Actually, Scott was over 500 pounds. An incredible weight loss story. Anyway, when getting back into cycling my weight was over 350. The bike I chose was a basic Specialized Hardrock Disc. The wheels were the weak point on that bike. Broke a number of spokes. Otherwise, the frame and fork held my weight without a single complaint.
While custom bikes are certainly a fine choice, the modern aluminum mountain bike really can handle a lot of weight. And the compact frame makes things a lot easier to straddle. And trust me, I straddled a lot trying to catch my breath after riding a few miles. Wasn't pretty. But that's my bias. Would rather see someone buy a less expensive bike and upgrade later as size decreases and mobility increases. What works now might not in the future. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN (been there, done that, but gotten rid of all the XXXL t-shirts. Now they are XL) On Jan 15, 1:54 pm, tarik saleh <tariksa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Bob Brown made a very nice super strong custom for the LFOAB when he > weighed well over 400 pounds. (he weighs well under 200 pounds now and > lost 330 plus pounds via cycling and diet changes) I would also > consider Bob for this if the comotion bike is no longer production and > custom is the way to go. > Here is Scotts story in > pictures:http://www.bicycling.com/bke/slide/home/1,8155,s1-1-81-0,00.html > and at least the fork on his bike that Bob made is under custom fork > crown on this page:http://www.bobbrowncycles.com/custom.htm > > Scotts (defunct) blog is here if you are not familiar with > it:http://istanbultea.typepad.com/ > Scroll back to the beginning for the full story. > I had the pleasure of hanging out with him and his family a few years > back in Minneapolis and riding around with him, he is a great guy. > > But anyhow. The comotion is probably the best bet. I suspect their > customs would be cheaper than Bob's, but depends on what your goals > are. I think almost any custom builder COULD do the job. But alot > were not super helpful to scott when he started his journey. > > Tarik > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 12:03 PM, <ercarlso....@spamex.com> wrote: > > There's a post on another cycling list, asking for bicycle > > recommendations for a 350lb person. I wanted to reply with a > > recommendation for Rivendell, but I checked rivbike.com and couldn't > > find documentation about the max weight recommendations. I checked > > Atlantis and Bombadil. Am I looking in the wrong place, or is this > > information not available on the web site? > > > Thanks, > > Erin > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Tarik Saleh > tas at tariksaleh dot com > in los alamos, po box 208, 87544http://tariksaleh.com > all sorts of bikes blog:http://tsaleh.blogspot.com- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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