Oct. 28, 2014, 1:44 p.m. -  Pete Roggeman

#!markdown These are good questions with pretty accessible answers. In the case of forks, the air spring means the tune you need for a heavier rider is inherently built into it. Not much can be realistically done about flex, such as a stouter steerer or arch. Supposing a different fork were spec'd, I'm not sure one that fits the bill exists off the shelf, leaving us with the common complaint larger riders have, which is that tailor-made spec costs more for them. Wider axle spacing is not an option - consider all the things affected: frame design (if a rear axle), fork castings (big $$), hubs and wheels (front and back). Wider bars - well that's an easy one. Spec wide bars on ALL bikes and let people (or the shop they buy at) cut to width. Not hard, even for carbon bars. Longer post usually isn't necessary, depending on frame design. Cranks are a totally valid point, and that is something companies can spec. Little known fact: the only difference between crank lengths is usually where the pedal axle hole is drilled. For most crank arms, there is only one mold, and pedal holes are drilled based on what's in demand for BB to pedal axle distance.