Originally Posted by
Machka
Sounds like you've been hanging around with the wrong crowd.
The cycletourists I've met have been quite slender ... and they do a lot of riding. We're also female.
The subject of touring comes up frequently in the Clydesdale/Athena forum. Also touring bikes, including that darling of the Touring forum the Long Haul Trucker, are often suggested for heavier riders.
I don't know if Clydesdales and Athena tourers are indeed the "wrong crowd." All I know is most of them wouldn't use the phrase "wrong crowd" to describe folks different from them.