Requirements for Bicycles
16 CFR Part 1512
16 CFR Part 1512 is Requirements for Bicycles. To certify a product to it, 16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) requires the rule to be stated separately on the certificate, written as "16 CFR Part 1512 — Requirements for Bicycles". The eCFR records this part as last amended on 2019-01-01.
How to cite this on a certificate
16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) requires each applicable rule to be stated separately. Listing it like this satisfies the form of the requirement:
16 CFR Part 1512 — Requirements for Bicycles
Citing a rule does not make it applicable, and 16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) asks for every applicable rule. Whether this one applies to your product depends on its materials, construction and intended user age, which is your determination to make.
Scope, from the regulation
This part sets forth the requirements for a bicycle as defined in § 1512.2(a) (except a bicycle that is a “track bicycle” or a “one-of-a-kind bicycle” as defined in § 1512.2 (d) and (e)) which is not a banned article under § 1500.18(a)(12) of this chapter. § 1512.2 Definitions. For the purposes of this part: (a) Bicycle means: (1) A two-wheeled vehicle having a rear drive wheel that is solely human-powered; (2) A two- or three-wheeled vehicle with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts (1 h.p.), whose maximum speed on a paved level surface, when powered solely by such a motor while ridden by an operator who weighs 170 pounds, is less than 20 mph. (b) Sidewalk bicycle means a bicycle with a seat height of no more than 635 mm (25.0 in); the seat height is measured with the seat adjusted to its highest position. Recumbent bicycles are not included in this definit
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