Talk:Open Source Bike Brake

Is there a way to flag this page as potentially unsafe? Brakes are one of the most safety-critical parts of a bike, and a plastic brake could fail as soon as the rider attempts to stop quickly. This makes a 3D printed brake considerably worse than no brake at all because it gives a false sense of security.

I appreciate it's a student project and was perhaps just an academic exercise that was never intended to be used, or perhaps was printed in a much stronger material than my printer's capable of. Nonetheless, I think the current small disclaimer that it's not been tested does not adequately convey the level of danger anyone using this design would be putting themself in.

Hi, you definitely have a point. We can add a notice at the top of the page. --Emilio (talk) 17:00, 14 April 2020 (UTC)Reply