[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1512.2]

[Page 557]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1512_REQUIREMENTS FOR BICYCLES--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart A_Regulations
 
Sec.  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.
    (c) Seat height means the dimension from the point on the seat 
surface intersected by the seat post center line (or the center of the 
seating area if no seat post exists) and the ground plane, as measured 
with the wheels aligned and in a plane normal to the ground plane.
    (d) Track bicycle means a bicycle designed and intended for sale as 
a competitive machine having tubular tires, single crank-to-wheel ratio, 
and no free-wheeling feature between the rear wheel and the crank.
    (e) One-of-a-kind bicycle means a bicycle that is uniquely 
constructed to the order of an individual consumer other than by 
assembly of stock or production parts.
    (f) Normal riding position means that the rider is seated on the 
bicycle with both feet on the pedals and both hands on the handlegrips 
(and in a position that allows operation of handbrake levers if so 
equipped); the seat and handlebars may be adjusted to positions judged 
by the rider to be comfortable.

[43 FR 60034, Dec. 22, 1978, as amended at 68 FR 7073, Feb. 12, 2003]