I have luckily never had a failure on a bike but I have to say the bike i pushed to the max was a Nishiki Cresta that between me and my daughter and some stuff weighed in at over 300lbs. Cant say it rode like a dream but it did open my eyes that many bikes back in the day that were billed for "touring" were really just sport touring bikes that could not handle a load like that. My bombadil rides comfortably with alot more weight than that, which I have to put to tubing mix so you are right that it makes a difference but I trust Grant when he says "heavy duty" for bombadil or "light tourer" for the San Marcos so I dont need to know the exact stats for each tube. Now I just wish my did didnt get me sick so I could ride, damn first week of school, every year!
On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 12:03 AM, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com>wrote: > I think it helps you pick the bike that you want. Touring, the Atlantis > has thicker tubes, fast road... the Roadeo has thinner tubes... Bomber > trail bike... the Bombadil has the thickest. You factor in your body > weight, what you want to carry and pick the bike that meets those needs. > Diameter and wall thickness still matter... it's the other stuff that is > less important. Although heat treating is important on thin tubes... on the > rest it is inconsequential. > > As most metallurgist's will tell you it's usually joints > and manufacturing flaws that fail, not the parent material if it is > designed correctly. > > ~mike > Carlsbad Ca. > > > On Saturday, September 1, 2012 9:02:24 AM UTC-7, MikeC wrote: > >> The website is vague regarding tubing thicknesses used. Does anyone know >> the exact dimensions? Just interested in data to compare my Hillborne with >> other bikes that I have. >> >> Please don't reply with, "Doesn't matter, they all ride great" or >> somesuch.... >> >> Thanks, >> >> -Mike >> >> SW Ohio >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/FLwZvqudUbwJ. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
