Originally Posted by
Leinster
I wouldn't say "never'. I've ridden with a few fatties who could roll. There aren't a lot of them, but I've met enough to never take it for granted that a beer belly means a slow biker.
I have a friend who is around 265-270 and he races as a cat 3. On flat ground he is an absolute ox. I used to ride with another guy who was at least 250 but he could get aero, his back as flat as a table. That guy would pull for miles on the flats.