I don't know about the frame. RBW putting a "no sale to 250lb+" statement on the web-site entry for the Roadeo (regardless of how serious that really is) suggests that the Roadeo would not be a good idea for this. Is the RB1 built with similar strength tubes/layout? Lighter? Heavier? I've no idea.
I'd be more worried about the rear wheel and the Silver Hupe. I weigh about 250 and sit bolt upright; 36-spoke XT/SynergyOC rim wheels work fine but I must say I like the extra added caution of my 40-spoke Phil FW hub/Dyad combination. If you've got wheels you're comfortable with, cool. As for the Silver Hupe: I wonder whether it'll spring up and down, exacerbating the bounce-and-sway of a well-loaded Medium SaddleSack (say, 10lbs). I had a similar sort of wire-frame support for a little while; I ended up getting rid of it and instead supporting the SaddleSack with a strap through my saddle's frame and through the SaddleSack's bottom D-rings. This approach stablized it much better. If you don't heavily load the SaddleSack, maybe you won't have that issue. Or maybe the Silver Hupe is a fundamentally more sound support than the one I was using. I'm thinking of trying one out for other bags anyway; maybe I'll find out for myself. Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean On Oct 3, 9:54 pm, cm <[email protected]> wrote: > My feeling is you are asking for problems, but it will probably be > fine. The rear wheel seems like the bigger concern to me. Whats the > rim, spoke count, hub? > > I once did a week long tour with my steel Lemond towing 50-70 lbs with > no problems at all (I weigh about 150 lbs). You do see a lot of old > steel out there touring with full panniers-- and I mean OLD steel. > > Great bike, looks great. > > Cheers! > cm( -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
