BS EN ISO 4210-2:2015

Cycles. Safety requirements for bicycles. Requirements for city and trekking, young adult, mountain and racing bicycles | Status: Superseded, Withdrawn

1 Scope This part of ISO 4210 specifies safety and performance requirements for the design, assembly, and testing of bicycles and sub-assemblies having saddle height as given in Table 1, and lays down guidelines for manufacturer’s instructions on the use and care of such bicycles. This part of ISO 4210 applies to young adult bicycles with maximum saddle height of 635 mm or more and less than 750 mm, city and trekking bicycles, mountain bicycles, and racing bicycles that have a maximum saddle height of 635 mm or more including folding bicycles (see Table 1 and Figure 1). This part of ISO 4210 does not apply to specialized types of bicycle, such as delivery bicycles, recumbent bicycles, tandems, BMX bicycles, and bicycles designed and equipped for use in severe applications such as sanctioned competition events, stunting, or aerobatic manoeuvres.

NOTE For bicycles with a maximum saddle height of 435 mm or less, see ISO 8124‑1, and with a maximum saddle height of more than 435 mm and less than 635 mm, see ISO 8098.

Table 1 — Maximum saddle height Bicycle type City and trekking bicycles Young adult bicycles Mountain bicycles Racing bicycles Maximum saddle height 635 or more 635 or more and less than 750 635 or more 635 or more Dimensions in millimetres Figure 1 — Maximum saddle height Key H maximum saddle height 1 minimum insertion-depth mark 2 ground plane