1. Fat doesn't make you a faster swimmer. This might be one of the most absurd claims I've ever heard.
2. I wasn't commenting on the cyclists physique in wonder, awe, or confusion. It was a genuine and succinct analysis of what must be sacrificed (physique) - compared to a multi-sport athlete - to be a professional cyclist.
3. You initially stated that I wasn't flexible enough. Then I was too strong and had developed muscle memory. Then I wasn't flexible enough again. Your sage wisdom and advice is not only confusing, but inconsistent.
You keep describing a non-issue. I am not having fit issues any longer and have since gotten a new saddle - thanks to a lot of help from these forums, my LBS, and Sheldon Brown's site. I'm not sure what my weight has to do with issues I was having with my fit. I'm sure I can find a dozen other riders 20%+ heavier than me with none of my issues which have been resolved.
Aside from your advice - as well-intended it may have been - I've gotten a vast majority of my working knowledge of cycling from these forums - of which I'm grateful for. I appreciate your advice, but it is simply too inconsistent and presumptuous to consider as anything more than unfair criticism.
Yes, I'm too fat to be a professional cyclist. I am not however too fat to comfortably ride on a bicycle.
P.S. - I run far more than I swim. Maybe that that will help add some material to your clever jabs.
