Schwinn varsity. On August 14, 2015 10:21:05 AM PDT, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote: >On 14 Aug 2015, at 16:32, Malcolm Smith <rrve...@virginmedia.com> >wrote: >> >> >> >> Some time ago I was asked how to find out what weight a cycle would >take by >> two of my friends, who were overweight. They were both tall and >suspected >> they may have to lose weight first. As cycling is low impact exercise >on >> joints, I thought it made sense for them to cycle as soon as >possible, >> especially as you see improvement quickly. I lost 30Kg myself in 2010 >by >> adding cycling for an hour or to my day for six months and cutting >out >> snacks. > >That's very impressive. I've found that cycling 6-7 hours a day across >France has a similar effect and you still get to eat snacks :0) > >> [...] >> >> Most good quality metal frames (Reynolds 501 and above with the >exception of >> 753) will have a top end weight of 125Kg. Many metal framed mountain >bikes >> are about the same, but don't expect to do anything other than normal >easy >> cycling at the top limit. [...] > >I'd have thought a decent mountain bike would take more than that, >given the stresses involved in dropping off a mountain. Something with >29er wheels would also probably suif a tall person better than 26" >wheels. > >> >> Many cargo bikes take 150Kg (and in fact my friends bought two of >these - I >> think the Kona Ute?), but all the weights are all in, so for the >cargo bike >> that's the rider, shopping and anything else you may be carrying. >> >> This is just a FWIW posting, but there are lots of very overweight >folk in >> society which decide to use cycling to lose weight (a good thing >should they >> so choose to do lose weight that way), but are often sold unsuitable >cycles >> for the job. I would have thought there was a market for stronger >cycles, or >> at least the information about any weight limit should be up front in >big >> print. A catastrophic frame failure on the go is never going to be a >good >> thing. However, my 'research' as such is 4 years old and I hope the >industry >> has moved on. >> > >Indeed. Not everybody would be able to afford this, but for anyone who >could I'd recommend having a made-to-measure frame built by an >experienced framebuilder. > >A round-the-world bike designed for fully-loaded touring in rough >countries would also be a good choice I think. > >B
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