1. Regulations
  2. title 16
  3. chapter II
  4. part 1512
  5. subpart A
  6. § 1512.8

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§ 1512.8 - Requirements for drive chain.

The drive chain shall operate over the sprockets without catching or binding. The tensile stength of the drive chain shall be no less than 8010 N (1,800 lbf) or 6230 N (1,400 lbf) for sidewalk bicycles.

AUTHORITY: Secs. 2(f)(1)(D), (q)(1)(A), (s), 3(e)(1), 74 Stat. 372, 374, 375, as amended, 80 Stat. 1304-05, 83 Stat. 187-89 (15 U.S.C. 1261, 1262); Pub. L. 107-319, 116 Stat. 2776.

SOURCE: 43 FR 60034, Dec. 22, 1978, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 16 CFR 1512.8