Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - Shirtless Clydes

OK, Clydes, are any of you brave enough to ride without a shirt or jersey in this hot weather? I know I won't. And we should all be grateful for that. :thumb:

I saw a couple of shirtless Clydes on tour - not including Neil F., who is sub-200. One of the clydes, an older fellow, had the body for it. (So does Neil F., as you can tell from his photos.)

The other, a large kid riding from Frostburg, MD, really needed someone to pull him aside and hand him a XXL shirt. I remember he and his friends rode with me for about half a mile. At one point we braked for some reason or another, and his brakes screamed louder than mine. When I asked about the noisy brakes, he replied, "Yes sir, that's because they gotta stop 'bout 300 pounds."

I like to keep my shirt on for the most part :lol:

The Florida sun would toast me, besides, I want something to wick away and evaporate my sweat to help me stay cool.

I like to keep my shirt on for the most part :lol:


damn:D

I prefer not to scare women and children, nor do I wan't the Marine Mammal patrol to send me back to the ocean:eek:

I like to keep my shirt on for the most part :lol:

Ah, but you are an Athena, or so you say. :)

Hey Historian - So I say?? Ofcourse I am an Athena - silly. Miss Bumble....

I'm afraid that Sasquatch hunters might try to capture me if I was out and about with no shirt.

Hey Historian - So I say?? Ofcourse I am an Athena - silly. Miss Bumble....

You believe everything you read online? :)

You believe everything you read online? :):roflmao2:

I keep mine on.

(You may insert your Thank You's here)

You're welcome. ;)

If 300 lb dude is happy riding without a shirt, then more power to him.

I'll do it, I need to get some sun on the chest and back anyways.

Anyone with me?

i was almost afraid to open this thread.
in case there was pics or something.

city codes restrict bike riders muffin tops and mancakes from being visble to the public.... i think its really one of those "unwritten" codes.

I would but ill wait till i have a proper 6 pack :)

Not likely to happen.

I keep mine on for selfish reasons, protecton from sunburn, road rash, and lawsuits from people who were blinded.

I keep mine on for aerodynamic reasons.....


It'd be like a sail or a parachute.....loose skin!:eek:

:twitchy:

If 300 lb dude is happy riding without a shirt, then more power to him.

The term "man-b00bs" must not be known in Western Maryland. :) Then again, he was a big kid, standing nearly my height. I'm not gonna tell him what to do. :)

i was almost afraid to open this thread.
in case there was pics or something.

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I took my shirt off once. People refer to that now as "the incident".:rolleyes:

I don't even take off my shirt in the shower! :roflmao2:

This is about as daring as I get. I'm about 245 right now. When I'm at 220, Gina tries to talk me into riding shirtless. But then again, I try to talk her into doing the same! She did ride one time in a rather skimpy tanktop. It was about 100 and I talked her into riding in it to even out a few tanlines. I haven't crashed yet but that day I was close about 20 times. So were a few other guys:D

I just can't get my self to go shirtless. Maybe cause I only have like 3 hairs on my chest and the other guys laugh at me!:D

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I don't think I can quite get away with going shirtless, I drink too many vanilla malteds. 105 F with humidity to match changes things.

Imagine Casper the Friendly Ghost with a moderately hairy chest. Not a pretty picture, is it?

I get bugs in my chest hair when I unzip my jersey some. I shudder to think what going jerseyless would be like.

I did in the past in my younger years but friends would tell me to take the sweater off I was wearing under my shirt. The sweater only got thicker and turned a bit gray as I got older. :D

Let's see... I'm big, hairy AND tattooed.... going shirtless would cause a rip in space-time.....

I take off my shirt when I am in the house, and that is about it...

I have been known to quickly change shirts outside, but that is done with as much discretion as possible to protect the innocent.

I take off my shirt when I am in the house, and that is about it...

I have been known to quickly change shirts outside, but that is done with as much discretion as possible to protect the innocent.

I disrobed completely in public on my last camping night on the C & O, using only two touring bikes, a tree, and Neil F. as cover. (Neil F. watched the towpath to warn anyone coming to avert their eyes.) I would have used my tent, but I was having so much chest and back pain I feared I wouldn't be able to bend well enough to undress.

Let's see... I'm big, hairy AND tattooed.... going shirtless would cause a rip in space-time.....

I wonder if the other end of the wormhole would automatically seek out another similar cyclist? If you end up in my cubicle in Redmond, WA, we'll know what happened.

I had to laugh when I read the title of your post - nice job:)

At 330lbs (down from over 400lb) I don't ride shirtless. On the other hand most of the weight loss is due to swimming, 1 mile a day 3-5 days a week. So I do find myself shirtless in YMCA pools all across the country, since I travel for work. I also spend a lot of time shirtless at our local outdoor pool with my kids.

Last year before RAGBRAI (a week-long ride across Iowa) I bought my first long zip jersey. This is a photo of me and my 12 year old son after a 95 degree 70 mile ride.

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My wife loved the photo because my son has a huge smile -- she did not appreciate my jersey being unzipped. :( She made me zip it up in Photoshop. Probably a good thing:)

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send me a million dollars or i show my hairy baCK

I wouldn't want to drive the women crazy so I keep my shirt on. :D
Ernest

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^^^ You gotta be kidding me right?

funny you should ask because I just did this today. I'm not sure if it was a problem, but no one I passed seemed to care that I didnt have a shirt on. I did have a backpack on though so maybe they didnt notice...

I just can't get my self to go shirtless. Maybe cause I only have like 3 hairs on my chest and the other guys laugh at me!:D



You and me brother, members of the no chest hair club.

Be happy.....you've never zipped your chest hair into your jersey zipper. Man, that sucks! :eek:You and me brother, members of the no chest hair club.

i spend too much on the damn jerseys to ever justify not wearing them...if you wanna see me shirtless come to the shore

Be happy.....you've never zipped your chest hair into your jersey zipper. Man, that sucks! :eek:

I can think of worse hair to get caught in a zipper.

My last experience shirtless and on two wheels was 25 years ago (much thinner) on a decent in Colorado involving speed, a bee, and the exact center of my left nipple.:twitchy:
Haven't ridden shirtless since.

I can think of worse hair to get caught in a zipper.

I'm not going to ask why you were going comando, but be thankful the zipper missed the ole frank and beans. Trust me, blue jeans will never be the same.

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At 240, I still feel comfortable enough with my physique to go shirtless...it's a couple of scars that I ain't so comfortable with. :o

as close as i come to going topless and busting out moobs is a compression shirt. my friends are uncomfortable enough. i think if i took my top off all my friends would die from trying to stay ahead of me. they may be fit but im athletically superior. maybe i should try it, perhaps they will bribe me with beer to put it back on :thumb:

I am 5'10" 165, and I don't even ride shirtless, although I have considered it.

I like to keep my shirt on for the most part :lol:

The latest issue of Dirt Rag includes a report on a California charity event, the Bra Ride. 18 miles of mountain biking shirtless. There were six riders, including two guys. And yes, the guys wore over the shoulder boulder holders. The women really got into it, one of them coordinating bra and helmet, and another wearing a feathered bra. The guys stuck to basic black to match their shorts. :)

"Yes sir, that's because they gotta stop 'bout 300 pounds."

Brakes squeal because they have some sort of gunk on the rims. Ask me how I know.

Brakes squeal because they have some sort of gunk on the rims. Ask me how I know.

I'll bite.

Brakes squeal because they have some sort of gunk on the rims. Ask me how I know.

I agree. I was too busy avoiding looking at the fat shirtless kid to correct him. :)