General Cycling Discussion - Now this is what you call a "hot" bike

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freighttraininguphill
11-11-11, 12:06 AM
I have a friend who records scanner radio traffic. This is an actual fire dispatch for a bicycle on fire. :D

I'm trying to figure out what part of a bike could catch fire. Maybe it was a short-circuit on an e-bike.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB2PA5jLbeg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB2PA5jLbeg

ahsposo
11-11-11, 05:52 AM
Spontaneous vehicular combustion. Happens to carbon bikes.
bigbadwullf
11-11-11, 08:51 AM
Maybe lighting a tube patch?

hotbike
11-12-11, 09:13 AM
Thanks for the video. (audio). Yours Truly is no longer the only "hot" bike.
Snydermann
11-12-11, 09:17 AM
Back in my younger days it was not uncommon for me to ride with such RPM as to combust the grease in my bottom bracket.

At least that's the way I remember it.
hotbike
11-12-11, 09:46 AM
Back in my younger days it was not uncommon for me to ride with such RPM as to combust the grease in my bottom bracket.

At least that's the way I remember it.

I think "maybe" you could've gone down a long steep hill and heated up the rear hub-Coaster Brake. Not the BB, but the Coaster Brake Hub.