Will this frame support a 280lb rider?
10-16-07, 10:11 PM
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Will this frame support a 280lb rider?
The frame is aluminum, so I'm not too worried about the frame, but instead I'm worried about the seatpost and fork —*both carbon. Will these support me?
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=320171344464
I'm 280lbs and am probably going to collect parts all winter for a spring road bike. I'll be riding all winter on my Cross Check so maybe I'll be lighter haha. Just looking for a frame to start with.
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https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=320171344464
I'm 280lbs and am probably going to collect parts all winter for a spring road bike. I'll be riding all winter on my Cross Check so maybe I'll be lighter haha. Just looking for a frame to start with.
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10-16-07, 11:02 PM
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That seatpost is a bad idea, especially if he's been clamping it! 
Also, I'd be more worried about the frame than the fork.
Also, I'd be more worried about the frame than the fork.
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10-18-07, 07:37 PM
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I wouldn't worry about that clamp on that post, as that isn't the Park clamp that can damage a carbon fiber frame or seatpost. That's more of a improved vise, just hope the seller isn't a gorilla. Never worry about a frame holding you, the wheel set bears that load.
10-18-07, 08:43 PM
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Interesting to hear that. I'm not an official clyde but I've cracked 2 frames. Yet my wheels have been fine.
For the OP it's better to sacrifice a frame to the weight-loss gods than to not try.
For the OP it's better to sacrifice a frame to the weight-loss gods than to not try.
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A 280 lb. rider on a 295 gram fork! Eeeek! Check with the manufacturer and they will tell you the same thing.
