Am I too heavy for my bike

Maybe I should test ride it first for ya …… Also…. I highly recommend heading over to your local bike shop for a proper fitting…. It will save your knees, back, elbows, etc

Lets just say it was an impulse buy...eek. I got lured in to its sexy looks and the thought of going fast I plan on doing a full fit but want to make sure I am ok on the bike. The fit is $250 so I want to make sure I am not wasting money.

You can write Fuji and ask what the weight limit is. I have a '12 Fuji Altamira. They responded to me with specific weight limits. It shocked me, actually. And I Definitely save the email! 4 years later and I have never had a weight related issue with the bike.

Good luck!

And X2 on the advice to get fitted.

The wheels are the failure point of the bike. If you are concerned you could put a strong set of wheels on it. When I was over 300 pounds I had a set of velocity deep v wheels made up with 36 spokes. Things are not going to break.. Now I am 224 and even though I don't need that strong of a wheel it's nice knowing that they won't fail on me.

I have a kestrel talon, who are made my the same parent company as Fuji. Unfortunately during my weight gain I got above the maximum rider weight for my bike which is 275lbs. I'm getting there, but at the moment I'm staying off the bike.

I did a quick google and the fuji manual has the same maximum weight for road bikes as kestrel does at 275lbs. So you at 260 should be fine. Email Fuji if you want to confirm, but I think you're right.

For your reference the manual is here http://www.fujibikes.com/docs/FUJI+OWNERS+MANUAL.pdf and the bit about rider weights is page 36

Edited by bulfrog 2015-03-17 2:53 PM