How to choose a bike for a weight of 120 kg?

Adults weighing 120 kg are often dissatisfied with their figure and want to lose weight with a pleasant and useful bike ride. However, heavy people at the same time are afraid that the bike simply will not be able to support their weight, hence the two-edged sword is obtained. Let’s try to figure out how to choose a bike suitable for men and women weighing 120 kg.

In fact, a weight of 120 kg is not such a big load that a standard bike could not support it. Do not think that an ordinary two-wheeled vehicle will break under a heavy rider. If you look, then almost every bike has to experience such a load, except, of course, unreliable Chinese and Turkish models. The fact is that the average weight of an adult man is 80–90 kg, and now add here the mass of the backpack loaded into the hike, the weight of the bicycle itself, and if the child is also seated in the back, the total load will exceed 120 kg. Almost every adult bike has this capacity.

Bicycle manufacturers do not focus on the weight of a large rider, they make models taking into account another additional load. Another example in this regard: a strong country guy weighing 80–90 kg carries two bags of potatoes in the front and rear luggage of 20–25 kg each — the total load has already exceeded 120 kg. And it is unlikely that this villager bothered to buy an expensive model, most likely, he chose a budget and practical means of transportation. In this way, overweight people should not be afraid to sit on a regular bicycle: without additional load and in favorable operating conditions, it will withstand a weight of 120 kg.

If a normal bicycle is suitable for a tall or full person, the specifics of its use will differ slightly. For instance, when riding a road bike with a straight back, all bumps not sufficiently cushioned due to the heavy masswill be given to the intervertebral discs. Such skating can even cause protrusion or hernia. If you tilt the body a little forward, then such consequences can be avoided.

You should turn to the cycle master already with a range of 100 km - Let the specialist stretch the wheel spokes. Weekly, you need to check the wheels for the presence of eight on the rims and timely eliminate this problem. Other elements, especially threaded fasteners, require the same control - due to the increased load, the connections may loose.

To be a confident cyclist and not worry about an incident that may happen while riding, Use the recommendations for choosing a two-wheeled vehicle.

• Give preference to specimens that are equipped with disc brakes, mainly hydraulics. With rim brakes, stopping a heavily loaded bike is quite difficult, and intelligible modulation is also needed.
• The most suitable type of bike for a fat person is cross-country, an ordinary mountain bike that distributes mass evenly between the steering wheel and saddle, which cannot be said about a city bike.
• Do not think that the most expensive option is the most reliable. Usually expensive samples are equipped with light components, which is not suitable for a heavy person.
• Discard models designed for trial. They, of course, have an additional margin of safety, but their geometry is still not suitable for a long ride.

Even lightweight folding models are quite suitable for a heavy rider. The most popular are brand bikes Stark Cobra, Forward Tracer, Stels Pilot, LANGTU, NOVATRACK. If you need a walking bike for a quiet leisurely ride, then for men, a model is suitable Electra Cruiser 1 Men's, and for women - Giant Simple Single W. True, it is worth being prepared for the high cost of production, justified by prestige and design.

For example, a bicycle for men and women corresponds to this design. Dorozhnik Retro.

The video below provides additional tips for choosing a bike for heavy people.