knexcar@lemmy.world to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoCycling has a weight problem: a call for the industry to be more transparent about its weight limitswww.cyclingweekly.comexternal-linkmessage-square107fedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down116file-textcross-posted to: fahrrad@feddit.org
arrow-up1141arrow-down1external-linkCycling has a weight problem: a call for the industry to be more transparent about its weight limitswww.cyclingweekly.comknexcar@lemmy.world to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square107fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: fahrrad@feddit.org
Weight limits for bicycles need to be higher and more transparent, especially if the majority of people want to use them.
minus-squareShowroom7561@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoThose bikes are often steel, and likely could support more weight, but not by much. Wheels and tires have their limits too. I wouldn’t consider anything but a custom bike or higher-end steel touring bike if I weighed more than 250lbs.
Those bikes are often steel, and likely could support more weight, but not by much. Wheels and tires have their limits too. I wouldn’t consider anything but a custom bike or higher-end steel touring bike if I weighed more than 250lbs.