I don't know anything about horses, but most bikes are fine. Some carbon fiber road bikes might be iffy, and you'd want to check the spoke count on those- but in general yeah, most bikes are fine for most people unless they're specialty ultra light (and fragile) race bikes. Even with those specialty bikes I see many heavier people riding those. Your local bike store or Team Estrogen and Bike Forums online have a lot of great information for heavier cyclists. I watch the psi on my tires and tend to go close to the higher end to avoid flats. Even when my husband was 320+ pounds he rode long distances without a problem on a typical mountain bike. At my high weight I haven't had any worries (so far).
Last edited by FB; 05-16-2008 at 05:21 PM.
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