Originally Posted by
qmsdc15
I didn't lose traction, just came to a stop. Lower gearing might help but I think I'm just not strong enough to lift 600+ pounds (including my weight) up a ramp that steep. I can only put 190lbs onto the pedals, maybe a little more if I pull up on the bars.
With a load like this you are courting a not only a human failure more importantly you are courting a catastrophic mechanical failure of serious magnitude!!
Bicycles can be made strong but that strength is NOT limitless!!
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I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?