I see three 64oz bottles and what appears to be a 36 or 40oz bottle. So, if they were full of liquid, and accounting for the weight of the bottles themselves, you're looking at approx. 20 lbs. just in that area of the bike alone. I'm no engineer, but that seems like a lot of excess weight to me - for a bike that has specific stated weight limitations. It also looks like he's carrying 1.5 - 2x that amount elsewhere on his bike. Is it an excessive amount of stuff? Who's to say. Whenever I'm riding, I'm typically bikepacking. The last 5-day trip I did, my entire gear weight (including bags + water) was less than 25 lbs.
On Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 5:59:28 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > I find the weight limits very interesting. Rivendell has always marketed > their bikes as the “anti-racer” or “not light” alternative to wispy > aluminum and carbon bikes. Selling a bike with a weight limit most of us > would exceed seems strange. A max of 160 pounds implies to me a bike unlike > what I would expect from a company that urges us to take their products, > load a bunch of stuff on them, and ride on unpaved trails to an overnight > campout. After all, if I put 10 pounds of stuff on the bike, I can only > weight 150 pounds myself? > > Am I missing something? > > --Eric “Heavier than 160 Pounds” Norris > [email protected] > Insta: @CampyOnlyGuy > YouTube: YouTube.com/CampyOnlyGuy > > On Jul 5, 2022, at 2:48 PM, Ryan Frahm <[email protected]> wrote: > > I did tell them that I ride semi aggressive and would be bikepacking, I > just don’t do any big jumps. They still told me Susie at my weight. So I’d > imagine there was some other factors for that break. But I guess I’d be > crazy loaded if I got over it 200 total with me and my camp gear. > > I can say that it rides smoother than anything I’ve ever ridden, I wonder > if the Gus truly has that same ride. I only have 60 or so miles on it and > it has been mostly bike path. We’ll see how it goes when I get a chance to > take it on some real trails! > > On Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 2:18:10 PM UTC-7 brendonoid wrote: > >> Originally it was 160 pounds, one of the main reasons I didn't jump on >> the first batch. Over six foot that was a very low weight limit and it made >> me nervous. Somewhat Ironically, photos of this exact bike made me think, >> actually I'd be fine. >> >> I rode down the stairs to the underpass on the weekend, I wont do that >> again. Surprise surprise, Grant knows his bikes best. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/69fbd616-06f2-4179-adf1-a46cf0c81174n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/69fbd616-06f2-4179-adf1-a46cf0c81174n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/26e5f3a5-5989-4451-8f58-d5cda89beb06n%40googlegroups.com.
