Right on, I have a large friend that did the same thing to his old Motobecane to which he later had Phil Woods laced to 48 hole touring rims. He weighs around 300 now maybe 250 then? but not fat. I've gone down from 283 at a all time maximum to 255 but have 200 as my realistic goal. I have been reading Grants 'Grok' articles with enthusiasm and have realized I have been doing some things wrong that were causing me to over consume carbs. I am now implementing some changes to my routine and will be modifying my diet too. I have some concerns (family history) of diabetes also and am trying to avoid going down that road. It can be difficult however as there are many 'experts' out there and you often have to weed out what doesn't work by trial and error. Just finding a bicycle that fits, works, is comfortable, versatile, durable and beautiful has been a challenge. The more I ride the more refined my tastes have become and I find myself weeding out the unnecessary.
On Feb 15, 6:43 am, Bob Cooper <robertcoo...@frontiernet.net> wrote: > Regarding "weight limits," a guy in my club is a very powerful rider > with barrel chest and legs like tree trunks. > > He weights well over 200 pounds. > > On a steep climb about five years ago he twisted the cogs off of his 9- > speed Dura-Ace hub. Destroyed the cassette or at least the spider with > the last few cogs. > > Without a doubt he is one touch son of a gun. > > He rides an old Colnago from about 1978. > > To look at the bike, you would think that he was way under served by > the frame: skinny tubes, et cetera. And he never does anything to his > bike unless it breaks first. See above. > > But he just keeps going and going. > > Steel, lugs and good brazing: That's the end all of it all. > > He's the second rider from left in this picture: > > http://www.rochesterbicyclingclub.org/ > > Archival Note: Next year they will put up a new picture, and he might > not be the second guy from the left. > > Regards, > > Bob --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
