Re: Road bike for a fat guy

On Sep 28, 3:57 pm, "Hud" <hud_o...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I've been biking for a month and I'm hooked. I've been riding a Trek
Multitrack 7200, a hybrid for urban transportation. I really want to
upgrade to a road bike but worry my 245 lbs. will damage such a bike. I'm
willing to spend up to $1500. Maybe some of you have been in my shoes
before. Any bike suggestions?

I agree that one of the keys is the wheels and tires. I'm 225# and had
wheel problems until I got my 36 spoke Ultegra/CXP-33s. I haven't even
had to touch them with a spoke wrench in over three years. You'll need
a bike with clearances for them. I've got a Lemond cyclocross, but a
lot of touring bikes would probably work, too.

Smokey

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