I hear you. I'm a big frame. My pal is about the same height, and when he looks as skinny as I do in that photo (I'm probably about 168 in that picture, maybe 5 lbs lighter than I am now), he's probably 150 or so. In that respect I'm similar to Lance (it ends there), he's also not particularly small, he's more like 5'10" and the lightest he ever gets is 160 lbs. Other guys who climb like Lance and are his height are almost all well under 150 lbs in UCI racing.

I can get down to 165 or so when I'm racing bikes. I stop riding and racing and *bang* I'm 185 in 60 days or less. And that's a big reason why I ride. I don't look fat at 185 lbs by the way. Not at all.

I weigh less than 165. Just sayin'.

I am a little late to the party but would this help? http://www.passagesmalibu.com/

Your incessant rambling about your weight concerned me enough to get on the scale this morning for the first time in months. 178 lbs.

It all stops here. Today. Beer calories are a major problem. Batten down the hatches.

I equate it to riding a 5 lb bike. My climbing would improve dramatically with a 5 lb bike.

Incorrect.

But you're like 5' 8" tall.

My driver's license says I'm 5'10".

How tall are you Pcad? I'm becoming inspired to cut my consumption.

5'11", I was closer to 6' when I was 20 years old. A couple of back fusions and 30 years of life hammering you on the head later, I'm more like 5'11".

I say keep pounding the Twinkies. All of you.

Eff you. At 168, I'd leave you in a trail of Pcad spittle. Flandis-style. But minus the EPO.

I don't care if you've been racing since 1972.

bunch of fatties up in this shizz

You're our boy.

No, you are 18. Don't worry, you won't weigh 140 when you're 40 years old. Trust me on this.

Of course the chances that you'll actually live that long are dubious, but we can always hope for the best.

Our neighbors invited us for cocktails by the pool. The invite says 'Your Invited'. I told my wife I'd rather coat myself in honey and lie in the sun while the ants eat my flesh, but attend we must.

Friggin imbeciles.

:lol:

Huh?

More importantly, do you find that you bash your wrists/forearms on the K-Wings when you're hammering in the drops? It's a more pronounced problem now that I dropped my bars. Irritating.

won't it be funny if they are secret BFers

Inspiration.

After all this weight talk.. I'm 5 9 and 155. Was the same height and 187 in February. I still think I'm fat, but last night my friend's mom told me not to lose any more weight. Pcad, I feel your pain.

talking about cocktail parties, how pretentious.

I would dread invites to wine bars. For god's sake, go to a pub. Wine bar my ass. Wine bars are where vacuous people loll around trying to look beautiful but just look cheap. Glad I go that off my chest. Enjoy your cocktails.

Now that the bars are lower, the elbow bend is unnatural.