Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - A challenge I passed up.....

When on vacation in scenic and historic Nanty Glo, PA, a couple of weeks ago, I passed up on a challenge at the town's answer to fine dining, the Niner Diner:

http://www.nantyglo.com/niner_menu.htm

Tiny's Challenge

3 lb Angus Burger
5 lbs fries and drink
2 hours or less—$21.95

Eat it all and it's free

To her credit, JAGraham passed on tackling this contest as well. So did SayreKulp when I phoned him.

Good for you.

I can put away some food, but that sounds like a near impssible challenge. Even if I were looking for an eating challenge, I think I, too, would have to pass on that one. That's a heck of a challenge.

You were riding an awful lot around where I have some family in Western PA... Ligonier, Nanty Glo. My relatives are all around Blairsville. What route were you following? You got a CGOAB journal for the trip? I'm curious b/c I've toyed around with the idea of biking to my relatives sometime.

Dude! Even after the 3 Volcanoes 300k, and the Bellingham 400k, I don't think my combined 4 post-ride meals equalled that much food. That's just a sick amount of chow to try and put down in one sitting. Good on ya for passing it up.

I can put away some food, but that sounds like a near impssible challenge. Even if I were looking for an eating challenge, I think I, too, would have to pass on that one. That's a heck of a challenge.

You were riding an awful lot around where I have some family in Western PA... Ligonier, Nanty Glo. My relatives are all around Blairsville. What route were you following? You got a CGOAB journal for the trip? I'm curious b/c I've toyed around with the idea of biking to my relatives sometime.

It wasn't a bike tour, so it wouldn't go on CrazyGuy. Besides, I was banned by the owner for criticizing the site here on Bike Forums.

I could probably do the burger and a drink ------ but 5# of fries is a mess of potatossssssssss.

It wasn't a bike tour, so it wouldn't go on CrazyGuy. Besides, I was banned by the owner for criticizing the site here on Bike Forums.

Gotcha. Hope you enjoyed the trip anyway.

no point asking if you can share;) christ i was just thinking a 3lb burger is 12 quarter pounders!! they're big enough already and whats with the 5lbs of fries?? you're so lucky you passed on that i'm afraid you'd no longer be with us now if you hadn't:)

Gotcha. Hope you enjoyed the trip anyway.

I did, and I'm going to start a thread/journal on the trip in the next day or so.

Dude! Even after the 3 Volcanoes 300k, and the Bellingham 400k, I don't think my combined 4 post-ride meals equalled that much food. That's just a sick amount of chow to try and put down in one sitting. Good on ya for passing it up.

It was easy to do.

I asked about people who had taken the challenge. I was told a few people had been successful. Most of them were what some people call "competitive eaters" - AKA gluttons. One person was training for the Nathan's hot dog eating contest.

I can't read this thread without mentioning Adam Richman (http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Man_V_Food).

The old 96er...

http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=8865

At 8lbs I guess that would be the ole 128er. Geez, my first born was 8lbs.

Tiny's Challenge

3 lb Angus Burger
5 lbs fries and drink
2 hours or less—$21.95

Eat it all and it's free

I can't think of a better challenge to pass up. Well, maybe just one: You could probably eat all that food, and have enough calories to power a bike across Antarctica, without supplies.

When on vacation in scenic and historic Nanty Glo, PA, a couple of weeks ago, I passed up on a challenge at the town's answer to fine dining, the Niner Diner:

http://www.nantyglo.com/niner_menu.htm

Tiny's Challenge

3 lb Angus Burger
5 lbs fries and drink
2 hours or less—$21.95

Eat it all and it's free

To her credit, JAGraham passed on tackling this contest as well. So did SayreKulp when I phoned him.

Nutritional information:
Calories - ∞

I think if I tried to eat that, I would get half way through, then my guts would protest rather strongly into a porcelain throne.:eek:.. I would suppose that most people who can pack it away are truck drivers that are twice my size..... Heck I get nauseated just thinking about it.....

When on vacation in scenic and historic Nanty Glo, PA, a couple of weeks ago, I passed up on a challenge at the town's answer to fine dining, the Niner Diner:

http://www.nantyglo.com/niner_menu.htm

Tiny's Challenge

3 lb Angus Burger
5 lbs fries and drink
2 hours or less—$21.95

Amateurs. I live not far from the world famous Eagle's Deli (http://www.eaglesdeli.com/) in Brighton, MA whose top challenge burger is...

5lbs of Beef, 20 slices of Cheese, 20 pieces of Bacon,
5lbs of Fries, 1 Half Sour Pickle & a Fountain Drink. $50.00

Really.
http://eatthisanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/eagles-challenge-burger.jpg

http://www.collider.com/wp-content/image-base/People/S/Samuel_L_Jackson/samuel_l._jackson_pulp_fiction.jpg[url]

I do like a good burger!!!!!!!!!!

EGADS! Neil, I'm glad you escaped the clutches of such an ordeal!

EGADS! Neil, I'm glad you escaped the clutches of such an ordeal!

I didn't escape unscathed. I still camped three nights in Nanty Glo. :-(

Pfft, only 3lbs. My limited edition special event Mega Burger was bigger than that! It was even called obscene!

No facebook at work or else I would post a picture.

Pfft, only 3lbs. My limited edition special event Mega Burger was bigger than that! It was even called obscene!

No facebook at work or else I would post a picture.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs266.snc4/39615_136045769769675_100000927577428_174631_7284075_n.jpg

...bautieri's megaburger.jpg...

Thanks Neil!

No, I didn't eat it by myself, the patty alone was almost 6lbs, topped with 1lb of bacon and a half pound of various cheeses, LT&O were straight from the garden, the bun was a homemade onion bun whoes recipe typically produces 6-8 buns. It didn't rise very nicly this time :(

The Megaburger is reserved for family gatherings, special occasions, and turning Neil off to food in general.

I really shouldn't have look into this thread after having just finished dinner! I don't feel so good....

Thanks Neil!

No, I didn't eat it by myself, the patty alone was almost 6lbs, topped with 1lb of bacon and a half pound of various cheeses, LT&O were straight from the garden, the bun was a homemade onion bun whoes recipe typically produces 6-8 buns. It didn't rise very nicly this time :(

The Megaburger is reserved for family gatherings, special occasions, and turning Neil off to food in general.

Yes, the Megaburger was the biggest news in part of PA for a while.

As a dude that can "usually" pack away two XL pizzas easily, I often think about taking one of these challenges.. I just don'think the free meal would be worth feeling sick for a couple of days.:D

Amateurs. I live not far from the world famous Eagle's Deli (http://www.eaglesdeli.com/) in Brighton, MA whose top challenge burger is...

5lbs of Beef, 20 slices of Cheese, 20 pieces of Bacon,
5lbs of Fries, 1 Half Sour Pickle & a Fountain Drink. $50.00

Really.
http://eatthisanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/eagles-challenge-burger.jpg



I'm not worthy!!!

Is this sort of thing common in the States? We certainly don't see much of it over here - I don't anyway. What we do have is lots of cheap drink: BOGOF, half-price, house doubles at reduced rates, to tempt the kids into drinking - and therefore spending - far more than they should. So we tend to have a binge-drinking culture, which has its disgusting side. Binge-eating looks just as repulsive - though I guess eating three pounds of meat and five pounds of potatoes is unlikely to make you belligerent, at least.

Which reminds me of a professor I used to work with. He was an expert on heart disease and teetotal. I teased him once about avoiding alcohol when all the evidence showed that a glass of red wine a day was good for the heart. He said "yes, alcohol does seem to have some benefit. But you can get the same protective effect by eating oily fish - and I never heard of a man beating his wife after eating a mackerel".

Is this sort of thing common in the States? We certainly don't see much of it over here - I don't anyway. What we do have is lots of cheap drink: BOGOF, half-price, house doubles at reduced rates, to tempt the kids into drinking - and therefore spending - far more than they should. So we tend to have a binge-drinking culture, which has its disgusting side. Binge-eating looks just as repulsive - though I guess eating three pounds of meat and five pounds of potatoes is unlikely to make you belligerent, at least.

Which reminds me of a professor I used to work with. He was an expert on heart disease and teetotal. I teased him once about avoiding alcohol when all the evidence showed that a glass of red wine a day was good for the heart. He said "yes, alcohol does seem to have some benefit. But you can get the same protective effect by eating oily fish - and I never heard of a man beating his wife after eating a mackerel".

I wouldn't call it "common" in the US, but it's well enough known that some eateries have such 'challenges' on the menu. A poster on this forum won such a contest, but he had to drive three hours to eat it.

American portion sizes have historically been larger than those in Europe - Dickens and Mrs. Trollope wrote about how large, and how badly prepared, meals were in this country.

Back when I was an undergrad, that's the type of thing I would have considered (around my college it was a burrito eating contest), but the amount you have to pay if you fail probably would have kept me away ($20 lasted me a long time back then as I was super tight with my money).

Heh... yeah, my "before" picture over in the Before & After thread is from when I was around my max weight and attempted the big burger challenge at Denny's Beer Barrel Pub in Clearfield, PA.

Amateurs. I live not far from the world famous Eagle's Deli (http://www.eaglesdeli.com/) in Brighton, MA whose top challenge burger is...

5lbs of Beef, 20 slices of Cheese, 20 pieces of Bacon,
5lbs of Fries, 1 Half Sour Pickle & a Fountain Drink. $50.00

Really.
http://eatthisanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/eagles-challenge-burger.jpg

I ate that many burger patties, fired on the barbecue, one at a time over about a month.... Putting the burger to the side a moment (how the heck would you eat it even), just wondering how many bike miles you would get out of those fries. I'm thinking pretty much to Montreal..... and back.....

I guess you didn't hear about Denny's Beer Barrel Pub in Clearfield, PA while you were out this way. I have heard about it but never visited yet:

http://www.dennysbeerbarrelpub.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=12
168682

I guess you didn't hear about Denny's Beer Barrel Pub in Clearfield, PA while you were out this way. I have heard about it but never visited yet:

http://www.dennysbeerbarrelpub.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=12

It's a big state. I couldn't be everywhere. :-)