There may be a typo in the bill, as part of it specifies that this applies to bikes with front wheels of 20" or less, while another specifies
(1) It shall be an unlawful practice for any person to sell a bicycle which is equipped with a quick release wheel if:
(a) the front wheel diameter is greater than 20 inches; or
Apparently, fork tabs don’t qualify as a primary or secondary retaining device under this law.
Are they kidding? The bill says
Children riding bicycles with quick release wheels have been involved in over 100 accidents;
Does this mean the wheels were causative in the accident? 100 accidents over how many years? In New Jersey alone?
Do we actually pay these people to put out this crap?
The law is intended for bicycles intended for children, not “adult specialty bicycles” So I think we are safe. I didn’t think that there were very many kids bikes with quick release wheels anyway?
The formatting on the article was a little off, so I had difficulty following if they were taking about exclusions or inclusions in the proposed law.
I thought that at first too. Read through the whole thing - the underlines are additions. Check 3a, which adds the limitation of bikes with wheels greater than 20 inches. So now all bikes are covered. Bad bad bad. We are not safe from this inanity. I can’t believe we pay these people.
The law is intended for bicycles intended for children, not “adult specialty bicycles” So I think we are safe. I didn’t think that there were very many kids bikes with quick release wheels anyway?
The formatting on the article was a little off, so I had difficulty following if they were taking about exclusions or inclusions in the proposed law.
We (I and many on a NJ bike racing forum) disagree. The reference to children’s bikes is bracketed, meaning that it is to be left out of the final law. I can only guess as to what an “adult specialty bicycle” might be, but I’m pretty sure that my Serotta road bike ain’t one.
OK, now I understand what the underlines and brackets mean. I’m laughing at your politicians, they are worse than ours.
I got a kick out of this sentence:
advances in quick release technology make it right and proper that the new mechanisms—which are less prone to assembler and user error—be used in place of the old
It would be nice if they did clarify what an adult specialty bicycle is. Worst case, you’ll have to go to New York to buy bikes. R&A is probably a big proponent of the NJ legislation.
Right…the politicians are trying to prevent us from injuring ourselves because we’re too F-ing stupid to put a bike wheel on correctly AND take responsibility for our own actions!!
Protect us from ourselves Big Brother! Hello…where’s Darwin when you need him!!
It’s ridiculous. The bill was originally directed at kids’ bikes. I get that. Don’t put a QR on a bike a 6 year old rides. Kids are curious and will loosen that up and could hurt themselves.
If you make it to adulthood and are stupid, let nature take its course and thin the herd.
I looked at the system (Clix) that is the only available “solution” that meets the legislation. I find it immensely ironic that the claim of superiority this system makes is due entirely by the requirement to have those tabs on forks. by having the tabs, one is required to unscrew the quick release to engage the wheel. This system has a spring-loaded cup that snaps in place beyond the tabs. Without the tabs, once a quick release skewer is adjusted to the width of the dropouts, it never has to be unscrewed.
It doesn’t matter what you classify a road racing bike as, specialty or not.
(1) It shall be an unlawful practice for any person to sell a bicycle which is equipped with a quick release wheel if:
(a) the front wheel diameter is greater than 20 inches
At 22.5 inches, even a 650 wheel is “greater than 20 inches”
Marrying a Wedgewood cousin, perhaps, and messing up the gene pool.
The freest we’ve been was before the concept of interdependence was foisted upon us and people took responsibility for their own actions. We don’t need no stinkin’ nanny state.
If this is like 99% of the bills these days it was written by some professional lobbyist. Question is, which lobby and what’s the motivation?
hhmmmmm…just reread some of this proposal. Appears you have an out.
It reads “sell” not “own” or “ride”? Just buy it…then replace it!! : )
What a stupid waste of tax payer monies. 100 accidents is nothing!!! If I started a business and went to the SBA with staistics as general and sweeping as that when I asked for a loan, they’d laugh me right out of the office on my ear.
That proposal looks like it was written by a 5th grader. oh…and it was introduced nearly 18 months ago (Feb '06) and is still being “worked on”.
Oh sweet sweet Avian Flu pandemic, when will you come, when will you come…*
That’s not in the least bit funny.
There are real life evil scientists working on genetically specific bio-bombs. Your chances of getting wiped out with the rest of the useless eaters are pretty good.
the politicians are trying to prevent us from injuring ourselves because we’re too F-ing stupid to put a bike wheel on correctly
Aren’t these the same politicians that think you are too stupid to put gas in your own car?
What makes you think you can do something as complicated as putting on a bike wheel if you are too stupid to operate a gas pump?
Caveat: It might be some other state, but I think it’s the Garden state in which the occupants are apparently too stupid to operate a gas pump…or at least so says the law.