Eaton Glider rough maximum weight?
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Eaton Glider rough maximum weight?
Hi all,
I recently bought a vintage Eaton Glider bike for my partner - he weighs around 180 pounds - and I'm worried about him exceeding the designed weight limit? It's a 19' frame 26' wheeled women's cruiser, and it feels ever so slightly "flimsy/wobbly" while I (170lbs) ride it (though I know it's structurally sound)
Pardon any ignorance, I'm not too informed on bike matters as a hobbyist.
Thank you!
I recently bought a vintage Eaton Glider bike for my partner - he weighs around 180 pounds - and I'm worried about him exceeding the designed weight limit? It's a 19' frame 26' wheeled women's cruiser, and it feels ever so slightly "flimsy/wobbly" while I (170lbs) ride it (though I know it's structurally sound)
Pardon any ignorance, I'm not too informed on bike matters as a hobbyist.
Thank you!
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woah, thanks! I realized in retrospect that I couldn't post images yet, but I didn't know the image I tried to post remained somewhere
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That's a hi-tensile steel frame. It should easily handle well in excess if 180 lbs. It's hard to say what might be the root cause of the wobble. I don't see anything obvious from the photograph. While step-through, female frames are less rigid than double triangle, men's frames, this is normally not a issue for casual, recerational riding. The problem could be frame related or a mechanical, component issue. The rider also can't be ruled out, especially if this is a retun to cycling, after a long absence. Based on the dropouts, this one is a rebranded Raleigh product.
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That should be just fine .. excellent bike! Spoke tension and bearing adjustment might help.
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It's nice to see these old nostalgic CDN retail store bikes still in operation, like this one, Baycrest bikes and the Simpson's brand bikes. I know they weren't high quality bikes but back in the day, any new bike was a big deal! All I got was hand me downs
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Great condition. Two possible wobble sources are loose headset or loose front axle bearings. The front wheel may have no locknuts and must be oriented correctly with the adjustable cone on the nds side and tightened with the wheel in the fork.
Details on Sheldon Brown's page as well as everything else you'd want or need to know about these bikes.
Details on Sheldon Brown's page as well as everything else you'd want or need to know about these bikes.
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@BrenZan - There are a few bike co-ops in TO (and area) that can review your ride and see what it needs. Usually quite cheap to look it over - often $10 or so. I'm not endorsing any single facility over another, just chose one at random
(ex. https://bikepirates.com/minor-repair-service)
Not sure where in TO you are or I'd be more specific in my example
(ex. https://bikepirates.com/minor-repair-service)
Not sure where in TO you are or I'd be more specific in my example
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@BrenZan - There are a few bike co-ops in TO (and area) that can review your ride and see what it needs. Usually quite cheap to look it over - often $10 or so. I'm not endorsing any single facility over another, just chose one at random
(ex. https://bikepirates.com/minor-repair-service)
Not sure where in TO you are or I'd be more specific in my example
(ex. https://bikepirates.com/minor-repair-service)
Not sure where in TO you are or I'd be more specific in my example
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Sorry for the late reply, but thank you all! I will definitely ask about it the next time I take it to the shop - I'll check out Toronto Bike Repair if my local shop doesn't have the expertise needed