125kg rider

woolloongabba

Hello,

I'm a big chap, not overweight but with lots of muscles. Looking for my first FS bike. Been looking at the Canyon Nerve AM and a Giant Trance. But I happened to glance at the manufacturers weight limits on the rims that come with these and it appears I'm about 25kg too heavy. Apart from upgrading the rims straight away does anyone have any suggestions for a FS that can support my weight off the peg, so to speak. Because I'm ready to buy and I'd like to become a better MTB'er.

Thanks for your advice.

Anonymous

To be honest, a heavy rider will be giving grief to most bikes, particularly if you ride hard.
Having said that, the rims and parts should be fine with your weight. A wheel's strength comes mainly from the build, even super lightweight road wheels will be surprisingly tough.
Just don't expect the manufacturers to replace things for free if/when they break.

Oh, and one of the best ways to "become a better MTBer" is to ride lots and lots. And the more you ride, the faster that weight will come down.

sheepsteeth

out of interest, what are the rims with the weight limits?

im a big old unit, heavier than you a little bit and i ride with 2 sub1600g wheelsets with no problems, mind you, im very much a wheels on the ground kind of rider!

woolloongabba

One was a DT Swiss 1800 and the other was Shimano Deore XT. Its good to know there are other riders out there who ride hard and have similar weight issues. By the way I have less than 15% percent body fat, so I'm not gonna lose a whole lot of weight at my age, that is > 40. I'm more likely to put it on.

madmossy

Might be difficult with the Canyon, they are totally sold out, no new stock until the 2012 bikes arrive some time next month.

Anonymous

woolloongabba wrote:

By the way I have less than 15% percent body fat, so I'm not gonna lose a whole lot of weight at my age, that is > 40. I'm more likely to put it on.

If that really is true (sorry to be suspicious, you wouldn't believe the amount of nonsense talked on this forum), and you want to ride hard, then I'd suggest looking at burlier bikes. For example, if you're going to be riding mainly XC routes, then consider getting a tougher "all-Mountain" style bike.
If you're being a bit more adventurous and hammering the bike hard, then consider getting a freeride style bike.
I've always been a heavy-ish unit at around 15 stone, and always need to spec tougher parts than most people would use, I run Saint cranks and Mavic DH rims for a bit of all round riding, for example. But then I ride hard, and push the bike quite a bit.

mossychops

Try to get a purple bike with green accessories, this way it wil match your little purple trousers. Not sure about this one, he looks pretty angry about something:

woolloongabba

The above picture is quite accurate except I fill out my pantaloons a little more...and I don't wear purple

woolloongabba

yeehaamcgee wrote:

If that really is true (sorry to be suspicious, you wouldn't believe the amount of nonsense talked on this forum)

I'm really not sure what to say to this bit mate. The point of a post with a false premise is? You seem to have a few trust issues. Enough said?

As far as your advice goes. Ta.

Anonymous

I've met countless hundreds of people who are grossly overweight, and wobbly, who claim to have only a few % bodyfat, when it's plainly obvious they are almost 90% lard - that's why I added that.
If they were almost all lard, then it would come off eventually, so as the riding improves, the rider weight decreases.
whereas if it is all muscle, then it won't, and you have to make long term plans for a tougher bike.