Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - The Over 200 Pounds Thread: Clydesdale-O-Rama

I'd love to see some pictures of that 928L!!! I agree, big guys can ride the good stuff too!

Here is one Pic of the 928L with Eurus Wheels... I will take some with the SEXY Bora's tomorrow!

http://66.206.15.81/928L_New_web.jpg

6'0" 239-243 one of the heaviest proportionally in this group

carbon fiber Kestrel Aluminum Cannondale titanium Merlin assorted steel bike from the 80's 90's

among the steel bike tange tubes are the best

wheels Ksysirium, trispoke , aerospoke, shimano, velomax, spinergy spox

no problems with any of these but I do not race and don't dive into corners

aerospoke is the toughest wheel really indestrutable but not light but comfy

Here is one Pic of the 928L with Eurus Wheels... I will take some with the SEXY Bora's tomorrow!

http://66.206.15.81/928L_New_web.jpg

That is one sexy bike!!! Thanks for the p0rn!!!

Started the summer at 270+ and now down to 250 at 6'3.. My goal is 225 by spring..

Here is my new ride, Litespeed Liege, also have Eddy Merckx Motorola team bikes..

http://www.geocities.com/e_pipins/LIEGENEW.jpg

http://66.206.15.81/928L_New_web.jpg

DAYMN that's hott. But you need to work on your photographing skills. All side photos shal be taken of the drive side of the bike with the chain on the large ring (because we who uses that small ring anyway? :D ).

Can someone pass the kleenex please. :D

I used to ride MTB trails before getting married, then we were busy creating a business, and the wife isn't very coordinated, so eventually the riding stopped, and the bike sat in the garage, and I started plumping up. The kids came along, and I wanted to live by example and be active with them involved, so I fixed up the old Specialized Rockhopper, and put a child seat from a yard sale on the back and got him a helmet ($120 total spent). This was in Feburary ('05), so there was little light out once I got home, so we might have had a 20 min. ride around the neighborhood, and realized that there wasn't much we could do without riding on a more serious road.

We loved it! So I knew we had to find a way to do more. There was a park 6 or 7 blocks from our house, and I thought that I saw one of those exercise trails, so the next time we went over there to check it out and rode up and down, until we lost the trail due to poor signing. I started researching it on the web, and went out in my car trying to find where the trail continued. Each time we rode again, I'd add a mile or two on until I got to a new point of disappearance.

I didn't start out riding for the weight loss, though I hoped that would be the direction I moved in. I've gone from around 240 to about 225, and dropped a pant size. This fall, I modified my bike so that I could put a second boy on the back [more info here] (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=148506) , and the trail we ride has increased to ~40 mile roundtrip, and I keep learning about further connections I can make to extend it. Out of 40 miles only about 1 mile of it is in the road and when it is, it's all wide roads, low traffic and slow speed limits.

I don't really consider myself a "Clydesdale" rider, I always thought that in order to be one you had to buy special equipment to handle the weight. I did buy a custom rear wheel and got a great price at REI, but my first broken spoke occured once the second boy was added. I'm certainly a big rider, and even now that I have a weight loss goal in mind I'm not looking to necessairly be under 200 lbs. I'm 6' 1" and officially "big boned" so at around 200 lbs, I'll no longer be considered "overweight", so that's good enough for me. My brothers are models, and I shudder to think of all the great meals they stop themselves from having (not to mention pie).

I've just this week completed my first commute as well on a borrowed recumbent. 21 miles each way on a Bacchetta Cafe (the brand new <$1k model) and I love riding it. It has a max weight limit of 275 including your luggage. My LBS forgot to shorten the chain when they built it, so I had a little incident, and motorists around here are obnoxious, but I'm going to try to start doing the commute 1-2 times a week.

Everyone seems to have posted pictures of road bikes (& a couple MTB), any other large riders using alternative rigs?

Hey.... How's Melbourne FL treating ya? I used to live there up til '01.It's not bad at all. I have to get out of town once in a while to party since there's no nightlife here, but I really do like the long ride down A1A from Melbourne to Vero Beach.

DAYMN that's hott. But you need to work on your photographing skills. All side photos shal be taken of the drive side of the bike with the chain on the large ring (because we who uses that small ring anyway? :D

OK, tomorrow I will post DRIVE SIDE shots with the Bora's on. Thanks for the compliments on the bike!! It rides better than it looks!

Ok, here are some picts of my 2005 Bianchi 928 L. Nothing special on this bike... Deda Newton bars, ITM heavy stem... CT Record Group and so on. No Ti parts (other than whats on the Record stuff), Scandium seat post... good stuff, but not expensive exotic.

End Result... with Pedals and water bottle cages... 16.38 lbs. Not bad for a 61CM frame lugging around a 210ish lbs guy.

http://66.206.15.81/928L_bora_scale_web.jpg

This shows you the bike on the scale.

http://66.206.15.81/928L_bora_lbs_web.jpg

The weight.

http://66.206.15.81/928L_bora_kgs_web.jpg

For those who like Metric measurements.<BR><BR>

And now for the Sex!

http://66.206.15.81/928L_bora_side_web.jpg

http://66.206.15.81/928L_bora_crank_web.jpg

http://66.206.15.81/928L_bora_front_web.jpg

I think it looks pretty good for having a couple thousand miles on it!

WOW!!! You get my vote for having the absolute most beautiful, sexy and appealing bike that I have ever seen!!! I am so jealous. I wish I had a local shop that carried top line Bianchi's...I would love to test ride one of those.

6'6"and hovering around 260# I rode quite a bit when I was younger, just got back into riding after losing some weight (those skinny twigs think 50 pounds is alot :D ) Heaviest ever 308#. did numerous group rides this spring and summer after my wife bought this for me for my birthday:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/d_j_bowman/DSCN0669_edited.jpg

Had a great time on the group rides, now my goal is to get to 235 by spring and suprise a few guys on the hills in the spring!!! I found that I could keep up and even pull in the local fast group on the flats, and be very competitive in the sprints. (Everyone loves to draft behind me.)

I also did quite a bit of commuting this spring/summer/fall, so I bought this to see how far into the winter I would go.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/d_j_bowman/surly_edit4.jpg

I am even considering a local cyclocross race in december.

Roadracer 13

Just absolutly gourgious work of art. I would have a hard time figuring out which one to ride first each and every day. My lady or the Bianchi. I can only dream for know.

Haven't been riding or posting much lately.
On July 21st I weighed in at 242 and just under 6', today, about 1,200 miles later I'm around 228. I really need to watch the food, drink more water, eat more fruit but its me, and I know I won't give up pizza.

Riding a Trek 1000 for the past 5 years, want a Specialized Roubaix next Spring, so I want to lose 10 more lbs to make it look good with me on it.

You guys can't be part of clydesdale :) They should make the requirement like bfp...like over 20% and you become a clydesdale...

Okay, so I lied on accident earlier! I'm barely over clyde standards: 210lbs. I enjoy a phenomenon peculiar to me and me alone, apparently: I lose 15 pounds when I go back to eating college cafeteria food. :D Combine that news and what else happened on Saturday (drove our 900cc Formula SAE car) and I am a happy guy. Hopefully I'll be able to go on a ride soon. The rain isn't too bad on its own, but combined with the wind it sucks. Bellingham's wind chill factor on average keeps the temperature in the thirties, definitely not the kind of weather I can ride in. This sucks!

1.81m and 95kg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a326/markhr/cx%20bike/sideshow.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a326/markhr/cx%20bike/thebigpicture.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a326/markhr/cx%20bike/thedarksidedos.jpg

6'1" 224 here. Started 7 weeks ago at 234.

Here's my new ride (http://photobucket.com/albums/v260/lecterman/Centurion/)

I had been cranking away on my old hardtail mtb.

What do I say that's not already been said? Obviously, from my user name, I consider myself a 'clyde... And, NO! You don't have to have a certain body fat % to be a clyde. But, Yes! You shouldn't be 6'4" and 201# and a CAT1 and compare yourself to a clyde, either. I also think that if you're 5'9" or under and 199# and under, respectively, you can be considered a clyde.

I'm 5'11"+ and 215# the last I checked. I was 245# 2 years ago and got as low as 199#(late spring '05). I am addicted to cycling and hope to open my own bike shop within 2 years.

I've got a Appel Racing Frame w/ crowned forks, all Campy Chorus except FSA Gossemer compact w/ Exo BB, wheelset was Campy Record-14g3x-Velocity Areohead O/C. I say was, 'cuz I just torched the rear and am looking for a new complete set. I'll post pics soon.

BTW, I've been waisting away in the Foo thread "Just a Sig test 'DO NOT REPLY'". I didn't post the link, because you won't be found for days. Me, of all people, should not be posting on Page 4-5 of a the Clydesdale-O-Rama thread.

I've ridden a Specialized Roubaix down from 149.5 lbs in Mid July to 220 today. I'm a little over 5' 11" tall.

Haven't been in this thread for a while now and didn't realize my failure to proof my post. Sorry. Should have read 249.5 to 220.

Now it's 215. :)

6'4", 231# of pure U.S. Coast Guard muscle (and a bit o' beer in there too).

I hardly ever post unless I can't find the answer on my own, but this topic hits close to home. I've always been a "bigger guy" and finally decided to do something about it. I used to ride about 12 years ago right after I got married, but work, life, etc. got in the way and I stopped. Long story short, I didn't want to end up like my father...heart attack and other major health problems. So I started riding again in July (yes....watching the Tour inspired me). Since then I have lost 18 lbs, blood pressure has dropped to 110/70 and my cholesterol has dropped by 30 points. I feel better than I ever have. I'm 37 yrs old, 5'-9" 230 lbs. One of my goals is to be in better shape than I was ten years ago. I have been riding a 1992 Diamond Back road bike I bought new, but I just finished building a 2005 Trek 1500 and had a blast putting everything together (I have pics, but don't know how to post them). My ultimate goal is to get down to 200 lbs and stay there. I just bought a Cyclops Fluid 2 trainer to help me get through the grey winter here in Ohio.

The clydesdale category fits my dimensions. I'm 23, 6'1", 215lb and ride a Specialized Crossroads. That bike is pretty cheap but put together well, I regularly hop curbs like I used to with the mountain bikes I had as a kid. When I was in high school i weighed on average 250lb at the same height, it really hurt my biking and eventually I gave it up for driving a car at age 16. In the short term I'm looking to build my endurance and lose ten pounds, in the long term I want to drop down to 180lb and start building muscles from there. Charity or marathon rides are in my future as well.

Good to see there are so many of us big boys and girls on two wheels!

Alan

i'm weighing in at 192 and i'm only 5'8".. i demand clydesdaleship!!! .. i'll have it in a month or so anyway.

i'm weighing in at 192 and i'm only 5'8".. i demand clydesdaleship!!! .. i'll have it in a month or so anyway.
From CPclydesdale to all minions... "I DUB THE SIR MERTON CLYDESDALE, LORD OF ALL LARGE RIDERS HE PURVEYS" :D Welcome to the club and have another donut :rolleyes:

Been lurkin'. Thanks to all that had such a big part in me getting back in the saddle after 20+ yrs. So much info. here to help with the new passion.

I'm 6' plopping in @ 225lbs. currently. Got a feeling that will lean out considerably, until I start lifting again.

I ride a nice trek ..
heres me at 205 http://profiles.yahoo.com/nesara311

6'3' 230lbs- buying a new bike (Storck c1.1) any advice on pedals??? I was looking easy to get in; somewhat light and still durable and troublefee. Is that too much to ask?

Also looking for computer. Considered Flight Deck (using Durace components) but some of the reviews have me worried. Thoughts on easy to use wireless computers?

6'3' 230lbs- buying a new bike (Storck c1.1) any advice on pedals??? I was looking easy to get in; somewhat light and still durable and troublefee. Is that too much to ask?
I know this is not what you wanted to hear, but you need Crank Bros. Twin Ti Egg Beaters (http://crankbrothers.com/eggbeater_2ti.php) at 218 grams a pair. Light enough for any road race weenie, but still has a strong cromoly axel. I know... "they're mtb peadals" *wah*, you will need a shoe that accepts SPDs. The positive is, they're stronger than any other lite-weight road pedal and 90% servicable. As my Hill-billy friend would say, "... it's like a sore pecker,... you can't beat it". I'm between 205-235 pounds and I run with standard egg beaters. I don't recommend ti axels for someone our size.

Also looking for computer. Considered Flight Deck (using Durace components) but some of the reviews have me worried. Thoughts on easy to use wireless computers?
If you're willing to spend money on the Storck and thinking of getting a Flite Deck... "WOW them all" with a Garmin Edge 205 (http://www.garmin.com/products/edge205/index.jsp) http://www.garmin.com/products/edge205/gallery/pt-edge205Gal03b.jpg

This thing is the ultimate in easy to use wireless... it's GPS. Just mount to your handle bars and it does everything a Flite Deck will do +, altitude, map, and even let you race against a virtual partner. It might, actually, be worth the money :D

thanks cpclydesdale;
Already looked up your link and this looks interesting. Thanks again, Cruncher

I will be getting a Garmin Edge 305 this year. That thing looks sooo sweet.

Does not look like this model of Garmin does cadence, though. Not sure about spending nearly $400 on a computer :( I love t he idea of this!

Hmmmm.

I've been surfing around for GPS units for my moto. I've narrowed it down to the Garmin Quest. There is a bicycle mount available for it. I already have a Polar S720 that does all the other stuff. My feeling is that spending that much for something that does only the one thing well is not so good. At least the quest I can use in the car, the moto, in my hand walking around and on the bike too.

Do you already have an HRM?

Does not look like this model of Garmin does cadence, though. Not sure about spending nearly $400 on a computer :( I love t he idea of this!

The 305 does, either HR or cadance and then for $50 you can buy the other option as an add on.

Yes, I have been wearing HRM for years. I like the idea though of having wrist mount; since I use also during cross training- spin classes in winter etc.

Great thread! I'm 6'0" and 235 lbs. Ten months ago I was at 285 lbs. I ride a Gunnar Sport with full 105 gruppo.

I'm 5'-10 and completed a 540 mile group ride last summer at about 220 lbs. I trained really hard for the ride but haven't ridden a lot since. Between the holiday eating and lack of riding I'm currently 235, and can't wait for some warmer weather to get going again. May ride the Oklahoma Freewheel in 2006.

I have an old Trek with all the long tubes carbon, just opposite of modern bikes. If you try to mash it will bounce. They work great as a trainer as it forces you to spin. All the original Ultegra is still functioning perfectly.

The original wheels kept breaking spokes. So I now have Shimano 550's (low spoke count), and they are working fine so far. I just dread the day a spoke does break, probably not riding it in.

My next bike will have a triple crank.

My handlebars are bit higher than normal very much like the new generation of comfort road bikes. I will likely buy a new Trek Pilot (comfort road) or equivalent this spring.

My biggest problem was finding a seat that didn't cause numbness. I tried several "notched" seats and gel seats to no avail, but finally settled on a hornless model from http://www.tesco-shopping.com/bikeseat.htm . I was also curious about the spiderflex but didn't try it. Hornless seats are not for everyone. When transitioning from standing to sitting you have to find center. It can cause some localized numbness on your "cheeks" after 30-40 miles if you don't stop enough, but this is waaay better than what was going numb. It also took awhile to get my bike adjusted so my hiney hit it correctly and my legs cleared. Now I really like it, but wouldn't rule out switching to a normal seat if I ever find one I can ride. They just look odd on a fast road bike.

I also have a trek cross bike with 700cX28 slick conti's. This is usually pulling my kids in a trailer. A lot of fun but not nearly fast enough.

Im barely 5'8''and at 215lbs with a 40 in. waste, Im fat.. Im tired of it too.. My first foray into cycling was 20 years ago and then I was less than 160 lbs.. Rode an entry level Nishike.. Got away from it except for some joys rides now and then.. Ive really ballooned in weight the last 10 years.. This sucks..This year Ive bought a Trek 2100 for fun, exercise and to help loose some weight.. Unfornutately the weight doesnt come off as easily as it did 20 years ago....Ive got 1200 miles in and havent lost a pound..
My big problem at this weight are hills and strong head winds, they take a real toll on me.. On top of that for some reason I have a hard time up shifting on hills.. Ive been told by two different bike shops that this is caused by excessive strain on the chain and gears as a result of my weight.. Any have a similar problem??

Minor thread hijack (but I'm a Clydesdale!) Re the Garmin 305: my understanding is that it uses "virtual cadence" not actual cadence... you set it up with your gears etc. It knows your speed from the GPS, it knows what gear your in from the Flight Deck functions.. it's not actual cadence but a secondary derived number. For instance, if your going down a hill and not pedalling, it'll generate a cadence number of 200. This is what I've heard, not direct knowledge- haven't bought one yet.

Consider yourself in cycling "rehab". If you don't already have wide range gearing on your bike you should be actively seeking to outfit it as such now. Next I would say you need to ignore any arbitrary indicator of your cycling abilities as you used to know them such as average speed for your rides and focus on consistency and spinning. Keep your effort on the cranks low and spin as much as possible up the climbs. Focus on easy breathing and reset your psychology with regard to your climbing....what I mean is to keep an open mind, climb regularly, drink fluids, keep spinning and don't be so competetive with yourself that you start overdoing it and ripping tendons and overstressing your frame. Try to stay seated when you climb as well. While you are in this rehab mode you don't need to be standing on the pedals (yet) to climb, that will come later after you increase your endurance and take off some weight. If it seems that the writer of this post is being a bit bossy or cocky with my recommendations, its only because I've put my self through this "rehab" numerous times in my life and its very humbling. After putting in consistent effort over a long period of time you will lose weight, increase speed and comfort on the bike and generally be much more capable. My goal is to not have to yo-yo between overweight and unfit and "almost fit". If you stay active during the winter and exercise at least 3 days a week year round, like I intend to do, I think you will continue to improve and also you'll realize that your hillclimbing is just another effort and take it in stride. Good Luck. :)

6-3 @ 215lbs

These are the bikes I ride:

http://www.stoneohara.com/pics/bmc.jpg
http://www.stoneohara.com/pics/turner2.jpg

Racing:

http://www.stoneohara.com/pics/race2.jpg
http://www.stoneohara.com/pics/markham904.jpg

6-3 @ 215lbs

These are the bikes I ride:

http://www.stoneohara.com/pics/bmc.jpg


Very nice bike!!! I saw one at my LBS Saturday and just stared at it for 15 minutes. How do you like it? Did you buy it as a whole bike or did you build up the frameset. My LBS has a steep price tag on it...$6000 equipped with Chorus. I found it at an online store for $4200 equipped the same way with Ksyrium Elites.

mas161; thanks for the good advice; all of us Clydesdales who are in rehap appreicate the encouragement. I am going through it now. I am encouraged that my speeds on flat rides are increasing; my overall endurance on most rides has increased. Still hit wall very quickly on hills; some of my Clydesdale riding partners are much more powerful on the hills. I really want to improve here; any other advice?

Hey Kevin thanks for the compliment....I built this bike from the frameset up and simply love it. For a 200 pounder you simply cant beat the stiffness in the bottom bracket.

There is a bike shop selling the frame sets VERY cheap! Check them out: http://theracersedge.net/

Thanks

I', 6'6" and weigh 230 and 63 years of age.I started riding 6 years ago because of cancer treatments. The chemo made my connective tissues sore and when I rode it didn't.

I've had 3 types of cancer over the past 12 years and currently I'm dealing with bladder cancer and have 3 more chemo treatments in January. I ride 4 to 5 hours a day, everyday I can.

I started on a mountain bike and got up to 35 miles a day and then switched to hybred and up it to 40-45 but my back would get sore.

This spring I bought a custom Marinoini Fango CX and I put 8,000 miles on it from April thru November.

I just picked up my new 2006 Litespeed Ultimate last week and the ride is so smooth. I want to do a lot of centuries and endurance rides.

Riding for the season just finished and I now have to get on the dern trainer.

Jimblairo, your courage and determination in the face of cancer & chemo is awesome! I'm going to borrow a bit of your spirit to re-motivate my own cycling. I've had three flu's and some walking pnemonia this Fall, but am finally recovering and looking forward to putting in some decent miles. I'm now at 6'2" 230, 38" waist......I want to whittle down to 215, 36" waist by 3/21/05. Thanks again!

Typo: ....I mean 3/21/06.....

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Well I guess I dont have this photo posting thing down, sorry. Here is my story I am 40 years old now weigh in at 250 pounds and am six foot tall. I am also dealing with a fused left ankle(ankle does not move) and bad arthritis in my right knee so the doctor said about the only thing I could do for exercise was ride a bicycle or get in a pool. So the bike it was nobody needs to be subjected to me in a speedo the bike shorts are bad enough :rolleyes: .

For some reason that bike looks like it is waaaay too big for someone 6 feet tall. What is it, 58, 60 cm center-to-center? I am average proportioned 5'11, and 54cm fits me pretty well

Yes that is a very large frame on my bike (60). I do have a little bit of room when I stand over the top tube, about a half a inch. When I bought it new way back in 1984 I was still growing and being the cheap bastard I am I did not want to spend the huge sum of $800 on a bike that I would out grow so I got a size I a little bit bigger that I needed. The problem is as you can see from the seat position I stopped growing about at the same time as I got the bike. So yes it is bigger than I need but I am not sure it is dangerous after riding it for over 20 years with out any problems. The next road bike will be smaller though a 58 or maybe a 56 depending on the stem/ brand of bike. I guess I have long legs what can I say :) .