| Re: Big Guy
"Kenneth Akehurst" <ksaj54@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> HELP!
> What would be a good entry bike for a 350# male.
> Would like to ride with my wife!
> Thanks, Ken
Consider a recumbent.
If you want a conventional bike, what will matter most is the wheels. You're
asking for trouble riding on stock, factory-built wheels at your weight.
No offense, but since you weigh as much as two "average" riders, wheels made
for a tandem would be appropriate. I would go to a bike shop and discuss
having a set of wheels built, with heavy-duty rims and 40 or 48 spokes each,
and then discuss what sort of bike to mount them on.
Avoid springs. Nothing with a suspension fork or rear suspension or
suspension seatpost.
But give up on the "entry bike" idea. A cheap bike will be dangerous.
RichC
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