If it's anything like tyre pressures then it's probably good for 440lb [1].
As I understand things, to decide the maximum tyre pressure they inflate them until they burst. They then declare the maximum pressure to be half the bursting pressure. [1] Caveat: I am not a test engineer. Any attempt to exceed the stated maximum is at your own risk. Don't sue me - I haven't any money. B > -----Original Message----- > From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Knarf > Sent: 14 August 2015 13:56 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Geso, jays in flight > > I think that 220lb is for optimum handling or something. Its not like it'll snap in > two if 221lb sits on it. It's like a "best before" date: They're just making it up. > > Buy the bike. Ride a couple of true centuries. You'll be under 220 in no time. > > Cheers, > > frank > > On 13 August, 2015 6:11:49 PM EDT, David J Brooks <[email protected]> > wrote: > >On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 3:47 PM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> > >wrote: > >> Yeah, but the bikes weight limit is only 220 lbs ! > > > >That could be a problem > > > >Dave > >> > >> Kenneth Waller > >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Knarf" <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: Geso, jays in flight > >> > >> > >>> False dichotomy. > >>> > >>> For $6000 you've got the 560mm: > >>> > >>> http://m.henrys.com/74968-PENTAX-DA-560MM-F5-6-ED-AW- > LENS.aspx > >>> > >>> For $14,000 you've got the Marinoni Genius with Campy Super Record > >EPS and > >>> Bora wheelset. > >>> > >>> http://www.marinoni.qc.ca/html/Genius.html > >>> > >>> That's like 1/2 the price of one truck. > >>> > >>> Think outside the box... > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> > >>> frank > >>> > >>> On 12 August, 2015 9:02:54 PM EDT, David J Brooks > ><[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Truck, lens, truck lens Oy > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > >and > >>> follow the directions. > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > >and > >> follow the directions. > > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
