| Re: Advise on frame & fork materials for strong road bike?
"Dan in Dover" <danindover@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I weigh in closer
> to 200lbs than I should and do not have the lightest riding style in
> the world. I'm concerned that an aluminum frame & fork will not hold
> up to my weight riding off city curbs or the occasional trail detour
> thrown into a daylong road ride.
If you do like going off-road from time to time, maybe you'd be happiest
with a cyclo-cross bike? A touring bike's another possibility. You mention
"racing" bikes, but nowhere in your post do I see you're interested in
racing.
What's your budget?
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Claire Petersky
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