too heavy for my bike?

[PaulSecteur]

As other people have said, you should be fine, just dont jump it on or of kerbs.

Also, if you encounter the inevitable and unavoidable pot hole its best not to sit on the bike and crash through it, instead take your bum off the saddle so the only contact points with your bike are your hands and feet and let the bike pivot up and down the pothole under you, make things a little easier on the wheels.

 

[Sittingduck]

As per the others, you will be fine. I have had a few spokes go on rear wheels. Probably worth thinking about a handbuilt with more spokes, should this happen. Good luck!

SD

Edit: that isn't to say I would expect you to have rear wheel probs... Just incase!

 

[Chris S]

One of my colleagues found himself in the same position as you. He bought a bike around the £200 mark and the pedals bent under his weight. Just something to bear in mind.

 

[gb155]

One of my colleagues found himself in the same position as you. He bought a bike around the £200 mark and the pedals bent under his weight. Just something to bear in mind.

Thats one thing I have never broke

added to the list

 

[ricbak]

hi im 60 15 stone plus bike cost £300 2 years ago out nearly every day longest ride doncaster to newhaven east sussex last june 250 mls 3 days bike still like new new chain tyres thats all go for it

Hi everybody, i am new to cycling, just bought my first £500 road bike. my question is this..
i've started cycling to primarily to loose weight, i'm 6ft and 16 stone 7lbs. will my budget bike hold my weight ok if i start out on the road? or should i stick to the trainer for a while to try to shift some of my weight first? and does an overweight person on a bike look stupid puffing & panting up the hills?? also what tyre pressure should i be using with regards to my weight? if this is several stupid questions bundled up into one post i apoligise in advance.. please dont roast me would appreciate your thoughts.. thanks.

 

[caspurs1]

Hi people I need help. I am looking for a ladies hybrid bike suitable for a rider of 21 stone! I have contacted pashley (as I loved the poppy bike) but they have said it has a maximum user weight of 16 stone ! Any idea's what I can do ?

 

[Rural halfwit]

Caspurs1 I'd get an MTB, I started out at 22 stone! lost a fair bit but put it back on due to an enforced period out of the saddle. I'm getting back into it now and have my Sirrus hybrid that takes my ample frame no probs. There is a bike out there for you get down the LBS and try some out.

 

[Cycling Dan]

All road bikes as far as I know are tested up to 18stone

 

[philinmerthyr]

Most manufacturers will put a lighter weight to be on the safe side. I started at 23 stone and am now 20 st 10 LBS.

I have a carbon framed Specialized Roubaix. I've ridden 2,500 miles in the last 6 months and have had no problems with the bike taking my weight. Buy the best bike that you can afford and get out and ride. It's great fun.

My longest ride is 75 miles and I'm doing the London 100 in 8 weeks. I'm slower than I'd like to be but improving all the time. I did 39 miles in 2 hrs 46 mins on Sunday. An average of 14 mph.

 

[jonny jeez]

Hi everybody, i am new to cycling, just bought my first £500 road bike. my question is this..
i've started cycling to primarily to loose weight, i'm 6ft and 16 stone 7lbs. will my budget bike hold my weight ok if i start out on the road? or should i stick to the trainer for a while to try to shift some of my weight first? and does an overweight person on a bike look stupid puffing & panting up the hills?? also what tyre pressure should i be using with regards to my weight? if this is several stupid questions bundled up into one post i apoligise in advance.. please dont roast me would appreciate your thoughts.. thanks.

You'll be fine.

All the advice you've been given is spot on but in all honesty you'll likely need none of it.

Your bike is just fine. I ride with a few chaps that weigh a fair bit more than you and one is on a very light plastic bike. What you may need to do is spend a little on replacement bits through the year like bearings and rims as they will take more of a hit. I'd say 80- 100 PSI is fine, perhaps keep it under 90 if the road is a bit rough. Don't do kerbs, or bunny hops and try to avoid deep potholes. all simple stuff that you already knew I suspect.

Oh and the hill thing...well, no you wont look stupid, you'll just feel it. The advice I was given is,"get out and practice the hills" you will amaze yourself at how much you will improve with effort.

If I can offer one additional bit of advice. I was also told to repeat the same hill over and over to get used to it, this didn't work for me...it just made that hill my nemesis (to this day it still is), what did work was just choosing hilly routes, so that after a day of riding hills, I convinced myself I could manage all manner of slopes.

 

[caspurs1]

Caspurs1 I'd get an MTB, I started out at 22 stone! lost a fair bit but put it back on due to an enforced period out of the saddle. I'm getting back into it now and have my Sirrus hybrid that takes my ample frame no probs. There is a bike out there for you get down the LBS and try some out.

I have been looking at mtb's but as I'm so short I need a 15" frame and I like the fact the ladies hybrid bikes have the low step frame so easier getting on and off!

 

[caspurs1]

Most manufacturers will put a lighter weight to be on the safe side. I started at 23 stone and am now 20 st 10 LBS.

I have a carbon framed Specialized Roubaix. I've ridden 2,500 miles in the last 6 months and have had no problems with the bike taking my weight. Buy the best bike that you can afford and get out and ride. It's great fun.

My longest ride is 75 miles and I'm doing the London 100 in 8 weeks. I'm slower than I'd like to be but improving all the time. I did 39 miles in 2 hrs 46 mins on Sunday. An average of 14 mph.

 

[caspurs1]

Hi Phil I'm not far from Merthyr, been to halfords and they just said that all of their bikes have a 18 stone max limit but I can buy one they just can't guarantee what will happen?

 

[philinmerthyr]

Hi Phil I'm not far from Merthyr, been to halfords and they just said that all of their bikes have a 18 stone max limit but I can buy one they just can't guarantee what will happen?

That's the advice you will get based on the manufacturers guarantee. I would void Halfords and find a specialist bike shop. Tredz on Swansea enterprise park are good. I bought my bike from there. They stock a wide range of bikes and you can be confident that it is set up correctly.

You will also get a free bike check after a few weeks so everything can be checked.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I am 6'5" and started out at about 28 stone and dropped weight quickly, but I had a good mountain bike I bought used. Wider tires helped, but the bike had no suspension, and that was good. I think it was a Giant Boulder of some age. I think I was a Giant Boulder as well. I did rather look like the bear on a bicycle.