Originally Posted by
arej00dazed
what is considered "overweight" for biking? I have an '09 Giant Boulder that I ride mostly paved trails, but I goof around on it also. Late last year I tried to learn how to "bunny hop" it.......only successful in a getting a few inches off the ground. Plus I sometimes lean the bike pretty far into turns and such. I recently took it in for some work to find out the rear axle was broke. I'm wondering if my weight (240~, 5'-10") had to do anything with the broken axle?
That bike has a 7 speed freewheel, which is prone to axle failure.
My current bike came with a freewheel and I broke the rear axle approximately every 4000 miles in normal use. If you break it again I would recommend looking to change the wheel for one with a freehub.