E-bike goes boom

[fa63]

Pinarello F8 fitted with an aftermarket kit:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2019/01/14/electric-road-bike-explodes-on-adelaide-hill-climb-causing-bushfire/#214a7963d91f

[verticaldoug]

Short circuit. Funny. It's called thermal runaway.

[Bruce K]

I wonder if any of our Adelaide members know the guy.

Hopefully, it is not one of our Adelaide members!!

BK

[redir]

Man! That guy was on fire!

[cash05458]

When I am looking for my cycling news I always head on over to Forbes!

[rnhood]

A retrofit. Why am I surprised.

[nublar]

It is a pretty deadly combination overall

Carbon - flammable
CO2 cartridge - compressed gas
Lycra - flammable
Lithium Polymer (?) battery - flammable

Process hazard analysis would recommend a pressure relief valve on the compressed gas and fire resistant clothing/enclosures on the other parts.

[harlond]

The Pinarello spokesman was kind of a jerk about the whole thing.

Also, that's an amazing amount of reporting on a story that minor.

[Bruce K]

As non-cyclists, they are probably confusing commercial e-bikes with retro-fitted ones.

The trend towards commercially available e-bikes is a business story. The other, not so much.

Still pretty scary thought as I would think the systems are similar.

BK

[adub]

Such a hot bike!

[unterhausen]

it strikes me that it's impressively bad to have a battery fail in use. But I guess that's why many of them have protection circuits

[charliedid]

Man! That guy was on fire!

Smokin' up that hill!

[schwa86]

This wheels on fire, rolling down the road...

[54ny77]

Bada Bing Bada BOOM!

"F8" as model name is rather ironic when you combine the two to make one word....

[GOTHBROOKS]

pinafuego

[GonaSovereign]

Bada Bing Bada BOOM!

"F8" as model name is rather ironic when you combine the two to make one word....

Excellent.

[Jere]

The real Question is did he still get That Strava Segment.
JB

[Joe Remi]

The Pinarello spokesman was kind of a jerk about the whole thing.

Also, that's an amazing amount of reporting on a story that minor.

I'd be a jerk, too. Pinarello sells low-power ebikes that probably won't blow up..now one of their bikes is on Forbes in a melted heap cuz a retrofit got too hot.

I've built a few ludicrously powerful ebikes and it's very much up to the owner/builder/rider to keep an eye on temps while hammering up a hill. They're fun, but all that power ain't free. He learned this.

[dancinkozmo]

from the article...

"Experts further recommend that e-bikes should be charged during the day and under supervision"

remember kids always watch your ebike while recharging LOL !

[Gat64]

Is the e-bike to blame? Or was it it that second burrito at lunch?