Can anyone recommend a bike for heavier people?

kidbrookeaddick

Hi my missus has asked me what i want for christmas and this year i really want to kick start losing weight and ive always loved riding bikes but havent done so for about 6 years, which has led to me piling on the pounds.
Im a big lad anyway, always been built big but i weigh in at about 130kg. Most bikes i have seen have about 100kg as their max weight.
Im determined to find one but money is tight this year, with 2 little ones and a third on the way, whilst saving for our wedding. So really we only have about £150 max to spend.
Any recommendations would be great thanks

creepyaddick

Boris bike?

carly burn

Decathlon good for bikes and always give good advice in my experience.
Don't think they're overly pricey either.

The_President

ShanksPony Velo - especially good for weight loss - and cheap too.

kidbrookeaddick

I do plenty of walking on a daily basis, i just always eat the wrong things but im going to get my head straight and i want to get back riding too, its something i enjoyed!

Greenie

A big bike for a big fella and Im told very cheap back in the day. ;o)
Anyone know how much a penny and farthing is in new money?

Davo55

Gemma Collins

Brendan_O_Connell

A quad bike

Stig

LenGlover

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/recommended-bikes-for-heavier-rider.80776/

Old fashioned upright with a spring saddle seems to be the recommendation.

Spokes and suspensions go on the new fangled stuff and the saddles are uncomfortable.

The upright seems to be recommended for those with a bit of a gut as breathing is hard in the drop handle position.

A bit more:

https://www.pinkbike.com/forum/listcomments/?threadid=189508

paulie8290

Davo55 said:

Gemma Collins

Dont be so rude about The GC

micks1950

The link below seems a very good price for a fully equipped aluminium frame Raleigh Hybrid (reduced) - good for city cycling.

Only 16" and 21" frames appear to be available - 16" for 5'.0" - 5'.5" - 21" for 5' 9" - 6'.1"):

https://www.raleigh.co.uk/circa-2-crossbar-17790?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwqHo_9ve1wIVQWwbCh0tuwx3EAkYASABEgJbFvD_BwE

TelMc32

@kidbrookeaddick I don't know your circumstances mate, but a lot of employers have taken part in the Bike4Work scheme. Generally comes out of your salary over a year and means you can get a bit more for your money as it is pre-tax.

lolwray

car

iainment

kidbrookeaddick said:

Hi my missus has asked me what i want for christmas and this year i really want to kick start losing weight and ive always loved riding bikes but havent done so for about 6 years, which has led to me piling on the pounds.
Im a big lad anyway, always been built big but i weigh in at about 130kg. Most bikes i have seen have about 100kg as their max weight.
Im determined to find one but money is tight this year, with 2 little ones and a third on the way, whilst saving for our wedding. So really we only have about £150 max to spend.
Any recommendations would be great thanks

I wouldn't worry too much about the supposed weight the bike can carry. I'm heavier than the supposed maximum on my 3 yo bike and have had no problems. But make sure you have wheels for heavier riders with at least 36 spokes. Any less and you risk them collapsing.

Robbo on the wing

Now seeing that happen would make me laugh.

Leroy Ambrose

Robbo on the wing said:

Now seeing that happen would make me laugh.

...which is one of the specific reasons overweight people don't lose weight. Every time I see someone fat trying to do something about it, I remember what it was like when I was fat - and how roidheads at the Gym used to laugh, and people giggled as I wobbled past them. Makes me sad - then I remember that I'm probably fitter than every prick that used to take the piss out of me, am racing at a decent level on the bike, can fuck all night and have more energy than the snide 20 years olds at work



Ride on, big man - ignore the pisstaking

Leroy Ambrose

@kidbrookeaddick - check this fella's blog out (ignore the pic of him in the Man Utd shirt!)

https://theamazing39stonecyclist.wordpress.com/pictures/

Not read it all, but there may be some advice in there about specific bikes. Hybrid would be your best bet - definitely look at something like Decathlon to start with as they're cheap and robust. Think most hybrids also come with more durable wheelsets than 'racing' bikes

NornIrishAddick

kidbrookeaddick said:

I do plenty of walking on a daily basis, i just always eat the wrong things but im going to get my head straight and i want to get back riding too, its something i enjoyed!

I wouldn't know, being an innocent, but I'd imagine getting back in shape might help with that alright (admittedly, I do know many who have hidden shallows).

SoundAsa£

I know very little about bikes these days but I wouldn’t have thought £150 is going to buy you very much......especially as you are looking for something that’s a bit specialised.

Johnnysummers5

Russell Slade is the man to ask

Robbo on the wing

Leroy Ambrose said:

Robbo on the wing said:

Now seeing that happen would make me laugh.

...which is one of the specific reasons overweight people don't lose weight. Every time I see someone fat trying to do something about it, I remember what it was like when I was fat - and how roidheads at the Gym used to laugh, and people giggled as I wobbled past them. Makes me sad - then I remember that I'm probably fitter than every prick that used to take the piss out of me, am racing at a decent level on the bike, can fuck all night and have more energy than the snide 20 years olds at work



Ride on, big man - ignore the pisstaking

Oh get off your high horse.
FFS, if anyone was riding a bike and the spokes snapped and they fell it would make me laugh, fat or thin.
On the assumption they never went under a bus obviously.
Keep up the good work you Lycra clad sex machine.

iainment

For £150 you should think about a second hand bike. Most new ones at that price are just crap and will cause you nothing but grief.

cafcdave123

paulie8290 said:

Davo55 said:

Gemma Collins

Dont be so rude about The GC

We have a chubby chaser!

kidbrookeaddick

Seen a carerra axle hybrid in halfords reduced from 300 odd to 180 so might go for that. Thanks for the reaponses

SoundAsa£

kidbrookeaddick said:

Seen a carerra axle hybrid in halfords reduced from 300 odd to 180 so might go for that. Thanks for the reaponses

Who you calling a ponse?

Leroy Ambrose

Robbo on the wing said:

Leroy Ambrose said:

Robbo on the wing said:

Now seeing that happen would make me laugh.

...which is one of the specific reasons overweight people don't lose weight. Every time I see someone fat trying to do something about it, I remember what it was like when I was fat - and how roidheads at the Gym used to laugh, and people giggled as I wobbled past them. Makes me sad - then I remember that I'm probably fitter than every prick that used to take the piss out of me, am racing at a decent level on the bike, can fuck all night and have more energy than the snide 20 years olds at work



Ride on, big man - ignore the pisstaking

Oh get off your high horse.
FFS, if anyone was riding a bike and the spokes snapped and they fell it would make me laugh, fat or thin.
On the assumption they never went under a bus obviously.
Keep up the good work you Lycra clad sex machine.

Wait... Did you post that just to get on the arguments thread?

MOBY DUCK

I bought a Halfords Carrera 2 hybrid when I was 23st Monsieur Kidbrooke, the bike has survived perfectly well. Enthusiasts will talk up indy bike shops and expensive high spec lightweight bikes but I was fine with one of those Halfords budget jobbies. The care-plan add-on was worth it as well, I got them to change tyres fairly regularly as the seasons changed, they replaced a wheel for free and also tinkered with the gears several times.

Be prepared for a load of other cycling toot for future ‘presents’.