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Eh? I take it you've never seen the Tour de France then?

• peatmoss 5y ago
  I mean, severe crashes do happen, and Tour riders are also professional vehicle operators.
  • bigfudge 5y ago
    Not because tyres explode tho
  • wintermutestwin 5y ago
    But not because the (incredibly lightweight and skinny) tires failed due to speed.
    • peatmoss 5y ago
      I was thinking the failure condition there is that the compounds in the tire were insufficiently grippy to hold the surface of the road in a corner. That’s certainly my biggest worry on a motorcycle. (Edit: it’s also where a great deal of engineering work goes into motorcycle tires)
• deleted 5y ago
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