AMFLOW’s new TL Carbon lists a 200 kg maximum permissible weight, including child seats and trailers. That number shows what’s technically possible, but the real question is how system design, dynamic loads and component choices determine whether a bike is truly suitable for heavier or loaded riding.
Maximum permissible weight (MPW) is total ready-to-ride mass: bike, rider, clothing, tools, add-ons, child seat and trailer all count.
A high MPW like 200 kg can give large payload reserve even on a relatively light carbon bike, but suspension, wheels, tyres and brakes must be engineered for the higher dynamic loads.
200 kg Maximum Permissible Weight – The AMFLOW TL Carbon Pushes the Limits: | E-MOUNTAINBIKE Magazine 200 kg Maximum Permissible Weight – The AMFLOW TL Carbon Pushes the Limits: 1 week ago by Manne Schmitt, Ernst Brust 200 kg maximum permissible weight, approved for a child seat and trailer: the AMFLOW TL Carbon sets a new benchmark.
The maximum permissible weight (MPW) has been on our radar at E-MOUNTAINBIKE for many years. was one of the first to highlight the issue: many manufacturers had underestimated the demands of heavier riders, as well as the additional loads created by the drive system and the use of trailers. At the time, the maximum permissible weight on many eMTBs was set so low that a large part of the target group was already close to the weight limit, if not exceeding it, with rider and gear alone.
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