Originally Posted by
seypat
Are those really suggested rider weight limits? If so most of those tubes or out of my weight range.....even if I lose down to skin and bones. I find a hard time believing that most of the people riding the 58 and up sizes are around 150lbs.
They maybe and if so theyre not followed very well. Maybe it has something to do with trying to get as light a frame as possible, this could be the only reason I could see for them posting such low max rider weights. It would mean most high end frames are for only the little guys but im sure youll see people way over 125 on the larger size higher end frames.
Originally Posted by
unterhausen
If you look at true temper's rider weights, most U.S. adult males are out of luck. I'd be happy to weigh 170 right now, but there wouldn't be that many tubesets I could use.
I def agree something doesnt seem right with this chart as far as the rider weight goes but i used it more for frame weight and thickness to kind of grasp the concept of how the different tubings lined up. Yeah if youre taller than 5 feet and not just skin and bones you are out of luck on what seems to be any of the better tubing ha.