knexcar@lemmy.world to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoCycling has a weight problem: a call for the industry to be more transparent about its weight limitswww.cyclingweekly.comexternal-linkmessage-square111fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square111fedilinkfile-text
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-up0·3 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.