Originally Posted by ChilliConCarnag

Here's just a side note to add to this conversation....

I hate to break it to you, but 180 is actually on the heavy side, compared to what I read in these forums. Sure, there's lots of guys who are 200+, but it seems the typical biker is right around 150-160. The reason I pay attention to that is that when I first started cruising these boards, it made me realize that the 185+ pounds I was hanging on my 5'9 frame were just to much, so I went the Atkins route and got down to 167 (and still trying). It was amazing how so many creaks and moans from my bike (particularly the cranks) went away (and how the hills were much more tolerable). Anyway, as Oprah once said "I can either be thin, or be happy".