Pinarello Bike catches fire with "10 foot high flames"
 

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/l...GkV43ckfBOG.99

Now we'll have asbestos chamois...

Another carbon fiber related disaster. When will we learn?

Fixed

"Mr Ryan’s shorts caught fire during the incident."

Now imagine how cool it would've been if he'd been on one of the old Pinarello magnesium Prince frames!

Honestly, I am not surprised, I was riding a Dogma once under full power in a sprint when it burst into flames. No motor. I was due to how many watts I was laying down and exceeding the speed limit of the frame. If you add a motor and ride it through streams :) no surprise it will catch fire as well.

Not sure why, but this thread reminds me of that "meat slicer" thread about disc brakes after a guy in the pro peloton alleged that his shin was sliced up by a rotor. Doubt this one will end up at 10+ pages and locked, though.

Mods: Please merge this thread with the latest Hot 'r Not thread.

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Aside from the potential projectile resulting from a melted cartridge seal, wouldn't CO2 extinguish a fire?

I was wondering about that. Maybe the cartridges exploded and launched a flaming saddle bag into some dry brush by acting as little rocket motors?

I've heard of 'foaming ass', but not 'flaming ass'.

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Battery is a red herring.

Those in the know understand that it was the crabon fiber that asploded.

I like the model number of the frame: "f8" = "Fate"

Put another Pinarello on the barbie.

Normal pedestrian Class A fires (like paper or wood)--yes. Which you can use water/CO2 on.

Or Class B/C (gasoline and electrical respectively)...which you use dry chemical or CO2.

But a battery fire is a metal fire. Metal fires are "Class D" Which is its own thing.You don't use water or CO2, you have to use dry powder extinguishers.

https://www.falckproductions.com/res...-a-b-c-d-and-k

https://www.femalifesafety.org/types...nguishers.html

If at your workplace you see fire extinguishers on the wall (hopefully by Code you do)...that is what the "A/B/C" on the side means....you'll virtually never see a Class D or Class K equipment--as those tend to instantly be "call a professional" style emergencies.


Using the wrong equipment can make for massive disasters. The USS Forrestal had a massive fire in 1967 that nearly destroyed the carrier...made worse because emergency fire crews were spraying water at fuel oil fires--doing nothing more than spreading the burning fuel everywhere. Ofc, they were desperate--the professionals on ship were dead or injured, and the proper equipment was the first thing destroyed by ammo explosions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_USS_Forrestal_fire

Thank you.

Investment tip of the day: Flame ******ant chamois cream futures. This is gonna be big!:thumb:

Looks like Froomie's latest version of cheating has gone up in flames. :lol:

wow, that is sad

Or I set my rear wheel on fire.


-Tim-

Likely home-built.
No temperature cutout on batteries/motor.
Perhaps not paying attention to short term/long-term discharge ratings on battery pack.
HOT Weather?
Cheap batteries?
Climbing long/steep hill under full power.

Motor heated up.
Battery pack heated up.
Internal short?

And, instant flame thrower.