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"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.
micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"
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136 Kilograms
More than enough, what is this article on about?
Found the European ^
Just kidding, apparently the complaint is that such weight limites are not prominently shown. I'll be the last to defend any industry but this one does seem a bit of a stretch
What kind of bike is that in the pic?
(I dont know shit about bikes, but no dampers, medium but flat tires, a handlebar that seems street sporty ... seems frankensteined)
That's a gravel bike.
I'm still pretty new to riding bikes as a adult, but wanted to share my experience in hopes it helps folks:
Im 6' 330 lbs and ended up getting an aventon aventure eMTB. It's held up well over the 400 miles I put on it, but I definitely notice the brakes going quicker than advertised with all the hills near me and my size. I'm sure it won't last forever, but I'm expecting to get under $1 of initial cost per mile ridden, which felt worth it to me as a 2nd car alternative.
I've been looking into a company called Clydesdale also to plan for bike 2.0 in a few years. They advertise titanium framed bikes made for very tall folks. I never used them myself, but they may be a good option for folks willing to pay 5k for a bike.
This is why I'm so pro regulations - a simple (predetermined) fact sheet that every bike sold needs to disclose.
And as society and needs evolve keep the regulation alive and modify it accordingly.
Ofc the industry is gonna bitch about it like it's the end of bike industry for good & try to gift it, but after a year it will be normal, costs negligible, profits the same - but the market more transparent.
And for most things, like this bike thing, it can be super a simplistic requirement, no need to be to the kg exact, it could be defined by categories of 50kg even. However the weight class should mean under a certain higher-than-usual stress on the constriction (bikes mostly arent meant to be used stationary).
But yes, manufacturers should test their products to the breaking point, not let costumes do it (unless it's Bethesda, then it's just expected).
Also - I've recently helped a 130kg friend get an office chair, nothing too demanding I know, but I noticed how weight specs, if even provided, seemed a bit random. Even (separately provided) piston specs were different for what seemed the same model.
6 feet 6 inches, 270 pounds here. I spent a couple of weeks tracking down weight and height limits when I was looking into bikes. It wasn’t easy, and it should have been. I don’t expect every model of every bike at every manufacturer to cater to me, I just wanted to find one goddamn mountain bike I could safely ride.
I ended up with an eMTB made by Specialized, and paying more than I wanted to, and calling the bike shop to see if they knew the weight limit because the documentation on the website was unreadable without an engineering degree. (I exaggerate, but it was bad.)
But in the meantime, I spent a lot of time having bike brand website “sizing quizzes” do the surprised pikachu face when I entered my height/weight: https://toot.cafe/@isaaclyman/112714856810902224
I'm 6 ft 6 myself and much fatter by the sounds of it, and I feel your pain! My biggest beef is when they say something is "appropriate for anyone over 6'!" And the other size categories are broken down in 2" intervals. Like a bike built for someone a half foot shorter than me is gonna work. I haven't had a bike that fit since I was a child and shorter.
Another slightly related rant id like to rage is furniture in restaurants. Seriously child sized. I went out last night with friends and couldn't get my legs under the table. Everyone had a good time but me who's ass back and knees suffered.
Fuck being tall. If anyone ever gives you the choice be 6ft even.
Yeah, being tall sucks. If anyone out there wants to be 4 inches taller, I’ll be your donor.
Honestly if airplane seats were less like medieval torture devices and T-shirts didn’t shrink in the dryer, I’d be all right. I can deal with bumping my head on things and getting the same questions/comments every time I meet someone new. But being constantly reminded by ordinary objects that I’m not considered part of the bell curve? Rude.
SO rude!
Im just under 6' and airline seats are torture at any height.
It almost has to be intentional. Two sheets of plywood stuck together at 90° would be more comfortable than whatever it is they’re doing.
On the other hand, my wife is 5’4” and springs out of her seat after a four hour flight like she’s just had a spa day.
Holy shit what a thread. I scrolled down and didn't expect huge diet+exercise debate.
I was 300 lbs. I'm 240 lbs now.
32mm tires AT MINIMUM at 125 psi, and an alloy frame is the way. My race bike is 28mm and tops out at 265 lbs. Meaning, I'm always at close to maximum capacity -- when I was 300 lbs, I was overcapacity on my 32mm bike.
Over 300 lb, you want 34-36-38mm tires with increasing diameter for every 25-50 lbs added.
Obesity aside, it's important to have the weight limits clearly defined just for hauling stuff alone, but I applaud anyone who gets on a bike and rides. We should be encouraging overweight people to ride instead of trying to shame them.
America has a serious food problem where shitty food that is horrible for you is far more affordable and accessible for man than actual proper food that will nourish you. As a result, obesity has become a massive problem. Cycling won't fix everything but it can help a hell of a lot!
I mean, people could also stop getting more and more obese because of shit life habits.
Part of the reason it's becoming increasingly widespread is that unhealthy foods are extremely prevalent and even misrepresented as being healthy and natural. People don't just get up and decide, "Eh, fuck it: I'm gonna get fat!"
It's a little disingenuous to say it like they're doing it on purpose. It can be especially difficult to eat healthy for people who are less well off and live in food deserts that lack any affordable way for them to get healthy food.
A lot of the time, obesity is caused by genetic conditions and it can be very difficult to lose weight. Better for fat people to be able to actually participate in society.
My parents are fat, now i can only eat McDonald's and donuts. Okay whatever floats your boat. No one can convince me that people get magically fat without eating copious amount of calories with no means to burn it.
Strongly agree that fat people should be able to participate in society.
Strongly disagree that genetics causes obesity. When I was younger I spent a lot of time with the American side of my family. Every time I was with them I would gain like 10kg over 3 months. Then I would lose it after I left. It was purely living in their no walking, highly processed unhealthy food environment.
That's not really true. Genetics may contribute, but they certainly don't cause it. At it's core, obesity in the overwhelming majority of people is caused by a combination of eating too many calories, and not exercising enough (or doing the correct exercises; working out in zone 4/5 all the time isn't giving you the benefit you want).
I would challenge all people that are obese to have a metabolic assessment done to determine their true TDEE, and then eat at or below their TDEE while doing 1-2 hours of cardio (defined as zone 3 activity) + moderate weight training daily, and see where they end up.
As a former personal trainer, EVERY client i ever had was resistant to tracking their intake in any way. They flatly refused to even take a photo of every single thing that they consumed that wasn't water. They claimed to want to lose weight, but refused to do even the absolute bare minimum necessary to do it.
Tell the world about an American problem without mentioning "America".
quit normalizing obesity. the american fat fucks will get their weight-loss pills soon. i'd go as far as the UN or WHO should just give them out for free in the US.
americans are fat. fatty fat fucks. thats neither the norm nor should we not shame it. it is their decision to be fat. dont like it? but it is true. their food is shit and it starts to ruin mexico as well. so either eat those pills or stop being so dumb and greedy that you still make sugar from corn. it is bad. it makes you fat. more fat than if you were eating food with sugar made from any other product. you have thisbshit in everything. look at starbucks...americans can even get fat from coffee. what next? getting fat from water and air because some mad vape corpo from jersey comes up with pumpkin sugar flavoured air? > - ::: :::
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That's uh, quite a profile that guy has.
It'll probably get better the more they ride, so the riding will get easier, so they will ride more, and the virtuous cycle (pun intended) will continue.
quit normalizing obesity. the american fat fucks will get their weight-loss pills soon. i'd go as far as the UN or WHO should just give them out for free in the US.
americans are fat. fatty fat fucks. thats neither the norm nor should we not shame it. it is their decision to be fat. dont like it? but it is true. their food is shit and it starts to ruin mexico as well. so either eat those pills or stop being so dumb and greedy that you still make sugar from corn. it is bad. it makes you fat. more fat than if you were eating food with sugar made from any other product. you have thisbshit in everything. look at starbucks...americans can even get fat from coffee. what next? getting fat from water and air because some mad vape corpo from jersey comes up with pumpkin sugar flavoured air?
quit normalizing obesity. the american fat fucks will get their weight-loss pills soon. i'd go as far as the UN or WHO should just give them out for free in the US.
americans are fat. fatty fat fucks. thats neither the norm nor should we not shame it. it is their decision to be fat. dont like it? but it is true. their food is shit and it starts to ruin mexico as well. so either eat those pills or stop being so dumb and greedy that you still make sugar from corn. it is bad. it makes you fat. more fat than if you were eating food with sugar made from any other product. you have thisbshit in everything. look at starbucks...americans can even get fat from coffee. what next? getting fat from water and air because some mad vape corpo from jersey comes up with pumpkin sugar flavoured air?
Oh no, fat motherfuckers in the west bitching about a lack of accommodations? Eat a salad ya fucks lol
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Also had weight issue converting bike into electric with custom lifepo battery, which ended up being almost 30kg alone. Rear wheel was shot after like 20kms. But the bike was so cheap it wasnt surprising.
Too bad i came across this bike after finishing the build, might've got it instead. https://youtu.be/QV88C5ZK0x0?si=C9Ik2iCy_xDxlNbb edit: look like you cant buy it anyway