grafsk8er

Just out of curiousity. What would a professional cyclist be classified as if they were of those dimensions? not that those are my numbers or anything

DataJunkie

I think that would be fine.... if you were 3 inches taller or more.
So...overweight.

CEE

track

Surferbruce

not a tour winner, let's leave it at that.

AEO

not a mountain goat.

Romans8:28

fat

Duke of Kent

Depends on the w/kg...

But, in all honesty, a bit overweight. Could stand to lose 10lbs unless you're absolutely crushing it in terms of power production.

grafsk8er

niiiiice. there's no way my body would allow me to go below 130 lbs. i've run xc and track since 7th grade, and the lightest i've been in the last 2 years was only right around 132-134 in my racing shape. that's prolly one of the reasons that i was sooo much better at track

cadencesdad

You could easily be a climber. Your height is 66". A good weight for a climber that height is 132 pounds.

You are not far from that. Anything less as far as weight, and it's bonus speed.

Typicaly, 2 pounds per inch in height is a climbers body.

grafsk8er

i can prolly get down to 132 by next spring. but i'm not going to strive for it. if it happens it happens.

ridethecliche

Dude, don't worry about it so much yet.

You're a CAT 4 right now, when you start making headways into the 2's, then start thinking hard about cutting those last 5 pounds. Concentrate on learning to train and race more efficiently. Once you get into the rhythm, your body will come down to a weight where it feels comfortable. You don't want to lose power by cutting weight.

spry

From your screen name I assumed you were a short track skater too?

grafsk8er

i wasn't worrying about cutting weight. i was just curious. i'm always wondering about things. ridethecliche, you doing any local races here soon?

grafsk8er

actually no, i've played hockey since i was 4, and graf is my skate of choice. even though i skate in easton now, i'm going back to a graf boot with a tuuk chassis. definitely the best combination.

spry

Graf is a bit heavy for anything but defense.

spry

^meant the brand of skates

grafsk8er

au contraire, apparently you haven't felt or skated on a pair of their new ultra g5's. 3rd lightest skate on the market as of now. they're 1 lb 9 oz's. it's like you put your foot into heaven, they're sick

grafsk8er

btw, not to brag, i played junior B hockey, so i'm not just some hacker talking. i actually know a good pair of skates, lol

spry

If you have other intense sport interests I see no point in developing a frame of a starving street urchin.
Most here a simply bike riders.

spry

Junior B=still pay to play

grafsk8er

i cycle alot more than play hockey now. i can't afford to play juniors, at 4400 a season, it's not worth it, especially if you're not looking to get a college scholarship for it. plus, at my size, i was realllly small out on the rink. definitely the smallest on my team

grafsk8er

very true, but you still need to make the team

spry

The smallest guy on my sons team was offer a full ride(div 3) but gave it up to work his way up to J-A.Bad decision eh?

grafsk8er

that'd be a tough decision to make. if i was offered a full ride d3 i'd prolly take it, b/c i don't want to be in debt after college, but if he's lookin to go d1, junior A is definitely a great decision. That's what my friend is doing right now. took one year off of college to play A's and have some d1's take a look at him. it's the life he chose to make and i'm all for it as long as it makes him happy.

spry

Now instead of cone drills you get to cycle during the best weather in Sept.