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Old 04-26-11 | 04:26 PM
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From: Menominee MI

Bikes: Giant Sedona, Giant Trance 2, 1974 Schwinn Continental, 2011 Schwinn LeTour Classic

Originally Posted by Stu In Tokyo
Well, I've out done myself again......





My old record was 141Kg/310lbs, today I did 153.8Kg/339lbs

Let me tell you, that is a heavy load

I was stopped at one intersection near my house, the road slopes away from the traffic light every so slightly. When I put one foot down with both brakes on, the trailer started to drag me backwards, I had to put both feet down and hold the bike and trailer from going in reverse. The when I went to leave as the light turned green, well, that first 10' or so was hard work!

Otherwise, no problem at all!

Oh yeah, the bike weighs 18.2Kg/40lbs so the total I was moving down the road was 172Kg/379lbsI don't need much of a hill to get a GOOD workout
I imagine going downhill with a load like that could be really fun! Especially if you are of the opinion that brakes and stopping are over rated!
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