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I used to weigh 93kg and i from my experience maybe another material may be better to consider for a frame. I have broken every aluminium frame i have had, the longest lasting only 6 months. Essentially, the bigger the frame, the less robust it will be compared to a smaller frame. I have had the same carbon fibre frame for 5 years and you can never go past the joys of steel.
Wheels are another thing to really consider and there was a post a couple of weeks ago on the equipment forum discussing wheels for bigger riders. Mavic CXP30's are strong and the more spokes you have the stronger your wheel will be. Invest in a good stem and handlebar as well. You dont want these breaking as you go around a corner at speed (which has happened to me twice!).
It sucks in a way having to invest a bit more because you are bigger but its also likely that you will be stronger than other riders
Originally posted by byron27
I used to weigh 93kg and i from my experience maybe another material may be better to consider for a frame. I have broken every aluminium frame i have had, the longest lasting only 6 months. Essentially, the bigger the frame, the less robust it will be compared to a smaller frame. I have had the same carbon fibre frame for 5 years and you can never go past the joys of steel.
Wheels are another thing to really consider and there was a post a couple of weeks ago on the equipment forum discussing wheels for bigger riders. Mavic CXP30's are strong and the more spokes you have the stronger your wheel will be. Invest in a good stem and handlebar as well. You dont want these breaking as you go around a corner at speed (which has happened to me twice!).
It sucks in a way having to invest a bit more because you are bigger but its also likely that you will be stronger than other riders
Thanks for that Byron.
I didn't realise that Al. bikes broke that often, I knew most Al frame had extensive warrenties against breakage. I have planned to lose some weight anyway.
powinc
Originally posted by byron27
I used to weigh 93kg and i from my experience maybe another material may be better to consider for a frame. I have broken every aluminium frame i have had, the longest lasting only 6 months. Essentially, the bigger the frame, the less robust it will be compared to a smaller frame. I have had the same carbon fibre frame for 5 years and you can never go past the joys of steel.
Wheels are another thing to really consider and there was a post a couple of weeks ago on the equipment forum discussing wheels for bigger riders. Mavic CXP30's are strong and the more spokes you have the stronger your wheel will be. Invest in a good stem and handlebar as well. You dont want these breaking as you go around a corner at speed (which has happened to me twice!).
It sucks in a way having to invest a bit more because you are bigger but its also likely that you will be stronger than other riders
Thanks for that Byron.
I didn't realise that Al. bikes broke that often, I knew most Al frames had extensive warrenties against breakage. I have planned to lose some weight anyway.
powinc
You shouldn't have much of a problem at that weight as long as you buy a half decent make. I weigh just under 90kg (was 95-ish) and have owned a Raceline Alum MTB, and now own two Cannondales (based on CAAD5 road and CAAD5 mountain frames) and they have all held up just fine. Obviously the Raceline was a lot flexier than the 'dales .. I haven't had any problems with comfort either.
As for wheels, you'll have no problem with a quality set of handbuilt 32 spoke rims with CXP33 or Open Pro rims. Machine-built wheels can be a bit iffy though, they seem to go out of true a lot easier. I've even heard of people our weight using Ksyriums without any hassles ...
Thanks for that info, Rek
I've been looking for a 2nd hand road bike and a Cannondale would be nice, I might pickup a Caad 3 or 4 for about $1.5K, it's just a matter of finding one.
As for the wieght issue, it was brought to my attention by the guy who makes the Evolution frames in Geelong www.evolution.net.au. He had a 2nd hand frame there, but he said I may be a little heavy for it??
As for the wheels, should I steer away from the Shimano 540 type which seem to have less spokes? And I 'll keep an eye out for CXP33 or Ksyriums rim when choosing the next bike.
So as you said I will stick to the decent brands and take it easy on the bike untill I down down to about 85kg.
Thanx again for your help
powinc
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Hippy
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"byron27" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> I used to weigh 93kg and i from my experience maybe another material may be better to consider for
> a frame. I have broken every aluminium frame i have had, the longest lasting only 6 months.
How big were these frames? I weight 97kg and I've never broken a frame.. well, not counting the ones
that have been run into something hard! Are you talking about mtb or road frames? Both my alu mtb
and my alu road bike are fine after a few years of "heavy" use.
What were you doing - hucking your 'dale off your shed roof or something?!
> Invest in a good stem and handlebar as well. You dont want these breaking as you go around a
> corner at speed (which has happened to me twice!).
Damn, you are one unlucky dude! Are you buying super cheap parts or what?
> It sucks in a way having to invest a bit more because you are bigger but its also likely that you
> will be stronger than other riders
Nice in theory.. unfortunately it doesn't always help. Skinny b*tards! ;-)
hippy
> I used to weigh 93kg and i from my experience maybe another material may be better to consider for
> a frame. I have broken every aluminium frame i have had, the longest lasting only 6 months.
How big were these frames? I weight 97kg and I've never broken a frame.. well, not counting the ones
that have been run into something hard! Are you talking about mtb or road frames? Both my alu mtb
and my alu road bike are fine after a few years of "heavy" use.
What were you doing - hucking your 'dale off your shed roof or something?!
> Invest in a good stem and handlebar as well. You dont want these breaking as you go around a
> corner at speed (which has happened to me twice!).
Damn, you are one unlucky dude! Are you buying super cheap parts or what?
> It sucks in a way having to invest a bit more because you are bigger but its also likely that you
> will be stronger than other riders
Nice in theory.. unfortunately it doesn't always help. Skinny b*tards! ;-)
hippy
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Tim Jones
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"powinc" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> At 95kg can I just choose any aluminium road bike frame with certainty or should I be selective?
> And does the same apply for wheels, are some more weight bearing than others?
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> powinc
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As a heavy big bloke (6'4", 100kg), the frames I have had have not been a problem (steel road frames
however - now on a Al MTB frame) - the biggest issue has been the wheels.
As I can never afford a top of the line bike, I end up with pretty crappy stock wheels - and these
usually need replacing within about a year (rims and spokes at least). I had replaced everything
enough on my road bike I had so that it ran beautifully on the wheels - and they no longer needed to
be retrued every 2 months.
I had a Shimano Deore LX front hub, Campaglio front rim, Atlanta 1996 rear rim and an
unknown rear hub.
Your mileage may vary however - I was doing all weather commuting and knocking it round a bit.
Cheers,
Tim
> At 95kg can I just choose any aluminium road bike frame with certainty or should I be selective?
> And does the same apply for wheels, are some more weight bearing than others?
>
> powinc
>
As a heavy big bloke (6'4", 100kg), the frames I have had have not been a problem (steel road frames
however - now on a Al MTB frame) - the biggest issue has been the wheels.
As I can never afford a top of the line bike, I end up with pretty crappy stock wheels - and these
usually need replacing within about a year (rims and spokes at least). I had replaced everything
enough on my road bike I had so that it ran beautifully on the wheels - and they no longer needed to
be retrued every 2 months.
I had a Shimano Deore LX front hub, Campaglio front rim, Atlanta 1996 rear rim and an
unknown rear hub.
Your mileage may vary however - I was doing all weather commuting and knocking it round a bit.
Cheers,
Tim
Originally posted by Hippy
"byron27" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> I used to weigh 93kg and i from my experience maybe another material may be better to consider for
> a frame. I have broken every aluminium frame i have had, the longest lasting only 6 months.
How big were these frames? I weight 97kg and I've never broken a frame.. well, not counting the ones
that have been run into something hard! Are you talking about mtb or road frames? Both my alu mtb
and my alu road bike are fine after a few years of "heavy" use.
What were you doing - hucking your 'dale off your shed roof or something?!
> Invest in a good stem and handlebar as well. You dont want these breaking as you go around a
> corner at speed (which has happened to me twice!).
Damn, you are one unlucky dude! Are you buying super cheap parts or what?
> It sucks in a way having to invest a bit more because you are bigger but its also likely that you
> will be stronger than other riders
Nice in theory.. unfortunately it doesn't always help. Skinny b*tards! ;-)
hippy
ok, ill tell the truth. i was a courier so they were getting more the usual abuse i guess
As much as I like Cannondale frames, I have to add the disclaimer that they seem to be a love or hate proposition with a lot of people.. it'd be worthwhile giving one a go and seeing how you like them.
Well, the guy does build the frames ..
For what it's worth, (at 95kg) I was advised that I was at the upper limit of what a Giant TCR alu frame would be durable with .. (this was from the mouth of a Giant dealer, no less!)
A common OEM wheel on low- to mid-range road bikes are the Mavic CXP21 or 22, which aren't half bad. You won't find Ksyriums at that price point (they're Mavic's high-$ prebuilt racing wheelset) unless you just want the wheels and no bike to go with them.
I haven't really heard much at all good about the Shimano 535/540 wheelsets ..
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