A man ‘grinding’ his BMX bike on a bench.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBMX Stunt pegs are not designed for standing on, but rather for \u2018riding the rails\u2019 or as it\u2019s also called \u2018grinding\u2019. This is made possible by their specialized design, which incorporates steel or alloyed metal cylinders that are firmly affixed to the rear or front axles on one of both sides of your wheels.<\/p>\n
Again, we need to stress, these are NOT designed for standing on and if you try to use them this way, they will likely snap and you could be badly injured. They are there so that you can have quick support to briefly slide across a rail or elevate on a ledge with your back wheel on a slightly lower one.<\/p>\n
Does standing on pegs lower the center of gravity?<\/h2>\n
Now, standing up on pegs does not lower your center of gravity, but rather it will raise it. Pegs such as you find on standard bikes (except BMX, which have grinding pegs) allow you or a passenger to stand and are designed to hold weights of up to 300 pounds this way.<\/p>\n
This allows for stunts, meticulous control, or the aforementioned occasional passenger and while they are helpful, they certainly do not lower your center of gravity \u2013 that\u2019s just a rumor. They RAISE it.<\/p>\n
How much weight can a BMX hold?<\/h2>\n
BMX bikes are unique in that they don\u2019t have a practical weight limit. Check your documentation, as they will certainly have an overall rating for the absolute maximum weight for legal reasons, but the reasoning behind what we are saying is sound.<\/p>\n
BMX bikes are designed for pressure. Each part of the bike is a paragon of strength and endurance so that the overall effect is a bike that cannot easily be crushed. That\u2019s what makes them ideal for such amazing stunts \u2013 it\u2019s very, very hard to hurt a quality BMX bike.<\/p>\n
They\u2019re designed to take a brutal beating and to keep on rolling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If you have bike pegs, you may be wondering how stable they are, and if they can support your body weight… Can you stand on bike pegs? Yes, bike pegs are designed for stunts, and tricks, and for supporting their rated weight range for short periods. When they are properly mounted, they will not only …<\/p>\n
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