Timeline for Industry standard weight limit for suspension forks and carbon fiber forks?
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| Nov 7, 2023 at 10:36 | history | edited | leftaroundabout | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 9, 2023 at 10:21 | comment | added | leftaroundabout | @Zarxs yes, a chromoly fork and 47mm tyres seem very good choices. Not sure about the shocked seat: this can make sense if you're riding e.g. a lot over cobblestones, but for individual bumps you should anyways stand up and handle the impact with your legs. | |
| Oct 9, 2023 at 6:16 | comment | added | Zarxs | Thank you, I really appreciate the years of experience. The existing fork is a ridged Chromoly fork. I switched from 32mm on front to 47mm and that did help the feel quite a bit. I put on a shocked seat to minimize impact to rear wheel and frame. Sounds like I should stick with my current fork unless I get more serious about riding. | |
| Sep 26, 2023 at 5:38 | comment | added | mattnz | A well-built touring wheel should easily survive moderate riding with a 300lb rider. Wheels, unlike forks, usually give warning of impending failure though lose/broken spokes and going out of true. A regular maintenance schedule is probably more important for a heavy rider. For a fork, I would suggest steel over aluminum due its fatigue handling. | |
| Sep 25, 2023 at 10:08 | history | answered | leftaroundabout | CC BY-SA 4.0 |