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Old 02-13-12, 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by ALC_4_me
I'm nearly 300lbs and 5'8" and I spent the first half of last year biking >100 miles a week. Then I took a week off from work and biked from San Francisco to LA as part of the AIDS/Lifecycle. I have the muscles of a weightlifter and endurance exercise has always been somewhere between a struggle and excruciating. It still is. During training I lost 5lbs and gained bigger chest and back muscles as well as enormous legs.

I mostly trained on a Cannondale Bad Boy with the lefty fork but shortly before the ride I got a Specialized Roubaix, heavily modified, of course. We swapped out the drive components for mountain biking ones (triple chain ring, etc), giving me a true granny gear for getting up mountains. I also got rid of the dropped handlebars and went with a carbon fiber straight bar and V-pull break levers.

I've climbed mountains with the Roubaix and bombed back down them at over 40mph. At first I was terrified for my safety, but it not only held together, its performance was near magical.

For bopping around town, I'm getting a Budnitz Bikes Model 2. It should be here in a couple of weeks.

Man my mind hurts... Why would you take a killer road frame and do that to it ... You could had gotten the compact crank and had a killer small chain ring i am surprised 1 a bike shop would do that and 2 the components would actually fit.. You should had just gotten a cycle cross rig... also why put a flat bar on it You have a lot more hand positions on drop bars... I am 6ft 8in tall and 300 pounds i can climb with the best except those really light guys on carbon bikes i use a 54 42 chain ring my cluster is 9 speed 13-23...
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last week i will be able to post in this thread ; 5'11" fluctuated 205-215, at 201 now. Was big on high impact sports till i blew out my knee twice and put on 30+ lbs because of it. Dr. said i got knee's of a 50 year old man (im 24), told me to do cycling instead.

My goal is to get to 185 again.
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I'm at about 320, 5'7". I've gained weight since starting graduate school in the fall--I'm a stress eater--so I've decided it's time to take care of that. I love the sense of freedom I get on a bike so it was a no-brainer to pick it back up after several years off. I'm also an avid swimmer. I would post a picture of my bike but it's not anything fancy and as I've already encountered a bit of cyclist snobbery here I'll just say it's a pretty standard 80s roadbike, though I do love my bike very much.
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It's been a while since I've posted in these forums. I'm finally under 200 for the first time since 2004. Nothing to do with riding a bike to achieve it, just plain diet. I can't wait to hit the bike now that I weigh less. I live in Staten Island Ny and the hills in this borough made riding painful.
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Although I am nearly a stone under minimum weight for this section I still read all the posts in here because it is all too easy to slip back into an old habit, and training tips / advice for keeping weight off is always good.

I have gone from 238 lbs to 189lbs - about to reach the 50lbs point!

Good luck to everybody else on here with their weight loss.
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The Roubaix is one of the most comfortable frames ever made. I bought it thinking I'd go with dropped handlebars, but the normal ones were too narrow. I tried wider drop bars and they still didn't feel right - I really didn't like having my hands so close together and I'd never use the dropped position - problems not only caused by my belly, but also by a lifetime of lifting weights. So we put on flat bars with mountain bike extension grips - I still have about 3 useful positions for my hands.

As for the gearing, I now have some of the lowest gearing possible and as I make my way uphill at my weight, I'm thankful for every tooth less that my granny gear has.

My bike shop put a lot of time into this bike and it's worked for over 1000 miles now, so they did something right.
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I'm 5'8" 210.. I started working out and losing inches... dropped from 265 in 3 years down to 195, then back up to 210 when I started toning up... I have a pretty stocky frame to begin with and have never been able to get below 180 .. 5'8" and a 28 inch inseam... lol.. I am all torso with stubs for legs....
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6'2", Biking took me from 400+ down to 320 ( so far ) I haven't crushed my 2010 Specialized Allez Sport yet, 2,000 + miles on it, 2 spokes 1 back tire worn out. That bike is GREAT ! only had to true the rims 2 maybe 3 times ( no lie) 80% of my riding is on a "rail to trail" path, average 16.5 mph, ride 24 miles round trip to work ( they have a shower ! haha) twice a week + spin classes. I wear riding bibs with shorts and a t-shirt over them haha. not thin enough yet to pull that off. hooked on road bikes ! never gonna give it up, it saved my life !

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Originally Posted by HumanPowerOzmo
6'2", Biking took me from 400+ down to 320 ( so far ) I haven't crushed my 2010 Specialized Allez Sport yet, 2,000 + miles on it, 2 spokes 1 back tire worn out. That bike is GREAT ! only had to true the rims 2 maybe 3 times ( no lie) 80% of my riding is on a "rail to trail" path, average 16.5 mph, ride 24 miles round trip to work ( they have a shower ! haha) twice a week + spin classes. I wear riding bibs with shorts and a t-shirt over them haha. not thin enough yet to pull that off. hooked on road bikes ! never gonna give it up, it saved my life !
Good for you!

6'4" 230lbs here. Just bought my first road bike, Specialized Secteur Sport Compact. Hopefully the weather gets better so I can ride!
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6 foot 315 if I drank skyr of water that day. Down from 350. I am a teacher, coach, and fire fighter. Always ben a big guy varsity wrestler in high school and things like that. I workout 6 times a week our do just got back into cycling had a bike but sold to brother. Got a new bike and trying to put in a mile or two after an hour and a half workout. 1 hour weight lifting heavy then 30 minutes b ball with the high school boys we train in off season. So pretty tired by time I get home but trying to put a little in..
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Hello all. I have found this forum very motivating. I have been a bike rider in a past life (I quit riding 7 or 8 years ago) and have always been a Clydesdale. After I hit 300lbs a couple of months ago and the doc put me on HBP meds I figured it was time to get off my butt and start to ride again. I bought a great new bike (a Redline Conquest Pro cyclocross rig) I figured the beefier setup would be less likely to be crushed by my fairly significant weight. I only got my bike a week ago and have got a few rides in. My first rides have been so short (12 miles) and painful that I realize that it is going to be hard to get back into cycling shape but I am ready to do it.

Here are a couple of pics.....

Old me on right



old me ....on the road




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new me when I can bring myself to have a picture taken lol

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In 2010 I went to the doctors office for a sore back and weighed in at 319. That summer my work was hyping Bike To Work Week and for laughs I did Google's bicycle directions and found there was a pretty direct route that was 3/4 commuter bike path. When we'd bought our house there was a Freespirit Britney in the garage so I took that to my LBS, they were able to get it ride-able. After commuting 3-4 times a week for ~2 months I decided to invest in a serious bike and got my Cannondale Quick 4. I started doing some longer rides in 2011, culminating in a 44 mile tour I completed last August. Today I'm down to 255 and I just bought my first road bike this past weekend, a Cannondale Synapse Carbon 5. Here are some pics.


Me and my Quick 4 after 44 miles


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I finally dipped below 250 for the first time in at least 8 years. :-)
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Originally Posted by dygituljunky
I finally dipped below 250 for the first time in at least 8 years. :-)
That's awesome! One of these days I'm going to hit that scale in the morning and see 249 and it'll be special. I just need to NOT celebrate with cake
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Hi i just bought a 2012 Cannondale Super Six Di2. I am right now 243 but hope to be under 190 sometime in the next year or so. I started weightlifting and cardio about two months ago and have lost 18 pounds and kept my muscle. I have slowed down on weight loss the last two weeks but have more energy and my heart rate is lower now while riding or using a machine at the gym. From reading through the other threads I am sure to break some spokes or get a flat soon but hopefully not.
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373 here.... :(

373 here...

I've always been big. I played football in college and never truly lost all the weight. But back around 2000 - 2002 I lost 170lbs. and got to the point where I was doing 60 mile rides, biking 35 miles daily and doing triathlons. I was around 235lbs. In 2008 I was t-boned by a car and spent the next year in physical therapy. I gained so much weight in that time between being layed up, depression and the pain that I ballooned to where I am now. I finally got back on my bike today and I have almost no clothing. That's step 1 at this point. Find a jacket, some shirts and some shoes that fit who I am now.

Me in July of 2008



Me now...


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okay been a long time..

Been over 220 since 1995. I blame my kid for the weight gain as he was a poor eater. Well time goes on, we moved to Connecticut from Louisiana and in 2002 I was up to 255. I got down to 225 in 2007 with better eating, weights, and 2,500 on the bike that year.

In 2008 we moved to Alabama, and the weight came back (260). I'm a bit of a workaholic and was working 80 hours a week. Weight gain, blood pressure up, tryglycerides sky high.. got pneumonia on top of it all. Quit my job as my employer ran out of money, and after getting clearance from Dr I started riding again. Got down to 240 and then got a job working crazy hours, but very active hours - lost weight again, 225. Then got another new job, but had less time to exercise gained weight, doctor put me on a new med and I gained 10 lbs rather quickly.

So I ended up getting a nasty sinus infection, Dr said I was exhausted and my BP was up again. Time for a change. She thought it best I quit the job, and I was going to quit in the summer as they want me to get a second degree and pay no money for it, or give me any money once I get it. I don't make a lot now, so I gambled and resigned. Exhaustion is gone, sinus infection gone, blood pressure normal. Tryglycerides - NORMAL!!!!! Cholesterol is good on both counts.

So the med is gone, and now I'm riding, walking and lifting again. No heavy weight, just something to keep me moving. Walked 10 miles last week, rode 9 miles on Sunday for my first ride in two years. My butt wasn't thrilled with me, but today I walked 3 miles. Tomorrow, I ride!!!!
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40 yrs old. Last year, I was 330 with a BP of 150/110 or something like that. I started walking/jogging and mixing in bike rides. By December 31 I had lost 30 lbs. and felt a lot better. I recently stopped running because I find it very physically taxing. Well, I hit the bike more often and as of this last week I am down 11 lbs and my BP is a steady 110-115/ 65-75. Of course, those numbers reflect dietary changes in addition to exercise. I have really worked to document everything I eat and to reinforce nutritious foods. I'll eat any fruit or vegetable i can get my hands on and I eat out rarely. Lean meats, mostly poultry that is always accompanied by a whole grain. It's a tough road that is often fraught with complicated emotional connections to food and a frank reflection on personal behavior. I put so many excuses in my life to go ahead and have a candy bar or chips etc.. These are the hills I find hard to climb. I want to thank everyone for sharing their story. It's very helpful to this Clydesdale.

P.S. I was here about 2 years ago.
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37 y/o 5'9" 237 and dropping. Due to Blood pressure scare and just needing exercise, my wife and I ride 2012 Trek 7.2FX almost 150 miles in 3 weeks. Not bad for starting out. We love the bikes and havent noticed any problems accept maybe a little noise from the front crank. No spandex shorts here (at least not on the outside...)
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Hey guys. I'm a new member. I just bought a used bike at a LBS and I'm getting into it. I'm coming down from 227 (5'10"), hoping to hit 185 by the end of summer. Here's a pic of my new wheels:

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Welcome to the group, sure you will have good times on your new bike.
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I'm back at it again, have ridden about 400 miles this year. Did a 30 mile ride on Saturday with the local club. I gained about ten pounds over the winter. (Half of that was 14 days in Spain in November when I got out of control eating Catalan food including cheese and lots of bread as well as drinking too much local red wine) I tried to ride as much as possible this past winter which was actually quite mild for Northwest Indiana.

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This is a good place for my first post. 6'6" 270lbs (was 280 2 weeks ago) riding a 2011 Cannondale Trail SL2. Going for some serious weight loss this summer with a goal of 225lbs.
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A post for the record 6'@339.2 My goal is 275lbs.Adjusting diet waiting for the bike shop to finish tune up on my old road bike.Univega Specellisama campi drive line Phill Wood hubs and BB Brooks saddle cantilever brakes and drop bars new skins 700 X 38mm Just need shoes for toe clips and straps.She has been in storage for over 20 yrs but in her youth she traveled the world with me and turned a few heads.
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Originally Posted by Frankenstein
This is a good place for my first post. 6'6" 270lbs (was 280 2 weeks ago) riding a 2011 Cannondale Trail SL2. Going for some serious weight loss this summer with a goal of 225lbs.
We share a common goal! I promised myself a new bike if I can get below 225. Got another 40lbs to go and I'm looking at the new Trek Domane
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