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Nothing about the bike looks heavy except compared to a racing bike. The gear they're wearing certainly weighs a bit, radio, kevlar, sidearm and whatever else is on that belt. No idea what that stuff weighs total.
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They could be riding steel bikes and I've heard that those are real heavy.
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Do the former bike cops and spouses have any good stories they could tell? That might salvage something good from this sorry thread.
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Hope those officers aren't injured or killed by those meat slicer disc brakes.
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back in the day the gunbelt/gear was 18lbs-20lbs but the vests today are lighter but they carry more ammo and spare handcuffs so 20lbs I think would be close.
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So I think the ideal cop bike would be 70t by 11t single speed so the cop could spin it up to 50 mph to catch bad guys.
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Now the weight question gets real. How heavy would a bicycle be that's strong enough to support and withstand RoboCop?
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- Mountain bikes and road bikes are both faster than pedestrians.
- Radios are faster than all three.
- Mountain bikes bounce when road bikes break.
- Heads-up bars mean less smashing into cars and more "seeing the bad guys."
- Gear is heavy, and a loaded touring bike really wouldn't make a lot of sense...
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Think police use bikes for foot patrol but can cover ground a little more quickly, not as chase vehicles. They could catch a fleeing pedestrian on either bike if needed and MTB can cover grass, gravel, broken pavement better.
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I have no idea how someone is supposed to take someone else down while riding a bike, but I have to assume it's a pretty damn risky maneuver.
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About the 2nd post got it, mobile radio that can keep a visual on a perp and get backup.
It's about increasing the radius of a walking police "beat" with the bike as well.
I will totally disagree about the whole chase thing. Even if you could out sprint someone on flats and 30 pounds of gear and heavier bike, what are you going to do when you catch them? Crash yourself at 20mph while trying to crash them out? You know what it's like as an adult to crash any bike on any surface over 20mph?
It's about staying in range to get radio help or get close enough to finish a chase on foot.
The rest is movie theatrics.
I could imagine the mtb being more comfortable for a beat on the bike.
It's about increasing the radius of a walking police "beat" with the bike as well.
I will totally disagree about the whole chase thing. Even if you could out sprint someone on flats and 30 pounds of gear and heavier bike, what are you going to do when you catch them? Crash yourself at 20mph while trying to crash them out? You know what it's like as an adult to crash any bike on any surface over 20mph?
It's about staying in range to get radio help or get close enough to finish a chase on foot.
The rest is movie theatrics.
I could imagine the mtb being more comfortable for a beat on the bike.
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If I was in charge of a police department I would never spec road bikes for my cops. Mountain bikes are much tougher, less fatiguing to spend time on, better visibility and vision, less expensive, and 9/10 as fast in a pursuit situation. If you lean down and have good tires, it's basically a draw.
Modern road bikes are artifacts of building a marketplace on the image of professional racers. I love them, as do many others here I'm sure, but what matters is the rider. I've had the experience of passing a paceline on a mountain bike. I've had the experience of leading a fast paceline and getting passed by someone else on a mountain bike. Both are exciting!
Modern road bikes are artifacts of building a marketplace on the image of professional racers. I love them, as do many others here I'm sure, but what matters is the rider. I've had the experience of passing a paceline on a mountain bike. I've had the experience of leading a fast paceline and getting passed by someone else on a mountain bike. Both are exciting!
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The greatest direct benefits (remember, for any 'real' and dangerous issues, they all had radios) for the PD were:
-They weren't driving around in a steel and glass cage. More accessible, and had to learn to interact with the public constantly. This helps to alleviate the 'rolling fortress' mentality.
-Officers who needed more physical activity, so as not to appear to be the stereotypical Uniformed Donut Muncher.
-Provide a Police Presence in areas where cars are either excluded or unwieldy, with a LOT more mobility than a foot patrol
-etc...
-They weren't driving around in a steel and glass cage. More accessible, and had to learn to interact with the public constantly. This helps to alleviate the 'rolling fortress' mentality.
-Officers who needed more physical activity, so as not to appear to be the stereotypical Uniformed Donut Muncher.
-Provide a Police Presence in areas where cars are either excluded or unwieldy, with a LOT more mobility than a foot patrol
-etc...