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[Closed] Weight or tyre width limit for Alps chair-lifts

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Thinking specifically of a Spesh Turbo Levo FSR...


 
Posted : 30/01/2017 2:47 pm
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Is it any heavier than a 40lbs+ downhill bike?


 
Posted : 30/01/2017 2:49 pm
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Some you have to load yourself. Can you lift it? Whatever it is they'll make it work anyway.


 
Posted : 30/01/2017 2:54 pm
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[quote=nickjb ]Some you have to load yourself. Can you lift it? Whatever it is they'll make it work anyway.

Yeah, I've seen them get those 4 wheel buggies the paralysed guys use on. I'd guess anything other than a proper fat bike will fit in the wheel holders and weight shouldn't be a problem.

In fact there was a bunch of Welsh lads I met in 2015 in Morzine and one of them had an ebike on the lifts with no problems


 
Posted : 30/01/2017 3:11 pm
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Was that the boys from Taff's Well?

FWIW we met a couple of people who weren't allowed to take their fatbikes up on lifts that had carriers too narrow for the wheels. For example ( I think) the yellow carriers on the Chavannes lift. Having said that though, I too have seen the buggies coming down into Les Gets.


 
Posted : 30/01/2017 8:18 pm
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The turbo Levo comes with 3.0" tyres..not proper fat. Should be ok I'd of thought. I can imagine the DH bikez running 2.7 ish..


 
Posted : 01/02/2017 7:19 pm
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Take an easy/fast to use strap or bungie type thing with you.


 
Posted : 01/02/2017 7:24 pm

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