Road bikes vs rider weight

[stephen.rooke]

carbon wont shatter under your weight. triban 3 is the best new biked under £600 and is fast as hell, and has gearing for all situations.

 

[gb155]

280 is nothing

Look at how much this guy weighed and what he rode:

http://theamazing39stonecyclist.wordpress.com/

He is also a member here I believe Truly inspiring story.

Way too kind

Op was around 22st on a Ribble audax

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[mcshroom]

I'm getting on for 19st, and I would have no worry riding the triban 3. What would be a good idea for you is to get a good spoke-key and learn how to true your wheels up as you will knock them out of true more often than these skinny lightweights on here.

I can't look at the triban on my work computer, but I seem to recall it has 32 spoke wheels. That should be plenty as long as they are half well built

 

[sabian92]

Way too kind

Op was around 22st on a Ribble audax

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Actually, I showed your blog to my brother in law to be (26 stone, big lad) and he has started to change his eating and exercise habits after I said to him "Look, this fella can do it so it shows anybody can". He's got a long way to go but thank you immensely for inspiring him.

 

[Biglad82]

Way too kind

Op was around 22st on a Ribble audax

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great Inspiration.

 

[Biglad82]

spesh tricross

What that set you back ? About 500?

 

[gary in derby]

got a good deal online just a tad under 400. bargin,

 

[gary in derby]

was cyclestore, just before christmas.

 

[Biglad82]

I'll take a look. Cheers.

 

[gary in derby]

no worries mate catch up later

 

[gb155]

Actually, I showed your blog to my brother in law to be (26 stone, big lad) and he has started to change his eating and exercise habits after I said to him "Look, this fella can do it so it shows anybody can". He's got a long way to go but thank you immensely for inspiring him.

Hearing story's like that just inspires me to keep on pushing all the time, thanks for sharing

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[Raging Squirrel]

a normal road bike will take 160kg at a safe maximum, which works out at about 25 stone. Giant bikes dont have a limit

 

[Sittingduck]

Half the 'normal road bikes' out there are probably from the same Giant factory (well, the frames are anyway)... wouldn't get too caught up in the Giant are stronger thing. Many well known brands are manufactured by Giant and re-badged, as I understand it.

 

[MattHB]

Just a word on tyre width. I heard on the TdF commentary on Eurosport that a lot of the teams are going from 24 and even 25mm tyres as they are now being seen to be faster as their weight is coming down. I then noticed the same info in cycling plus so I thought I'd try it as I'd burned my 23mm gatorskins.

I put on 25mm 4000s's and noticed no diffences in speed to the narrower tyre but a hugely nicer ride. Apparently for heavier riders (I'm 203) wider tyres deform less making a smaller contact patch them a narrower tyre that can't hold it's shape we'll.

So, so long as the tyre doesn't weigh a ton, it looks like wider tyres are a lot better for those of us not like wiggo in build.

 

[Biglad82]

Cheers guys all promising info