Super Sized clydes joining the group
04-06-07, 06:40 AM
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Super Sized clydes joining the group
I have been lurking around this site for a a couple of weeks now but felt it is time to join. I'm 6'3" and weight about 375lbs. I have been cycling for close to 20 years but also played football, basketball and other sports like snowboarding and golf. about 4 years ago I have a reaction with some penicillin and I was put on prednzone and my weight shot up 50lbs in 7 weeks (damn steroid). I haven't been able to drop this excess weight and I now I'm in trouble. I have type diabetes but it is managed but I need to loose this weight. I am fairly active during the summer, riding in the Beaconsfield cycling club in Montreal and doing about 120 to 150 km a week.
I am just happy I have been able to find a place where i can talk to people who understand what I am going through. I have 2 bikes: a customer Steel True North (www.truenorthcycles.com) with Campy Veloce and a custom Guru Veloci'ti (www.gurubikes.com) with Shimano 105. These are my babies and they both ride great. I look forward to gaining useful knowledge and insight from this forum. I will post some pics of my wheels when I can get my camara working again.
BigD42
I am just happy I have been able to find a place where i can talk to people who understand what I am going through. I have 2 bikes: a customer Steel True North (www.truenorthcycles.com) with Campy Veloce and a custom Guru Veloci'ti (www.gurubikes.com) with Shimano 105. These are my babies and they both ride great. I look forward to gaining useful knowledge and insight from this forum. I will post some pics of my wheels when I can get my camara working again.
BigD42
04-06-07, 07:54 AM
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Welcome to the forum... i think you'll find it helpful and motivating
04-06-07, 08:58 AM
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Hi guys. I'm also an uber clyde who has been lurking around for a while. I'm 312 (down from 338), and thanks to the inspirational stories of the guys on this board, I just got off my 9 year old mountain bike (Cannondale Killer V 900) for the first ride I've taken in a loooooooong time.
Recently had a doctor appointment and my blood pressure went from pre-hypertension to hypertension, and got prescribed medication for it. Having to now take medication every day has been a great kick in the rear to get serious about my health. I had thought I would need to wait until I was lighter to start riding my bike, but after reading all those posts on this board for a while I just decided to do it. (Not to go all Nike on you . . .) Today I rode 2.6 miles over hilly terrain and was out for about 20 minutes. Not very long, but not a bad start!
Thanks to all of you guys for sharing your advice and stories.
ErikM
Recently had a doctor appointment and my blood pressure went from pre-hypertension to hypertension, and got prescribed medication for it. Having to now take medication every day has been a great kick in the rear to get serious about my health. I had thought I would need to wait until I was lighter to start riding my bike, but after reading all those posts on this board for a while I just decided to do it. (Not to go all Nike on you . . .) Today I rode 2.6 miles over hilly terrain and was out for about 20 minutes. Not very long, but not a bad start!
Thanks to all of you guys for sharing your advice and stories.
ErikM
04-06-07, 09:46 AM
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Welcome aboard....a former 581 pounder checking in here (I'm at 217 now!)
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. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
04-08-07, 10:27 AM
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Welcome!! 6'3 370 here! was 420-440!
This forum is the place to be!
This forum is the place to be!
04-08-07, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by chunkyd
...This forum is the place to be!
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04-08-07, 12:28 PM
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This forum is certainly the place to be for support and info!
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Go raibh an chóir ghaoithe i gcónaí liom!
2007 Specialized Tricross Comp Triple, 2007 Trek T1, 2006 Specialized Roubaix
2006 Bianchi Cross Concept, 1989 Miyata Sportrunner, 2006 Bianchi Axis, 2008 Specialized Crosstrail Expert
Lullaby Of Foo
Now I lay me down to sleep
Keep my bike safe from the bicycle thief
Keep my tootsies toasty warm
keep my carbon from any harm
Good Night Road Bike
Good Night Moutain Bike
Good night all you Foosters
And good night Moon
Go raibh an chóir ghaoithe i gcónaí liom!
2007 Specialized Tricross Comp Triple, 2007 Trek T1, 2006 Specialized Roubaix
2006 Bianchi Cross Concept, 1989 Miyata Sportrunner, 2006 Bianchi Axis, 2008 Specialized Crosstrail Expert
Lullaby Of Foo
Now I lay me down to sleep
Keep my bike safe from the bicycle thief
Keep my tootsies toasty warm
keep my carbon from any harm
Good Night Road Bike
Good Night Moutain Bike
Good night all you Foosters
And good night Moon
