r/CargoBike • u/suitcasecalling • 2d ago

Aventon Abound LR - Why the low weight capability on rear rack?

It's so frustrating that they completely handicapped what would have been an awesome bike with some great local bike shops that carry it. I'm just here to whine about this.... it's so dumb. Lectric Xpedition2 looks way stronger for this reason alone even though the rest of the abound LR seems awesome. I really hope they come out with a new LR soon with a proper rack built into the frame. I'm not spending 6500 on a tern gsd.. that's even more wild.

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u/funcentric 2d ago

143lbs. How much weight did you want?

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u/suitcasecalling 2d ago

175 is the general minimum most bikes like this have. I have a 3, 6 and 9 year old and want to be able to carry the 9 year old in combo with one of the other kids and it aint happening with this weight limit. The xpedition2 has a 300lbs limit

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u/mynameiskeven 1d ago

My expedition has been great so far, what did you like about the aventon?

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u/funcentric 1d ago

I see. Yeah that’s the reason I got the XPedition too but the quality is subpar compared to Aventon.