The bike is rated for 400 lbs, in the steel frame model.

Bob



--- In ez3usx@yahoogroups.com, "randallbaxley" <rlbax777@...> wrote:
>
>
> How is that going now and what are the chances I might ruin a good
> bike and the warranty if I rode one. BTW, hello, I rode a Raleigh
> Grand Prix, English made since '75 until I got to big for it. I also
> had a Schwinn with an electric assist. Seems like it was called
> Pedal Power and had two twelve volt batteries like saddlebags on the
> luggage rack. Early eighties.
>
> Randy
>
> --- In ez3usx@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Wollesen" <tinman9@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In ez3usx@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Strasma" <jimstrasma@> wrote:
> > >
> > > A new member of our group asked when signing up if the Sun EZ-3
> USX
> > > can handle a 350 pound rider? A 300 pound friend had ridden ours.
> Can
> > > anyone top that?
> > >
> > > It occurs to me that a heavy rider might want to replace the
> standard
> > > 65 PSI tires with 100 PSI ones. If I recall correctly, the ideal
> on a
> > > standard road bike is to have about one square inch of road
> contact
> > > per tire. Given the 65 pound weight of the Sun EZ-3 USX itself
> plus a
> > > 350 pound rider, even at 100 PSI there would be more than one
> inch of
> > > road contact on each of the three tires.
> > >
> > > Any other advice for helping the bike accommodate a hefty rider?
> > >
> > I weigh over 400#s and my USX works fine other than trying to ride
> it
> > with no hands. I have not changed out the 65# tires, yet, but that
> is
> > one of the first things that I plan to do. This is the bike that
> will
> > get me back into riding, it is so comfortable after putting pedal
> > extenders on.
> >
>