Originally Posted by
caloso
Hmm. That has not been my experience. I'm 169, only ride road bikes (some of them CF) and have never bent a rim or broken a frame bunnyhopping. A bunnyhop is certainly easier on your wheels than plowing into a pothole or curb.
I'll second this one. I weigh in at 235, and I have been bunny hopping obstacles on a CAAD 5 Cannondale R600, a Trek 7200 FX, and an LHT, often times with a load of gear as well, and I have never bent a rim in my life. The only time I have ever bent a frame involved a car and me being stupid (and damn lucky) as a teenager.
I would think that if you bend a rim or frame by bunny hopping something (with in reason, no arials off of cars thank you), you have a defective product.
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