I am 6' 305lbs, so I must just be about ready to die of being fat according to Elkhound's comment. I would love to see this jackass in person and see what he says, because I don't take kindly to skinny little runts talking smack on forums. ANYWAYS, I ride a Gary Fisher Presidio (steel IS real BTW) cyclocross. I have put on about 300 miles since the end of May when I bought it and only had the rear wheel trued once. I have been riding mostly on the road (put some 25m tires) so bumpy stuff isn't a huge issue yet. We'll see in fall, although I hope to be down to 275lbs or less by then.