going to take place regardless of your dislike. as you say: "Cheating is endemic in sports" ergo testing needs to be done. it's kind of sad that you feel the need to denigrate anything or anyone that/who disagrees with your viewpoint. i don't agree with e-bikes in a bike race but they're there but i don't feel the need to spout such drivel as i know it's not going to change anything. mellow dude, you'll feel better.

@wyorider: then you have that spanish amateur road race where 150 out of the 180 entrants pulled out when they found out there was going to be random drug testing at the finish, there's also people who've been caught with motors on their bikes in a non e race. when there's this amount of cheating going on testing needs to be done.

@ro-bert: there's a few grammatical errors, if anyone's interested have a look here:- https://www.grammarly.com/blog/apostrophe/

@mikekazimer: Can you get Ben to talk to KASK who reckon that you don't need MIPS and don't use it?

@opignonlibre: well according to kask:- "Most helmets tests use rotational impact prevention technologies with headforms that have a higher coefficient of friction than those of the human skull and therefore may not reflect what occurs in some accidents. The "pass-fail" criterion is based on the BrIC value, an algorithm that defines the level of brain injury.This value must be lower than 0,68. The final test protocol is: OBLIQUE IMPACT TESTs oblique tests @ 45°, impact speed 6 m/s, BrIC 0,68 + grade 80 closed-coat aluminum oxide abrasive paper + headform nominal coefficient of friction 0,3 + wireless system: triaxial accelerometer + n. 3 ARS Headform: EN960 serie Measurements: Peak of rotational acceleration, Peak of linear acceleration, HIC, BRIC ( 0,68 ) All KASK helmets successfully pass this test, with values that are substantially less than 0,68 BrIC 0,390" "To specify the BrIC value, the maximum speed of the head for every direction is divided by the associated critical value and then added. When the BrIC value approaches the value 1, the injury risk increases." -- from google They don't use mips, they reckon it isn't needed. Not being a brain scientist I'm unsure who is correct but I like my brain so err on the side of caution.

@sfarnum: not this one but the saddlespur is https://www.saddlespur.com/

@generictrailrider: there's some pretty weird kinks out there

@rrolly: just checked NZ stats regarding bike injury claims. There were more ACC (accident compensation corporation) claims by cyclists but then there is a higher proportion of cyclists, also 4-5 times more cyclist claims than ebikers. apparently e bike claims have risen 5 fold in the last 5 years with the majority being 60-75. in '23 there were 29644 claims with 4156 being mountain bikes and 1823 being ebikes. though they don't break down mtb with powered or non. These numbers though are from claims alone, who knows how many are not claimed.

@mi-bike: who cares what you love, appreciate, dislike, hate?