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Peter Lynn std, Any good ?

nomad - 12-6-2011 at 02:59 PM

Im 16 stone and need a starter buggy have seen some P/L Stds about for about £180 would thay be any good for starter and just beach cruzing for my weight ????

alasdair macleod - 12-6-2011 at 03:54 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by nomad
Im 16 stone and need a starter buggy have seen some P/L Stds about for about £180 would thay be any good for starter and just beach cruzing for my weight ????

i'm 2 stone heavyer and 6.3" tall!:singing:
it's fine for me so yep it'll do for you!
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buggy on beach by ali-beag, on Flickr[/img]

markite - 12-6-2011 at 07:35 PM

Hey Ali
Isn't yours an XR+ ?
The ST buggy has thinner tubing all round. At 16 stone hard riding (bouncing) will start to bend the rear axle and it's the older comp buggy seat.
http://peterlynn.com/products/peter-lynn-kitebuggies/peter-l...
It's a good price but for your weight you might find a used XR+ at the same price is a better ride for you. Unfortunately the one Mike has for sale is in Vegas - it would work out to the same price with the exchange rate.

rocfighter - 13-6-2011 at 03:45 AM

I have no idea how many stones The Kidd and I are. But I am 200lbs. and he is heavier. We have a PL std. He uses it mostly but I use it when the wind it to light to move the Rat. We are both over 6" as well.

markite - 13-6-2011 at 07:19 AM

I remember a few years ago someone asking what a stone was and the always clever Andrew Beattie reply: " a pound is to a stone as a day is to a fortnight"

(some people are probably now wondering what's a fortnight?)

indigo_wolf - 13-6-2011 at 07:46 AM

Convert Kg <> Lbs <> Stones

http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/body_weight/weight_conv...

Good if your vet is British or your pet attends off-shore weight-loss programs. :rolleyes:



ATB,
Sam

alasdair macleod - 13-6-2011 at 10:27 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by markite
Hey Ali
Isn't yours an XR+ ?
The ST buggy has thinner tubing all round. At 16 stone hard riding (bouncing) will start to bend the rear axle and it's the older comp buggy seat.
http://peterlynn.com/products/peter-lynn-kitebuggies/peter-l...
It's a good price but for your weight you might find a used XR+ at the same price is a better ride for you. Unfortunately the one Mike has for sale is in Vegas - it would work out to the same price with the exchange rate.

yep mine is a xr on wide tyres:yes:

nomad - 13-6-2011 at 12:37 PM

200lb = 14.3 stone , 16 stone = 224lb

rocfighter - 13-6-2011 at 01:18 PM

Ok so I'm in there some where and the buggy works just fine.:crazy:

awindofchange - 13-6-2011 at 01:51 PM

Just for conversion purposes, anyone that has google or knows how to get there (he he he), Google has a nifty conversion tool built right into the address / search bar.

Just type in:
16 stone to pounds
and it will give you the conversion automatically.

Once you get this neat tool figured out, try this:
15 knots to MPH
or
1 pound to dollar
Or
1 euro to dollar
or
12 ounces to kg
.....the conversions are pretty much endless.

Anyways, for the buggy, I have always recommended moving up to the XR+ if at all possible. The ST will work for you but the XR+ is just so much better built and stronger that it should always be desired.

Hope that helps.

nomad - 13-6-2011 at 02:05 PM

well if money was no object ie if I could afford it :lol: a Libre v-max would be very nice, but on a tight budget :( so thats why the intrest in the std P/L

awindofchange - 13-6-2011 at 05:19 PM

I understand, but the XR+ is only about 80-100 bucks more than the ST. Well worth the extra. As said though, if you can't afford the extra for the XR+ then the Standard will work just fine.