I agree Grant may be a bit conservative but a Hunq is a fantastic bike. I'm on the heavier side myself (250 and hopefully dropping a bit) and have both a 62cm Hunq and a 66cm Quickbeam. I've had no trouble at all with the QB. I've even gone camping with way too much stuff on the QB without issue. However I have to say that when loaded down I'm a lot more confident on the Hunq.
I've got 35mm tires on the QB and 38mm tires on the Hunq (standard build kit Schwalbe Marathons). I'm going to leave the QB where it is tire-wise but when I do finally wear out the 38's on the Hunq I'll probably move to 50mm - I just love air. Keep in mind that biking is great for general health and your heart and can be part of weight loss but it's not a magic bullet. I dropped 50lbs or so when I took up biking then leveled out above where I'd like to be. The rest will have to be done the painful way...no pastries on Sunday morning rides and such. Sigh. Aloha, Bob On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Jim M. <mather...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry, hit sent accidentally before I finished. > > > > Im tall, about 100lbs overweight and want to be healthier and weigh leas > long term, but for now im heavy. It was because of that that Grant > auggested the Hunq. > > > > You can't go wrong following Grant's recommendation, but I do think he > is very conservative when it comes to judging weight limits for Riv > frames. If you're 350 and want to get to 250, get a Hunq. If you're 250 > and want to get to 150, get a Betty. I weigh 230 and ride a Legolas, which > is one of Riv's lightest bikes. No breakage issues yet. > > > > > Is this more of a comfort bike, or would you think more of a performance > bike better suited for smaller tires and someone who was in more height > weight proportion. > > Again, the strength of a Riv is its flexibility. But if you weigh 350, > you'll want a bike that takes wider than 35mm tires. If you're less, 35mm > tires may be cushy enough for you. > > happy trails > jim m > wc ca > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/oINUMAKgMCoJ. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Robert Harrison Honolulu, HI rfharri...@gmail.com statrix.com -- 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-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
