mcrow

That bike looks like a Giant Sedona, which is a great clyde bike.

I have a Motebecane Jubilee Trail that is pretty darn similar. Very comfortable to ride, built like a tank and can be ridden anywhere from pavement to light offroad. All around great bikes for a bigger person who might want to ride on paved road, gravel, crushed limestone or even some mild off road stuff.

ch3sterton

I got the bike! I got the bike!!!!! It is sooooo nice!! I haven't rode it yet because of how late in the day I got it but it looks freaking amazing!

You are right mcrow, it is a Giant Sedona Dx! it has 32 spoke rims (which make me nervous to ride on) and a suspension seat (much comfies)

Null66

Uh, guy? THIS IS AN AWESOME BIKE for your purposes!

See if you can lock out the suspension, else set it as stiff as it goes.

You should not have any trouble with the wheels.
26's are inherently stronger. The rims themselves are rather strong, also the large tires (width and profile) radically reduces the potential for damage!

Try and look up recommended pressure for your tire size and weight.

If your still concerned, you could have them re-tensioned.

mcrow

Yeah, would be nicer to have 36 but I think 32 should be fine. I've seen some pretty big fellas on here riding Sedona's with 32 spoke rims and they do fine. Just don't try to be a dare devil on your bike and it will be fine.

My Motobecane Jubilee has 36 spokes which is nice but probably more than I need. I think you are fine with 32 unless you plan to do off roading.

mcrow

Yeah, the one advantage to 26ers is that they are pretty darn strong to begin with and you should have no problem with them if the tires are inflated properly. Generally speaking the bigger you are the more pressure you want in the tire, but don't exceed the max as listed on the tire. For your purposes you probably want to get those pumped up somewhere close to max pressure, maybe a little under it. You want to avoid punch flats and broken rims due to under inflation.

I think for the type of tires on the Sedona the Max pressure is going to be around 65 PSI, so you probably want to be around 60 or so and see how it works. Check what it says on the tire first thoug, it may be a different tire.

kaisersling

Sweet! Ride the crap outta that thing! Glad you were able to act quick, nice stuff goes fast on CL.

kaisersling

By the way, your bike might have lock-out forks should you not want front suspension.

mcrow

I think that bike might be a little earlier than when the Sedona's started getting lockout forks but it is worth checking. The forks they put on these types of bikes are pretty light duty and when you put a lot of weight on them they actually can make it less stable to ride and also require more effort to pedal. So, if you have a lockout option I would lockout the fork. The bike will ride nicer on pavement with the fork locked. Depending on who spongey they are (if they "squat" easily with just your weight) you might never really want to use them. If they are stiff enough (but still cushion bumps) they might be somewhat useful for unpaved trailes.

Wilfred Laurier

the other thing about suspension forks for big guys
is that they might be so soft that they almost bottom out
when a big guy sits on them
this was my experience when i got my first suspension forks
and weighed 270 lbs

and when the fork is compressed
the front end of the bike drops
and it might actually be necessary
to adjust the saddle angle
so it isnt pointing too far down
as that can cause excess pressure
on the hands


hopefully the op isn't reading this
though
because he is out riding his new bike!!!!!!11

mcrow

Yup, that was what I trying to get at. I'm about 225 and a fork like these squats some with me on the bike. It doesn't bottom out but I'm using up some of the travel without even hitting anything. Luckily, i'm just light enough that they are of some use on rougher trails and they do have a lockout on the ones on my Jubilee so I can lock them for paved riding.