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Does the weight limit include the rider? If not, then it doesn't really help/change anything. There's no difference between a 30lb bike ridden by a 300lb person and an 80lb bike ridden by a a 250lb person. It's still 330lbs total in a collision.
I'm personally pro-throttle, even though I rarely use it. Had to stop hard and went halfway over the bars injuring my leg; it was nice to be able to get home when I wasn't really able to pedal.
Why are your example humans a heavyweight boxer and a sumo wrestler? Wikipedia says the average North American human adult weighs 180lbs.
Worst case scenario. Those are common Max weight ratings for bikes.
My point being, should there be a maximum gross weight restriction? Does it apply to just the bike, or to the rider too, and what about the weight of cargo strapped to the bike? How about a bicycle built for two, does the weight limit double or is it still one bike?
I don't mean to argue against your point (I wouldn't know); I was just very tickled by the image of a huge beefy man on a tiny little bike.
Are bicycles built for two safe in the first place?
Like every other time I ride the major trail near me, I see an old couple in their 60s+ riding a bicycle built for two, and they don't seem to have any problems aside from getting started from a dead stop.
I would think they're fine as long as there aren't any shoddy welds. And there has to be good communication between the riders since front rider steers and rear rider has the brakes.
Tern and aventon max at 440lbs and iirc even Walmart tier mongoose makes a cargo bike that goes to like 400lbs
Yeah, might just be the client I'm using that let's me see deleted posts and reply to them.
Now consider half the population are women.