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Article in this months 'Buycycle' magazine "Get Lean Now", and has a
vignette about a 370lb biker who has turned to cycling for his 'last ditch effort' to lose weight... (paraphrased)... "When "Mac" (can't remember his name) goes out on a ride he folds a bathtowel in thirds and inserts it down his 50" waist sweatpants, using it as his version of the usual Chamois pad. "Mac" doesn't care if people laugh at him. He says "I laugh at myself". Since he has short legs, he has to ride a smaller bike, so when he rides he admits he looks pretty strange..." gasp Next we have an article by a John Kurtz (sp?), who is 290 lbs and started riding on a dare. "After 8 years riding (he started out a bit heavier), he is down to 290lbs and has ridden 16 organized century rides and when he rides along on level ground he keeps his speed up to 20 miles an hour..." We see a picture of 'John' on his bicycle, he has got to be at least 50% fat, with huge saddle bags under his armpits about the size of a small cantaloupe (!!), and about three giant spare tire rolls of fat under his jersey... gasp, sputter I kid a little, b/c I've struggled with losing weight, I have to give these guys major props for appearing in these articles and for hanging in there. But even I almost choked at the 'bath towel' chamois thing, and I'm struggling to understand how this guy was able to ride 16 organized centuries, and hits 20mph. (I'm still not sure what those things were under his armpits...) I feel so svelte and slim after reading that article and checking out those guys, though....lol. jj |
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"jj" wrote in message ... Article in this months 'Buycycle' magazine "Get Lean Now", and has a vignette about a 370lb biker who has turned to cycling for his 'last ditch effort' to lose weight... (paraphrased)... "When "Mac" (can't remember his name) goes out on a ride he folds a bathtowel in thirds and inserts it down his 50" waist sweatpants, using it as his version of the usual Chamois pad. "Mac" doesn't care if people laugh at him. He says "I laugh at myself". Since he has short legs, he has to ride a smaller bike, so when he rides he admits he looks pretty strange..." gasp Next we have an article by a John Kurtz (sp?), who is 290 lbs and started riding on a dare. "After 8 years riding (he started out a bit heavier), he is down to 290lbs and has ridden 16 organized century rides and when he rides along on level ground he keeps his speed up to 20 miles an hour..." We see a picture of 'John' on his bicycle, he has got to be at least 50% fat, with huge saddle bags under his armpits about the size of a small cantaloupe (!!), and about three giant spare tire rolls of fat under his jersey... gasp, sputter I kid a little, b/c I've struggled with losing weight, I have to give these guys major props for appearing in these articles and for hanging in there. But even I almost choked at the 'bath towel' chamois thing, and I'm struggling to understand how this guy was able to ride 16 organized centuries, and hits 20mph. (I'm still not sure what those things were under his armpits...) I feel so svelte and slim after reading that article and checking out those guys, though....lol. jj I read the article, also, and I have a hard time believing the tales of the 290 pound century rider. I don't see how somebody could do all the training required to cycle at that level and still remain morbidly obese. He must eat like a horse to consume enough calories to offset the cycling and remain at that weight. Methinks he should switch to water only on his rides, no sports drinks for him. The 20mph average on levet ground sounds pretty impossible, too. I know the effort it takes to maintain 20mph, and this guy would have to be way strong to propel his huge mass up to that speed and keep it there. I think Bicycling was exaggerating a bit for the sake of a good story. |
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"Gooserider" writes: I read the article, also, and I have a hard time believing the tales of the 290 pound century rider. I don't see how somebody could do all the training required to cycle at that level and still remain morbidly obese. 290 lbs isn't necessarily morbidly obese, depending on the frame it's carried on. And big/overweight people can still be pretty strong. And maybe those were flatland, leisure centuries. Anyhow, good for them for riding. cheers, Tom -- -- Nothing is safe from me. Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 23:59:30 GMT, "Gooserider"
wrote: I kid a little, b/c I've struggled with losing weight, I have to give these guys major props for appearing in these articles and for hanging in there. But even I almost choked at the 'bath towel' chamois thing, and I'm struggling to understand how this guy was able to ride 16 organized centuries, and hits 20mph. (I'm still not sure what those things were under his armpits...) I feel so svelte and slim after reading that article and checking out those guys, though....lol. jj I read the article, also, and I have a hard time believing the tales of the 290 pound century rider. I don't see how somebody could do all the training required to cycle at that level and still remain morbidly obese. He must eat like a horse to consume enough calories to offset the cycling and remain at that weight. Methinks he should switch to water only on his rides, no sports drinks for him. The 20mph average on levet ground sounds pretty impossible, too. I know the effort it takes to maintain 20mph, and this guy would have to be way strong to propel his huge mass up to that speed and keep it there. I think Bicycling was exaggerating a bit for the sake of a good story. He looked to be under six feet tall, and I'd guess his normal weight would be about 170lbs. My thought is that they meant to write '20 km/hr' and it got by the editor... Still the 16 centuries...the chafing alone boggles the mind. If even half true this guy is freakishly strong or something. If he did get rid of the fat, I'd imagine he could ride up the side of a building...no joke. No more "whinging" about being too heavy to climb. jj |
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On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 18:25:19 -0400, jj wrote:
But even I almost choked at the 'bath towel' chamois thing, and I'm struggling to understand how this guy was able to ride 16 organized centuries, and hits 20mph. (I'm still not sure what those things were under his armpits...) Weight doesn't matter on long, flat rides, and overweight people can still be quite fit. I've ridden with people who are clearly overweight (although not seriously obese) who are stronger and faster than me on the flat, although they can't compete up hills. They probably develop strong legs just carrying themselves around off the bike :-) -- Home page: http://members.westnet.com.au/mvw |
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On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 11:40:14 +0930, Michael Warner
wrote: On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 18:25:19 -0400, jj wrote: But even I almost choked at the 'bath towel' chamois thing, and I'm struggling to understand how this guy was able to ride 16 organized centuries, and hits 20mph. (I'm still not sure what those things were under his armpits...) Weight doesn't matter on long, flat rides, and overweight people can still be quite fit. I've ridden with people who are clearly overweight (although not seriously obese) who are stronger and faster than me on the flat, although they can't compete up hills. They probably develop strong legs just carrying themselves around off the bike :-) Again, I wasn't at all trying to comment on overweight riders - I am one - just marvelling at their abilities for one thing. Able to weather joking, not afraid to have their picture in the magazine, and after the initial double-take, the resourcefulness in the 'chamois-towel' thing. If you go by the bookstore, have a peek at this story. This guy clearly has a rather substantial 'effective drag area', and would be unable to get in any kind of an aero position, istm. If he's getting 20mph even on the flats, I think he should be on the cover of SI as athlete of the year - not people who clearly have athletic ability. Imagine the entitlement! (no real sarcasm intended) jj |
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"Gooserider" wrote in
: the cycling and remain at that weight. Methinks he should switch to water only on his rides, no sports drinks for him. The 20mph average on levet ground sounds pretty impossible, too. I know the effort it takes to maintain 20mph, and this guy would have to be way strong to propel his huge mass up to that speed and keep it there. I think Bicycling was exaggerating a bit for the sake of a good story. I'm not too sure about that. I'm a hefty guy and my legs are pretty strong, I'm nowhere near being capable of doing a century and I reckon I won't ever be close to that but I reckon hauling around all that mass tends to make for stronger legs. |
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Haakon Studebaker wrote:
"Gooserider" wrote in : the cycling and remain at that weight. Methinks he should switch to water only on his rides, no sports drinks for him. The 20mph average on levet ground sounds pretty impossible, too. I know the effort it takes to maintain 20mph, and this guy would have to be way strong to propel his huge mass up to that speed and keep it there. I think Bicycling was exaggerating a bit for the sake of a good story. I'm not too sure about that. I'm a hefty guy and my legs are pretty strong, I'm nowhere near being capable of doing a century and I reckon I won't ever be close to that but I reckon hauling around all that mass tends to make for stronger legs. One one of my normal routes, I often run into a guy who's on a nice carbon fiber bike, wears all the "Fabrizio-approved kit", but who's easily 50-60 pounds overweight. Really "round", and about my (old) age. Thing is, the guy's a hammer. Our paths only converge for a mile or so, but he's always "right there" when I'm going hard. He's obviously very strong, and let's not forget that weight alone doesn't really slow you down that much on the flat. So if a 290 pound cyclist has the muscles and aerobic capacity to hault that much weight around, it's not a stretch to assume that when the weight is supported by the bike they'll be able to produce enough power to propel the bike at a reasonable speed for a reasonable distance. Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $795 ti frame |
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"jj" wrote in message
... Article in this months 'Buycycle' magazine "Get Lean Now", and has a vignette about a 370lb biker who has turned to cycling for his 'last ditch effort' to lose weight... (paraphrased)... "When "Mac" (can't remember his name) goes out on a ride he folds a bathtowel in thirds and inserts it down his 50" waist sweatpants, using it as his version of the usual Chamois pad. "Mac" doesn't care if people laugh at him. He says "I laugh at myself". Since he has short legs, he has to ride a smaller bike, so when he rides he admits he looks pretty strange..." gasp Next we have an article by a John Kurtz (sp?), who is 290 lbs and started riding on a dare. "After 8 years riding (he started out a bit heavier), he is down to 290lbs and has ridden 16 organized century rides and when he rides along on level ground he keeps his speed up to 20 miles an hour..." We see a picture of 'John' on his bicycle, he has got to be at least 50% fat, with huge saddle bags under his armpits about the size of a small cantaloupe (!!), and about three giant spare tire rolls of fat under his jersey... gasp, sputter I kid a little, b/c I've struggled with losing weight, I have to give these guys major props for appearing in these articles and for hanging in there. But even I almost choked at the 'bath towel' chamois thing, and I'm struggling to understand how this guy was able to ride 16 organized centuries, and hits 20mph. (I'm still not sure what those things were under his armpits...) I feel so svelte and slim after reading that article and checking out those guys, though....lol. jj I think riding centuries at 290 pounds is doable. I weighed 255 pounds when i started training to ride in the local MS150 out here. I was down to about 230 when I rode in the MS150. It was 92 miles the first day and about 60 the second day. My boss easily weighs 10-15 pounds more than me (but a lot of muscle there) and he passed me and left me in the dust. I am currently down to 217 pounds and still going on my weight loss program. I now regularly commute to work about 23 miles one way three to four times a week. it is here in Texas where the afternoon ride home is over 90 degrees with 40-50% humidity, headwinds and such. I am training for the HHH this weekend coming up. I commute using a heavy steel framed touring bike with 700c32 tires, a heavy 100oz camelback pack and about 20 pounds of stuff in the panniers. But I ride my much lighter road bike without all the extras in the organized rides, which makes it feel like I am pedaling without a chain. But all that weight is great for flying downhill though, but climbing the hill sucks. Everyone would pass me going up and then I'd pass them going down. |
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Gooserider wrote in message . .. too. I know the effort it takes to maintain 20mph, and this guy would have to be way strong to propel his huge mass up to that speed and keep it there. I think Bicycling was exaggerating a bit for the sake of a good story. Anyone who can carry around 290lbs through anything approaching an active lifestyle is "way strong" in rbm terms. |
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