Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - Got a HUGE compliment

A cycling partner and friend of mine was telling me yesterday:
"I just love it when you show up to a group ride where there are new people. They are all probably like "oh crap, the big guy is just going to slow us down". Then you get out there and kick everyone else's asses. It's awesome!"

Probably the best cycling compliment I've gotten :D.

There was a big guy (250lbs easily) on a fixie that road with our group last summer. The guy was seriously fast. Had no problem keeping up with the rest of us. I didn't even realize he had a fixie till about 25 miles into the first ride.

Ha - excellent!!

we fatties are hella-quick on the flats due to strong leg muscles and i'm not really fat, i just have gravity poisoning... look how fast i go down these hills!

Awesome! Nothing like surprising the "little folk". :)

Recently on a ride, I was working on my spinning - lower gear, fast cadence. Trying to apply what I've been learning from riding a fixie to riding my road bike. A couple 20-something skinny hipster kids on single speed conversions rode past me, and made some crack like "move it lard-ass!". So of course, being cursed with too much testosterone, and having visions of my bike pump embedding itself in the back of their heads, I kicked up the gear, and put the hammer down.

The road we were on is pretty flat, but there is a short, steep hill - which was about 2 block up from where they passed me. I got up to a nice sprint, caught up pretty quickly and saw they had dismounted and were walking up the hill, and as I passed them, I said "too p*ssy to ride?" and proceeded to climb the hill keeping above 20mph. I stopped and the top and looked back at their faces, and the expressions where just PRICELESS. :)

Yes, big dudes have STRONG legs. STRONG LIKE BULL! ;)

I said "too p*ssy to ride?" and proceeded to climb the hill keeping above 20mph. I stopped and the top and looked back at their faces, and the expressions where just PRICELESS. :)

Yes, big dudes have STRONG legs. STRONG LIKE BULL! ;)


Mwuahahahahaha!:roflmao:

Hey, something I can post about!

This weekend, a cousin (gym rat, 5'9" ~190lbs) and a friend of ours (5'6" ~175) and myself went on a nice 20+ mile ride (round trip) from CSUMB to Monterey.

They are both riding 21 speed aluminum MTB's with dual suspension and I'm on my chromoly 24" BMX Cruiser that's been converted to an 4-speed thanks to a Nexus internal hub (luv IT). They have thinner dirt/road tires with higher pressure compared to my 24" X 2.5" Maxxis Hookworms maxxed out at 65 psi.

I'm cruising along and I'm having to constantly slow down. I eventually just ride behind them. My cousin takes the hint and he starts pushing himself. 'Bout five miles into the ride, they both need a break. It took us an hour to get to Monterey.

We did the touristy thing and checked out the wharf and walked over to Cannery Row and had a light snack, a beer and headed back. About three miles left to get to the truck, my two companions decide to haul-a$$. I thought to myself "ok, sure" and proceeded to dust 'em.

I was riding in circles for two minutes around the truck before they finally showed up.

By the way, I'm 5'6" currently pushing 255lbs and slowly but steadily dropping.

:D

GD

Nothing worse than an ex-clyde commuter - I am down in total about 90 lbs from my top, so now I am around 185 and about 6'2" Not a lot of fat left anymore. But, the legs and lungs from the early days are still there. And the white hair from being premature grey and now nearly 50. I almost feel bad when someone about 20 comes even near and I decide to see what they have.

Wait till some of you get into your perfect range - you are going to scare them to death!

I think that if you were once a Clyde, you are always a Clyde, at least in spirit! Of course, that is easy for me to say, since I am still one, and therefore don't have the option of "leaving the club".

...and I'm on my chromoly 24" BMX Cruiser that's been converted to an 4-speed thanks to a Nexus internal hub (luv IT).

Man post a picture. That sounds sick in a good way! :)

Way to go brother!!!!!

Awesome! Nothing like surprising the "little folk". :)

.... Trying to apply what I've been learning from riding a fixie to riding my road bike.

Okay, since I am a brand-newbie here I'll just admit my stupidity, what the hell is a "fixie"? Obviously from this comment it isn't related to aroad bike.

While I'm asking; I know (at least I think) what a monuntain bike is, a hybrid and a road bike, but can someone explain the general classifications of the most commonly discussed bikes?

Okay, since I am a brand-newbie here I'll just admit my stupidity, what the hell is a "fixie"? Obviously from this comment it isn't related to aroad bike.

While I'm asking; I know (at least I think) what a monuntain bike is, a hybrid and a road bike, but can someone explain the general classifications of the most commonly discussed bikes?

Fixie stands for fixed gear, essentially the sprocket is connected directly to the hub, so that when the wheels are turning, so are the pedals, the advantage of this, is that going downhill, you can slow down some, by resisting the movement of the pedals, of course if your foot slips, the pedal going around could break your shin, some people have taken fixed gear to a religion. Similar is the single speed, where the sprocket is connected to a freewheel type mechanism, so you can stop pedalling, and use the brakes like anyone else.

As for types of bikes, it's been posted a number of times, so search the archives....

Man post a picture. That sounds sick in a good way! :)

I've posted the picture in a couple of other forums here (BMX, FS forums), but I don't mind showing her off here . . . :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/rfdominguez/Redline/RedStand.jpg

I've actually replaced the grips and put bar tape on the handlebars. The seat is gone and has been replaced with a more comfortable Avenir seat. It's just a tad wider and much softer. I also have tail and handlebar blinkies and an adapter that I made for my Streamlight Stinger flashlight. I've got a Mirrycle (sp) bar-end mirror that is a godsend. That thing isn't going anywhere!

I guess I could say it rides like a "comfort" bike. It's an upright seating position that allows me to get low if I need to.

I've got to get an updated picture up soon.

GD

I finally had to accept that I was fat when I passed a tandem COASTING down hill!!!

Mike

LOL some GREAT comments in here. I'm very hopeful that I keep all my leg muscle as the weight continues to come off, because it's going to be scary what I'll do with 100+ more pounds off my frame!

Probably the best cycling compliment I've gotten :D.

You're doing something right! :)

... Brad