TrentonMakes Posted June 23, 2015 Share #1 Posted June 23, 2015 11 miles at 14 mph, before work (rode the MTB again).I rode up from the river through Washington Crossing Park - there is a little singletrack through there marked for hiking only, but at 6am probably no one's going to complain. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted June 23, 2015 Share #2 Posted June 23, 2015 How's your post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted June 23, 2015 The bike should be ready today, but with family visiting I might not get a chance to pick it up. Plus with the storms forecast I'm probably not going to want to hang the bike on the car rack. The mechanic said he understands a heavier-duty collar is what's required - hopefully he does it right this time. I was thinking that when I graduated from college I weighed about 265 pounds, and I've only gone up from there. In that time, my bicycle stable has included three different Panasonic road frames, a POS Mongoose and the trusty Rockhopper and I never had any issues with seat posts slipping on any of those. The post on the green Panasonic stayed put even for the brief period when I was over 300. Then again, most of those frames had heavy tubing, and I think all had/have an integral clamp on the seat tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted June 23, 2015 Share #4 Posted June 23, 2015 Yeah but... you don't build a 75cm frame for a guy that weighs 165 pounds. It should have been designed to hold you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted June 23, 2015 Yeah but... you don't build a 75cm frame for a guy that weighs 165 pounds. It should have been designed to hold your fat ass.True. The mechanic said the bike is rated for 350 pounds. I can only hope that the seat post collar is the only weak link. I don't need a front wheel to crumple on me or anything.In thinking about it, I wonder if a bad batch of bolts could be to blame. On Saturday morning, to the best of my recollection I wasn't really feeling the kind of torquing resistance I'd expect to feel to cause a bolt to snap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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az_cyclist Posted June 23, 2015 Share #8 Posted June 23, 2015 12.3 miles @ 19.6 rolling ave this morning before work 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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