No rider weight limit on a full carbon frame..possible?

[Bigtallfatbloke]

The orbea onix full carbon apparently has no maximum rider weight limit and a full lifetime warranty to back that up according to the dealer...erm...sounds to good to be true...surely a carbon frame will collapse at some point...I mean even a steel frame will wont it?

 

[Steve Austin]

Not if its designed not to. I would be happy riding Carbon if the manufacturer said it was strong enough.

 

[Chris James]

The orbea onix full carbon apparently has no maximum rider weight limit and a full lifetime warranty to back that up according to the dealer...erm...sounds to good to be true...surely a carbon frame will collapse at some point...I mean even a steel frame will wont it?

I wouldn't expect any frame to collapse under the weight of a rider. Under the weight of a car maybe!

 

[Landslide]

All bikes, regardless of frame material, are designed as a compromise between strength and weight. In this instance it would appear that Orbea have erred on the side of strength, and as such are happy to offer the warranty.

 

[dodgy]

I'd have thought other components would go before the frame. You can build up a frame really strong, same with wheels, but a wheel that isn't built optimally will likely fail before a frame would.

Dave.