Originally Posted by grasshutmedia
After reading lots (but not all...) of the post in this thread, and discovering I am a "Clydesdale" at 5'11'' 230lbs, I am wondering if I should be worried that I may damage the bike I just ordered: 2005 Trek Pilot 2.1 with Carbon fork, seatstays, seatpost and minimal spokes? The Trek shop claims there is no weight limit, but is that really realistic? 50 lbs ago (2 years ago), I took up bicycling on a '95 Trek 6500 mtn bike outfitted as much as possible for road riding. She's a tough bike. Am I going to kill my new Road bike?
Looking for hope...
Naw, you're bike will survive. Some of the Clydes are really big guys. And they don't have any problems. I weigh about what you do and haven't had any problems with carbon forks, bars, stem, or seatpost. If anything, you might opt for a different wheelset down the line. But what you have will probably work fine. I rode some 16 spoke wheels on my old bike with no problems. I wouldn't worry about it.