On 10/19/2015 10:56 PM, dgk wrote:


Those things [bungee cords] should have warnings on them. I had one fall into the
gears and they came to a (grinding) halt and I went flying. I use
them on the bike only with very careful attention. I've had other
people tell me that similar things happened to them while using bungie
cords on a bike.

I can visualize a CPSC-mandated, bungee-proof bike. Disk wheel covers
front and back, wide fenders to direct falling bungees away from the
wheels, plus full chainguards so the bungee has nothing to snag on. Oh,
and breakaway hooks on the bungees, plus tension limits on the cord
itself.

Nothing but the fenders would work very well, but it would be safe.

--
- Frank Krygowski