Originally Posted by
CliffordK
I'm glad to hear the project worked out, and hope the end result is what you desired.
What all these calculations seem to ignore is that a 100 pound rider and a fit 200 pound rider can put a huge difference of force into the pedals.
It's not an unreasonable estimate that the combined weight of my legs exceeds 100 pounds. I'm 5'11 and currently 292 pounds. That's 4.11 pounds per inch, so with a 31 inch inseam that's 127 pounds "on average."