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Old July 20th 05, 05:06 PM
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Default maximum weight on a Bianchi Eros frame.

Chalo wrote:
The frame can carry pretty much whatever you put on it, for a while at
least. (Remember the Viet Cong hauling 500 lbs. or more along unpaved
roads on old French road bikes?) It's the wheels, and the square taper
crank if it has one, that are at the most risk of failure from heavy
loads.


How exactly will a heavy load affect the bottom bracket spindle? I
would think the bottom bracket spindle is affected only by the amount
of force/power the motor/rider can put into it while turning the
cranks. No matter what load is being supported above the ground by the
frame and wheels, it does not cause the motor/rider to produce more
power/strength and stress the bottom bracket more.

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