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Old 09-17-08, 02:10 PM
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Calf muscle?

The bicycle rider pride, the calf muscle)

Measuring standing and in the point of biggest mass. Mine is 17"



P.S. I did not want to hijack a thread, so I started a new one
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Shoulda put 'em together so we can see who has Weeble Wobble legs!

16 3/4 calves
24 1/4 thighs

With some mean tanlines and no, I won't shave them!




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18 1/4 calves
24 thighs
6'0 205lbs
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16.75 right caf 16.50 left
25.5 thighs
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18" calves, 29" quads 6'1" 280lbs
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17.5 calf

21.5 thigh

5' 10" 206#

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17 calf 23 thigh 5'10" 195lb
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18-1/8" calf (right) 17-3/4" (left)
26-1/4" thigh (right) 26-1/2" (left)
6'3", 255-lbs

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Calf 17
Thigh 26 1/2
5'11" 259 lbs

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18.5''
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19"(R)calf / 18-3/4(L)calf
24" quads
6'0 216 lbs.
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Not a clyde, but this is a fun meme:

16" calf
23.5"thigh

5'10" 160 lbs
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Yup, got 'em.

Actually, cycling doesn't do a lot for my calf muscles. Hiking up mountains did. I had the hair worn off the front of my shins due to tight fit in the pantslegs.

(Had to check: 19" Calf, 27" Thigh)
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Quads = 25.5
Calves = 19.5
6', 235lbs
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