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With a historic range of 215-240lb, no, no problems here.
However, over the many years (yeah, decades) I've been riding, I've known non-clydes who've broken things like bars, saddles, seatposts, etc., and I'm willing to bet that setup and riding style are factors in reliability issues as much as weight.
Granted, at some weight-- I don't know what, but I'd guess north of 270lb-- you're simply outside the spec range of some products, but at the same time, I've known guys who overtorque bolts, run stems and seatposts past minimum insertion marks, keep their bikes in poor repair, can't pick a clean line to save themselves, slam shifts at worst time, and don't know how to lift and balance their weight over obstacles and impacts.
That's the kind of stuff that causes reliability issues.