>From the product copy at Rivbike: "It’s like the Gus but for riders under 205 pounds and who promise to ride them with loads of 25lbs or less, and no jumps or canyon-crossings."
The original weight max was even lower, that bike isn't intended to do what that rider was doing. Joe Bernard On Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 11:26:55 AM UTC-7 Paul Clifton wrote: > None of the comments mentioned any specifics, and I didn't pose the > question. The Reddit poster isn't the Susie owner though. I also think it's > a weird break, but I know basically nothing about what makes a frame break. > > Paul > > On Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 12:52:00 PM UTC-5 Wesley wrote: > >> Huh, I wonder what happened! Reddit jumbles the comments based on >> upvotes, so it's pretty tough to find information. Do you know how he broke >> the downtube? It seems weird to me (not a frame maker, designer, nor >> engineer) that it broke in the middle rather than near one end. >> >> On Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 10:21:27 AM UTC-7 Paul Clifton wrote: >> >>> This trip gallery was posted to the bikepacking forum on Reddit: >>> https://www.reddit.com/r/bikepacking/comments/vpan76/plenty_of_good_times_a_broken_frame_rowdy/ >>> >>> I don't know the riders or anything, but the gallery shows what I think >>> are 3 Susie/Gus bikes and one other bike I don't recognize. There's an >>> orange Susie hauling about a gallon of water, a full front basket, and a >>> massive saddle bag. It's frame cracked. >>> >>> I'm usually one to scoff at load limits, but I guess at some point, >>> they're to be taken seriously. I'm glad these guys were able to get the >>> frame fixed and finish their trip. It looks like a really good time! >>> >>> But still, I thought y'all would be interested to see what it takes to >>> break a Susie. As a chronic over packer and heavy person, I'm even more >>> glad I picked the Gus! >>> >>> Paul in AR >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a985f98b-654a-4c2b-a689-8e52aeb367e8n%40googlegroups.com.
