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
|
|
Electra
|
All
|
305 lbs
|
|
Fuji
|
All
|
355 lbs
|
|
Gary Fisher
|
All
|
n/a
|
Owned by Trek Bicycle Corp
|
|
Giant
|
All
|
n/a
|
|
Globe
|
All
|
300 lbs
|
Specialized Owners Manual
(Globe is owned by Specialized) |
|
GT Bicycles
|
All
|
n/a
|
|
Haro Bikes
|
All
|
n/a
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Surly Bikes
|
All
|
n/a
|
|
Trek Bicycle Corp
|
Road Bikes
|
275 lbs
|
|
Trek Bicycle Corp
|
Mountain Bikes
|
300 lbs
|
