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Maximum Bicycle Weight Capacity by Manufacturer:


​Make

​Type
Max Load Capacity

​Notes

Cannondale
High Performance Road
285 lbs
Frames tested to 1500 lbs of force. Cannondale Owners Manual

Cannondale
Cyclocross
330 lbs
Frames tested to 1500 lbs of force. Cannondale Owners Manual

Cannondale
Touring/Trekking, Cross-Country, Marathon, HardTails
355 lbs
Frames tested to 1500 lbs of force. Cannondale Owners Manual

Cannondale
Mountain Bikes
305 lbs
Frames tested to 1500 lbs of force. Cannondale Owners Manual

Diamondback Bicycles
All
355 lbs
Diamondback Owners Manual

Electra
All
305 lbs
Electra Owners Manual

Fuji
All
355 lbs
Fuji Owners Manual

Gary Fisher
All
n/a
Owned by Trek Bicycle Corp

Giant
All
n/a
Giant FAQ

Globe
All
300 lbs
Specialized Owners Manual
(Globe is owned by Specialized)

GT Bicycles
All
n/a
Riding with more than one person will void warranty.
GT Bicycles Owners Manual

Haro Bikes
All
n/a
Haro Bikes Owners Manual

Huffy
All
n/a
Riding with more than one person will void warranty.
Huffy Owners Manual

Marin Bikes
All
n/a
Marin Bikes does not currently specify weight limits for bike models. Riding style, riding conditions, and many other factors can be equally important as the weight of the rider.
Marin Bikes FAQ

Mongoose
All
n/a
Riding with more than one person will void warranty.
Mongoose Owners Manual

Murray
All
n/a
Riding with more than one person will void warranty.
Owned by Dorel, which owns GT, Mongoose, Murray, Roadmaster, and Schwinn, and uses a standardized Owners Manual

Pacific Cycle
All
n/a
Riding with more than one person will void warranty.
Owned by Dorel, which owns GT, Mongoose, Murray, Roadmaster, and Schwinn, and uses a standardized Owners Manual

Raleigh
All
355 lbs
All frames are tested to 550 pounds. It is the wheels that limit rider weight more than frames. Raleigh Owners Manual

Roadmaster
All
n/a
Riding with more than one person will void warranty.
Owned by Dorel, which owns GT, Mongoose, Murray, Roadmaster, and Schwinn, and uses a standardized Owners Manual

Santa Cruz Bikes
All
n/a
Santa Cruz declines to publish any exact weight figures, although they do say that say that they use "twice the industry standard, as well as adding another 25 lb weight for testing carbon frames."

Schwinn Bicycle Co.
All
n/a
Riding with more than one person will void warranty.
Owned by Dorel, which owns GT, Mongoose, Murray, Roadmaster, and Schwinn, and uses a standardized Owners Manual

Specialized
All
300 lbs
Specialized Owners Manual

Surly Bikes
All
n/a
Surly Bikes Owners Manual

Trek Bicycle Corp
Road Bikes
275 lbs
Trek Owners Manual

Trek Bicycle Corp
Mountain Bikes
300 lbs
All wheels are tested to 350 lbs. 
Trek FAQ, 
Trek Owners Manual

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