awesome! Thanks

Wait, there's a women's forum? How do I find it?

Hit The Report Triangle when you get in 30 Days and ask the Admins to join the women's forum.

Only The Members can see it.

Thanks so much!

You are Welcomed.

Let me know when you get in.
I cannot see it as I am a male.

A cruiser will not get you up and down the hills. Buy the bike below and be set for life. A Trek 930 is bulletproof. This one is the right size and in vg condition.

Trek 930 | eBay

Darn! Just got disqualified 10 days ago. See you all in the (just) Clydes group, then.

I'm in!

I'm here. I'm large at about 6'3" and about 335 lbso, but I'm down from 350 three weeks ago. Bought a caad8, waiting for it to get here and am going to do a 100 mIle charity ride in September. Haven't ridden before. So we'll see.

Hi all. 6'3" 320 here. Originally got into cycling a couple years ago thanks to my brother in law and father in law. They are big Ragbrai and finally talked me into it. I did four days of it last year and going for all 7 days this year. I had lost a bunch of weight but a knee injury over the winter kept me off the trainer and I gained it all back. Really watching my calories this year and riding every chance I get.

Howdy, All!

I'm a 6'0" 310 LB rider (down from 441 Lbs) with a Trek Shift 4. It's my second season with this bike and I like it very much, but I'm curious if anyone with this bike has made upgrades beyond stock -- my pedals, for instance, seem kinda rinky-dink.

Anyhow, nice to be here! I've been lurking for a long time. :)

Hi Everyone! A new Athena here. It looks like we are few and far between lol I'm 5'2" balancing right at 300 for a while now. I've been biking leisurely for 2 years now and gaining my losses back over winter LOL I'm looking to get my back up and going so that i can get back into biking with my dogs. I have a terrier who runs with me and he absolutely loves it.
I hope to have success to report this year! It'll be fun on the board every one seems really nice and helpful!

Fun Fact about me: I used to do martial arts until a knee injury took me out 2 years ago now. I need to lose at least 70lbs before my knee can handle it. Wish me luck!

6'/6'1" here, about 285 last time I checked. Loved to ride back in the day. I'll never be 180 and a track star again, but getting to 230 or 240 would be great. My wife and I have taken to charity rides to help assure we get out and pedal a bit more than sporadically. In fact two weeks ago she did her longest ride ever up in Chico at the Flatflower 30. She'd gone 20 once before but most weekend rides are in the 15-mile range. The really cool thing is she now wants a new bike!!! For someone with very little street-riding savvy she's done a great job getting acclimated. I try to get out several days a week as I work from home and I need to mix in more off-tarmac at our nearby state park.

I've learned that weight and gravity are a tough mix. I can pedal in the flats for hours, but give me a couple hundred feet of climb ...

Hi all,

I posted an introduction in the main introduction section, but thought I'd reintroduce myself here as a fellow Clyde. I was a skinny kid up through high school, but as soon as I turned 19, boom! My metabolism slowed down and I started gaining weight. Of course that was also the time I discovered a taste for beer, which didn't help at all. It didn't matter that I walked and rode a bicycle a lot, seemed like my weight slowly but surely rose.

Well last August I decided to get serious. I kept noticing how tight & uncomfortable most of my T-shirts were getting, and knew I had to do something about it. My weight topped out around 280, and I didn't want to get any closer to 300. So with the encouragement of my sister and brother-in-law who are serious bikers, I pulled my old POS mountain bike out of the shed, cleaned & fixed it up and started riding. It was tough at first on that thing, but I managed. Couldn't get any great speed on it, and going up hills was a challenge, but I made do until I got my hybrid. Now the riding is so much easier and much more enjoyable.

I was doing a lot of riding, and making sure I ate healthy, but my weight still hovered around 275. I'm active at work, always doing a lot of walking, going up and down stairs, and lifting a lot of heavy things, but still couldn't drop weight. Then I read some articles about how sugar is likely the main cause of obesity & heart disease, so about a month ago I cut all sweets out of my diet except fruit. I've since dropped down to 260, where I've hovered all week, and this morning I finally broke the 260 level at 259.6.

I hope to get down to at least around 225 or so. At the very least I'd just like to lose my gut and moobs. I'm pretty proud of what I've accomplished so far, doing it all on my own without any hokey diet plan or pills. Just my own willpower, discipline, and desire to see the numbers on the scales go down.

So, of course, regular riding of my bike is also part of my exercise/weight loss plan, even though some times it's hard to get an hour in due to work & family commitments, etc. But I plan to keep plugging away.

Hi everyone! I'm 6' 230 and live in Hong Kong. Had bikes when I was a kid; a BMX, which I first learned on (which subsequently got stolen by a neighbor when I outgrew it) and a BSA road bike in India, that I rode during summers in my late teens. I saw the BSA Mach II years later and was amazed at how small it was.

Got into cycling again in NYC/Nassau County in 2004 after initially turning my nose up at the idea of cycling for transportation--I wanted a car. Ended up dropping 35 lbs in a few months (210-175 lbs) and LOVING the freedom it gave me to explore the city. I quickly learned bikes were a great icebreaker, too, and ended up talking to lots of people on the subway and LIRR.

Fast forward to 2013...got a 26" Dahon folder, which I'd always wanted, but couldn't afford. That really reignited my love for cycling, but I was a little intimidated by the narrow roads on Hong Kong Island, where people think you're crazy for cycling. Well, I embraced it thanks to Martin Turner of the HK Cycling Alliance and ended up LOVING riding HK city streets. Bought a Fyxation singlespeed soon after.

Now, in 2016, i live on Lantau island, where anyone who is serious about cycling often trains since there are long, straight stretches of road to ride. Lots of serious mountain bike trails, too, but I haven't had a chance to try that yet.

Just got a 2004 Trek 2300 for $200, and the guy (from England) Gave me a brand new 3T stem and TT bars for an additional $125. He also threw in Bontrager tape, shock absorbing bar plugs, three new bottle cages, a Topeak tool and three spare inner tubes. I am too scared to ride clipless, so I just put Shimano Saints on it, much to my local bike mechanic's chagrin (he's a downhill guy) and rode it through some of the busiest streets on HK island. Lots of interested looks since the bike has me riding the drops (I haven't tried the TT bars yet) in street clothes.

Loving every moment of cycling here, as I have since I first learned to ride a bike, and I'm a clydesdale and proud! I could stand to lose 10-20 lbs of bodyfat, but since I lift weights too, I'm trying not to burn all of my muscle off like I did back in 2004! Cycling definitely gets the fat moving, and is a heck of a lot faster and more fun than running, that's for sure!

300 POUNDER looking to get outside I have been doing YOU TUBE training videos now I need a real bike, don't know if a road bike or a mountain bike would better suit me.

I just posted my introduction in the main Intro thread, but I wanted to so so here as well. At 6'4" and 270 lbs, I'm well into the Clydesdale classification. As such I was happy to find this forum and the wealth of information contained here.

I ride mountain and road bikes so I hope to be able to return the favor of good information for the under-represented in the cycling community.

I hope you all safe riding.

Hi all, newbie here, currently residing in Livermore, California, weighing in at 252lbs, down from 272lbs, trying to ride 50m per week, ride at least twice a week, just made the hyperdrive shift from a Specialized Allez Sport to a Tarmac Pro SL4, we shall see how that goes. Scottish ex-pat living in Nor Cali.

Cheers

Hi guys, I'm new here. Just picked up a hybrid Giant Seek 3. I'm 5'9" 375lbs.
Will likely need a new rear wheel though the local bike shop guy say just ride it until it needs replacing.

Is there a indoor trainer anyone would recommend by chance?

Hi Kenny, welcome!
Looks like a good bike for you, but if that's the best the advice the bike shop could give you, sorry to hear it.
I can't speak for indoor trainers but as someone who's built many wheels, I would advise you to seek out someone with experience in wheel building and at least have them retension the spokes for insurance. Most likely the wheel will fail due to uneven tensioning, barring any other trauma. But also this is something you can check on your own, especially if you have a modicum of musical ability.

Think of the spokes as guitar strings (or ukelele, or violin, or any other stringed instrument). When you pluck them they make a musical tone. All the spokes on one side should sound close to each other. They may be a note (step) off but roughly the same. Any that are way off, or so loose they don't sound a note, would be a source of concern. Then you should seek out an experienced builder to assist. Important to note: that on a rear wheel, the spokes on the drive side (where the gears are) will be tighter and sound higher, than those on the non-drive side. That's normal. The front wheel is symmetrical so all should be similar.
That said, if I were advising you I'd recommend a 36 hole wheel for the rear. 32 on the front is fine for you but the rear takes more stress. But I think if you're on mostly good quality roads, a well tensioned 32 spoke rear would be fine.

Sheldon Brown is (was) considered the average guys' bike guru and his website remains a go-to site for all kinds of bike mechanical stuff.
Sheldon Brown-Bicycle Technical Information

Chuck

Jut a little bitty dude.
 

So you are a little bitty dude? I'm 6'8 & 310lbs....

Thanks Chuck. I was thinking the of changing the rear to 40h one but the rear hubs are pricy. But thanks for the info on checking the spokes 👍 Let me know if u know of any place with cheaper rear hubs DT 540 thanks

Hi everyone, since I'm 40 yrs old, 6' 284lbs I guess I'm calling this thread home! I picked up a specialized globe centrum sport about a month ago & have been trying to ride as often as I can. Just had my first 20 mile ride the other day & it's motivating me to keep pushing. Especially to lose a few lbs!

Hi
 

I am 6'1" 215 mid 40's I have been mtn biking 20+ years and riding tandems with my family 15+ and have just gotten into e-biking which has really increased my mileage as of late. A typical round trip to work is 48 miles. Even an e-bike can shed some serious weight as my legs are moving for an hour+ in each direction.

If any of you have hand numbness advice for me I'd appreciate it. I currently use Ergons and haven't been able to dial them in completely yet. I also have a suspension fork and filled my handlebar with barsnake vibration dampening rubber. I still need more solutions!

Keep biking--it's great for your health!