How Much Weight?
06-06-23, 04:14 AM
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How Much Weight?
I have wire baskets on my groceries getter. How much weight can I safety put on the bike without it affecting everything?
06-06-23, 10:29 PM
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Show us a picture of the setup. Pull a trailer or a Travoy if you are worried about weight. I use the trailer for the weekly run (80lb to 100lb). I also have a 40L backpack and a 65L food delivery backpack. Either one can carry more weight than I can easily manage, but if I can stagger over to the bike and get on, it will get me home.
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It depends on the sturdiness of your baskets and where they are mounted. I used a Blackburn rear rack with panniers and sometimes carried as much as 30 pounds during my commute.
06-09-23, 10:01 AM
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The type of bike matters also. A Wal-Mart dual suspension "mountain" bike with loose hubs and headset won't do so great either. "Touring" style bikes with long chainstays and relaxed head tube angles, fork rake, etc do the best. A halfway decent ATB well maintained make nice work horses. I'm just guessing the OP has a "normal" bike and not a recumbent or other config.
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The type of bike matters also. A Wal-Mart dual suspension "mountain" bike with loose hubs and headset won't do so great either. "Touring" style bikes with long chainstays and relaxed head tube angles, fork rake, etc do the best. A halfway decent ATB well maintained make nice work horses. I'm just guessing the OP has a "normal" bike and not a recumbent or other config.
