Originally Posted by
MichaelW
I think I could manage a sub 15lbs bike for pootling around country lanes on a sunny sunday afternoon. Im a 140lbs string bean, so I doubt I could flex an ultra-light frame. But a sub 10lbs bike, eeek.
For standard manufacturer's bikes, what size/weight rider are they designed for. Im sure Im riding bikes designed for much stronger, heavier riders than myself.
You make a good point, and this question gets discussed in the "Clydesdale" section on occasion. But the general observation is that when you buy a ready-made bike, the wheels are the weak point for a heavy rider, rather than the frame. You occasionally hear of frames breaking, but much more often of spokes breaking (and that was my experience at 280 lbs riding a $100 mountain bike).