(It's happened while I was a pedestrian, many a time. Potential bonus: I have never, not even once, been street-hassled over my weight while on a bike. For cross and trekking bikes it's 120 kgs for men, 100 kgs for women. Do also remember to loosen the clamp and move the seatpost every once in a while, so they don't end up forever stuck in place. I see now, in the general for all bikes catalog they have a cover their ass statement of maximum rider/gear weight of 120 kgs for all their mountain, fitness and road bikes. The only thing I'd warn you about based on my own experience is tightening your seatpost clamp I've had seatposts decide to lower themselves, particularly after bumpy bits of trail. When that author rides to work in a dress on his diamond-frame bike, he can criticize my step-throughs.) I can't speak to carbon fiber or titanium or exotic frame materials like bamboo, however.īasically, I concur that you'll be fine. (Step-through frames are not as intrinsically strong as diamond frames I once read a cycling how-to book that utterly dismissed step-throughs on that sole basis. I've ridden an off-the-rack aluminum step-through (Electra Townie, specifically) and a custom steel tourer (also a step-through) and both have served me well. There are ( and have been) many folks in the same boat. I put about 1,500 miles on that bike, for what it's worth.įinal thought: you may find this subforum helpful. Of course, YMMV, and you didn't mention your height or your age.īTW, one of my old-school racing bikes has Tange #2 tubes and I am still around 200 lbs. I rode it for about 1,400 miles (about 2,250 km) before upgrading to the old-school road bike. But this Peugeot was just what the doctor ordered, no pun intended. I was way out of shape, and the bent-over position required for riding a road bike would have been so uncomfortable that there is no way I would have persevered. With the benefit of hindsight, I can tell you that had I resumed riding on an old-school racing bike, I would have certainly quit. When I resumed riding (as a middle-aged adult), I was fortunate to get this at a local garage sale for $20: The upright riding position that the vintage MTBs offer (or a modern equivalent) is one of those things that can keep you on the bike until riding a road bike becomes more comfortable. Old-school racing bikes (I have two) are not as comfortable as old-school MTBs when you resume riding, especially if you have a bit of a gut.
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