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Fat guys bike and bike seat.
Fat guys bike and bike seat.
Ok, here is what I am deducing from the postings in this group about my problem. Most of the people posting are normal size and ride all the time. Most of the bike seats are made for those people, which is understandable because there is a larger market for these. They are trying their best to help, but don't have a real handle on the problem. Imagine for one moment that you took your seat off of your bike and rode around sitting on just the post. Now you know where us really fat guys are coming from. That is what it feels like for us to sit on a normal bicycle seat. One good bump and you need to visit your proctologist to assist in your dismount, if you get my point. A lot of bicycles are built for speed/weight. To achieve this they make the bikes lighter. That is why some of the bike seats are no bigger than my computer mouse. If you weight 350 lbs, cutting 7 or so ounces off the total weight a seat is nothing. You will never notice it. But you sure notice the pain you get from using it. When I was a kid I had a banana seat with spider handle bars. I loved that bike, and haven't been able to fine anything I've cared for since. I was a normal size kid, and road it everywhere, all the time. When 10 speeds came out, I got one and hated it. I hate having my butt up higher than my head, and slumped over. I ride for the fun. I want to sit and watch the road and my surroundings and not try and shave ..0001 seconds off my personal speed. It seemed they were built with wind resistance in mind. I don't care about wind resistance. I know some of you are thinking that what this fat guy wants is a recliner that he can peddle. No not really, but you maybe on to something. Just something that I can sit on and concentrate on the ride and not how much agony I'm in from the small seat on my XXXL butt. I'm looking for a bike and seat that I can ride that will hold someone between 350 and 400 lbs. If anybody has any suggestions, I would love to hear from you. thanks |
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"Walter" wrote in message
om... Fat guys bike and bike seat. Ok, here is what I am deducing from the postings in this group about my problem. Most of the people posting are normal size and ride all the time. Most of the bike seats are made for those people, which is understandable because there is a larger market for these. They are trying their best to help, but don't have a real handle on the problem. Imagine for one moment that you took your seat off of your bike and rode around sitting on just the post. Now you know where us really fat guys are coming from. That is what it feels like for us to sit on a normal bicycle seat. One good bump and you need to visit your proctologist to assist in your dismount, if you get my point. A lot of bicycles are built for speed/weight. To achieve this they make the bikes lighter. That is why some of the bike seats are no bigger than my computer mouse. If you weight 350 lbs, cutting 7 or so ounces off the total weight a seat is nothing. You will never notice it. But you sure notice the pain you get from using it. When I was a kid I had a banana seat with spider handle bars. I loved that bike, and haven't been able to fine anything I've cared for since. I was a normal size kid, and road it everywhere, all the time. When 10 speeds came out, I got one and hated it. I hate having my butt up higher than my head, and slumped over. I ride for the fun. I want to sit and watch the road and my surroundings and not try and shave .0001 seconds off my personal speed. It seemed they were built with wind resistance in mind. I don't care about wind resistance. I know some of you are thinking that what this fat guy wants is a recliner that he can peddle. No not really, but you maybe on to something. Just something that I can sit on and concentrate on the ride and not how much agony I'm in from the small seat on my XXXL butt. I'm looking for a bike and seat that I can ride that will hold someone between 350 and 400 lbs. If anybody has any suggestions, I would love to hear from you. Check out "downhill" saddles -- long, heavy, a bit wider than "regular" ones (sorta like miniature banana seats) -- affectionately known as Barcoloungers. Bill "but(t) it still matters where your sit bones are" S. |
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While much of what you wrote is is nonsense, imo, what you likely are
looking for is Revive: http://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/030...mode=rangelist I wrote one of these....very comfortable riding position. However, you will feel as if you are 70 years old....if you're like me, that is... Walter wrote: :: Fat guys bike and bike seat. :: :: Ok, here is what I am deducing from the postings in this group about :: my problem. :: :: Most of the people posting are normal size and ride all the time. :: Most of the bike seats are made for those people, which is :: understandable because there is a larger market for these. They are :: trying their best to help, but don't have a real handle on the :: problem. :: :: Imagine for one moment that you took your seat off of your bike and :: rode around sitting on just the post. Now you know where us really :: fat guys are coming from. That is what it feels like for us to sit :: on a normal bicycle seat. :: :: One good bump and you need to visit your proctologist to assist in :: your dismount, if you get my point. :: :: A lot of bicycles are built for speed/weight. To achieve this they :: make the bikes lighter. That is why some of the bike seats are no :: bigger than my computer mouse. If you weight 350 lbs, cutting 7 or :: so ounces off the total weight a seat is nothing. You will never :: notice it. But you sure notice the pain you get from using it. :: :: When I was a kid I had a banana seat with spider handle bars. I loved :: that bike, and haven't been able to fine anything I've cared for :: since. I was a normal size kid, and road it everywhere, all the time. :: :: When 10 speeds came out, I got one and hated it. I hate having my :: butt up higher than my head, and slumped over. I ride for the fun. I :: want to sit and watch the road and my surroundings and not try and :: shave .0001 seconds off my personal speed. It seemed they were built :: with wind resistance in mind. I don't care about wind resistance. :: :: I know some of you are thinking that what this fat guy wants is a :: recliner that he can peddle. No not really, but you maybe on to :: something. Just something that I can sit on and concentrate on the :: ride and not how much agony I'm in from the small seat on my XXXL :: butt. :: :: I'm looking for a bike and seat that I can ride that will hold :: someone between 350 and 400 lbs. :: :: If anybody has any suggestions, I would love to hear from you. :: :: thanks |
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"Tom Keats" wrote in message ... In article , (Walter) writes: If anybody has any suggestions, I would love to hear from you. Look into recumbent bikes/trikes. At least, don't dismiss them. But 400 lbs really is a lot of load on just about any production bike, except maybe tandems. cheers, Tom -- -- Powered by FreeBSD Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca Most recumbent bike manufactured have 275 pound max weight limit (RANS, Burley), Lightning makes a heavy duty version of their recumbents (but still that only 300 max). EasyRacers doesn't list their max weight limit. Another option is recumbent trikes (Try Greenspeed, Organic engine, WheelWiz, Hellbent cycles, etc) which you can order heavy duty and their weight limits sometimes go up as high as 440 lbs. Their wheels are only 20" (which are sturdier than 700s) and they have three of them--I guess that's why they can handle a heavier load. Brian |
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(Walter) wrote in message . com...
Fat guys bike and bike seat. snip If anybody has any suggestions, I would love to hear from you. thanks Walter, I'm 6'3 and 280. I have the same problem as you. I have loved riding all my life, but my size always presented problems and limited my mileage. Last year I rode 4000 miles on this http://www.hostelshoppe.com/cgi-bin/...Bike=983311398 and this http://www.longbikes.com/Slipstream.html These bikes work wonderfully for me and you should at least give them a test ride. One that would probably be really good for someone running 350 is this http://www.hostelshoppe.com/cgi-bin/...ike=1015351569 but there are many others. Best of luck whichever way you go. Bill Meacham Mesa, AZ |
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I am only about 250 now. but when I first got my racing bike it had a narrow specialized seat a one mile ride was agony. I got a soft seat and used it for about 2 or three weeks then went back to the hard seat. better but not perfect. a flatter seat is needed. but it needs to be narrow or your crotch will get rubbed raw. -- Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions. |
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Kevan Smith /dev/null wrote: On 8 Oct 2003 15:48:47 -0700, (Walter) from http://groups.google.com wrote: I'm looking for a bike and seat that I can ride that will hold someone between 350 and 400 lbs. You would do better dropping about 100 poundsd or more before riding. -- http://home.sport.rr.com/cuthulu/ human rights = peace a circuit basically humps after Scotland 7:32:45 PM 8 October 2003 Before you dismiss this as a dis, it's a good idea. I would advocate a low carb, moderate protein, moderate good fat diet. I lost 80lbs in about 7 months and b/c of a bad hip injury, couldn't do much physical exercise but walking with strider poles, but cutting out all sugar, white carbs, and eating salmon and green beans, alternated with some kind of beef and chicken, mostly. After about 5-10 days you lose your urge to eat carbs. Then a bike is a good idea. The advantage of strider poles is that it works arms and legs if you push off. You'll get more caloric expenditure in an hour of poling then in struggling with a bike for 20 min a day at that weight. But it looks like the seat to get was suggested earlier. Just trying to offer a data point that works for some. For some, lowcarbing will give you an even faster loss if you're 350, and I'd say 100lbs in a year is not at all unheard of if you've never done the low carb route. Please no flames. I'll only say it once. I'm not a low-carb zealot. ;-) -B -- Email Replies to johnsonnospm01j att ntelos dott net |
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Steve Knight wrote:
:: I am only about 250 now. but when I first got my racing bike it had :: a narrow specialized seat a one mile ride was agony. I got a soft :: seat and used it for about 2 or three weeks then went back to the :: hard seat. better but not perfect. a flatter seat is needed. but it :: needs to be narrow or your crotch will get rubbed raw. :: I weigh 250 and I ride with one of those body geometry seats on my specialized road/touring bike. I've been out for 17 mile rides without too much discomforted. You want to move your butt on the seat.... |
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In article ,
Steve Knight writes: a flatter seat is needed. but it needs to be narrow or your crotch will get rubbed raw. That's pretty much how i like 'em, too -- little or no cantle, and a longish, narrow nose to steer no-hands with. cheers, Tom -- -- Powered by FreeBSD Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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