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Old 03-05-09, 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by jur
I think the problem of weight limit is more one of rapid metal fatigue than sudden collapse.

So the bike may be fine for a day, a week, a month or a year but some weld will fail sooner than the guarantee expires.

Total speculation though.
Reality in my case, at 15 stone. I suspect the welds on my two Matrix frames may not have failed if I'd replaced the BioLogic pump post with a longer one.
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