The Fat Club

Briarquest

Hi,
there are a couple of Kona Hoss 20 inch bikes going on Ebay at the moment. One in Wales one in North Yorkshire. Both as new.

If they had been 22 inch models I would be jumping at the chance, but they may suit somebody on here.


Ian

Briarquest

Hi,
just popped a milestone. I have been saying to a few people that I needed to break the 30 mile barrier.

I went out today, I sort of knew what route I was going to take but just eventually went wherever the road took me in the end.

I came home and mapped it on MAPMYRIDE and foud I had done 31.03 miles in 2hrs 15mins 45 secs.

I am finding that it is not my fitness that is challenging me to do that distance, it is the back pain. I have to stop every 5 miles and whilst I am drinking do some back stretching exercises.

Got to go an walk the dogs now


Ian

SilverSenator

TimesLikeThese wrote:

. . . It would probably be worthwhile contacting the manufacturer via email and asking them what the weight limit for your bike is. Never heard of a manufacturer specifying such - but it would be interesting to find out.

Got the e-mail away today to Kona UK's technical department. Hopefully they'll be able to give me an answer or redirect the query to Kona HQ.

gb155

Evening all, Thought I would join in at this point, I wont bore you with all the details, The best place to read a summery is on the BBC website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8105000/8105317.stm

For those that dont want to read it basically I was 39 stone im now 22 stone, all done with cycling in the past 12 months (5 months diet before) and for those that want to read my WHOLE story there is a link in my sig to my blog, Be warned it will take a WHILE and there are LOADS of pics and videos

XxxBFGxxX

gb155 wrote:

Evening all, Thought I would join in at this point, I wont bore you with all the details, The best place to read a summery is on the BBC website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8105000/8105317.stm

For those that dont want to read it basically I was 39 stone im now 22 stone, all done with cycling in the past 12 months (5 months diet before) and for those that want to read my WHOLE story there is a link in my sig to my blog, Be warned it will take a WHILE and there are LOADS of pics and videos

just read the bbc page mate. well done i think ya could put in some very good advise to help others loose weight.

What sort of diet did ya have mate. infact i am gonnahave a flick thro you blog.

welcome on board mate

XxxBFGxxX

You are a true insperation chap.

realy would like some hints and tips on waht food you have been eating.

gb155

XxxBFGxxX wrote:

gb155 wrote:

Evening all, Thought I would join in at this point, I wont bore you with all the details, The best place to read a summery is on the BBC website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8105000/8105317.stm

For those that dont want to read it basically I was 39 stone im now 22 stone, all done with cycling in the past 12 months (5 months diet before) and for those that want to read my WHOLE story there is a link in my sig to my blog, Be warned it will take a WHILE and there are LOADS of pics and videos

just read the bbc page mate. well done i think ya could put in some very good advise to help others loose weight.

What sort of diet did ya have mate. infact i am gonnahave a flick thro you blog.

welcome on board mate

Cheers Mate, My diet isnt fixed,

My only ruel is that Cals in<cals out, I do try to keep to 1000cals during the week as im cycling 14 miles a day I dont want that effort to go to waste but if I go over that then I just ride more miles.

XxxBFGxxX

what sort of foods do you actualy eat mate

gb155

XxxBFGxxX wrote:

what sort of foods do you actualy eat mate

What worked for me was the "no food is a sin" approach, It may not work for everyone though and I would suggest people take the time to learn what works for them, Its what I spend 6 months doing to be fair, I once told someone what I was eating, They followed my lead and put weight on, needless to say IT was my fault lol

Avoid High fat/sugar stuff then ensure that your Cals Out is always MORE than your Cals In and the weight will come off.

XxxBFGxxX

so as long as i watch wat i eat and still ride the 20 mile a day i do it should fall of. i also ride the wekedns as well. mind i still eat crap.

TimesLikeThese

@briar - grats on the milestone - great feeling mate!

@bfg - heck of a challenge mate. I'd love to say yes but too much life issues going on as well that need sorting. But all the best to you!

@silver - good stuff mate - keep us posted.

@gb155 - welcome to the club mate. Not had the chance to look at the links yet but but what a phenomenal journey you're on. Well played. What bike were you on and at what peak weight - as its all part of that question... how much weight can these bikes take?

As for me - had a cracking weekend cycling around some mountains in the Scottish highlands and then taking a trip south to Glentress - with an overnight stopover in the pit of hell courtesy of food poisoning! Only had about 20 hours sleep in the last 10 days so time to pop some sleeping pills, get some well earned kip and give those muscles a chance to grow!

gb155

TimesLikeThese wrote:

@briar - grats on the milestone - great feeling mate!

@bfg - heck of a challenge mate. I'd love to say yes but too much life issues going on as well that need sorting. But all the best to you!

@silver - good stuff mate - keep us posted.

@gb155 - welcome to the club mate. Not had the chance to look at the links yet but but what a phenomenal journey you're on. Well played. What bike were you on and at what peak weight - as its all part of that question... how much weight can these bikes take?

As for me - had a cracking weekend cycling around some mountains in the Scottish highlands and then taking a trip south to Glentress - with an overnight stopover in the pit of hell courtesy of food poisoning! Only had about 20 hours sleep in the last 10 days so time to pop some sleeping pills, get some well earned kip and give those muscles a chance to grow!

I was on a £300 Giant Yukon at 32 stone, It did fine for a little over 1000 miles before I got something better.

XxxBFGxxX

it realy is amazing what a mountain bike will actuay take.

gb155

XxxBFGxxX wrote:

so as long as i watch wat i eat and still ride the 20 mile a day i do it should fall of. i also ride the wekedns as well. mind i still eat crap.

KISS,

Keep
It
Simple
Stupid (not offence to you)

Keep your fat intake under 70g a day, sugar under 30g a day and make sure you use more Cals then you take in and it will fall off, not always as fast, it will slow but keep going doing that and it will carry on.

TimesLikeThese

gb155 wrote:

I was on a £300 Giant Yukon at 32 stone.

Wow!

These mountain bikes are just awesome!

Silversenator - you hearing this mate? The bar has now been raised to 32 stone - so you are rapidly running out of excuses!

gb155

XxxBFGxxX wrote:

it realy is amazing what a mountain bike will actuay take.

I do get scared hitting potholes at 20mph but I do lift up, only ever had one broken spoke from riding the giant

although on the giant I didnt hit 20mph

Briarquest

Hi GB,
I looked through your blog, very well done!!!!!!! A superb achievment.

BFG

I am not sure I could spare 2 weeks away but I could join you for a few days if interested.

Ian

gb155

Briarquest wrote:

Hi GB,
I looked through your blog, very well done!!!!!!! A superb achievment.

BFG

I am not sure I could spare 2 weeks away but I could join you for a few days if interested.

Ian

Cheers mate

SilverSenator

TimesLikeThese wrote:

. . .
Silversenator - you hearing this ? The bar has now been raised to 32 stone - so you are rapidly running out of excuses!

Okay I admit it, I've also got real anxiety problems about riding alone too.

gb155

SilverSenator wrote:

TimesLikeThese wrote:

. . .
Silversenator - you hearing this ? The bar has now been raised to 32 stone - so you are rapidly running out of excuses!

Okay I admit it, I've also got real anxiety problems about riding alone too.

I had the same issue, MP3 Player and Dark glasses and relax.

TimesLikeThese

gb155 is spot on. tho' it does depend on the source of your anxiety and how serious it is. If its real anxiety theres always the vallium and/or antidepressants

If the problem is people...
I did have a gaggle of teenage girls give me unsavoury comments one day as I rode by. Should I turn around and deliver an uppercut at speed or ignore it and ride on? I chose the latter.... :evil: Since then I've been wearing my ipod and nobody bothers to shout anything since they cant get a rise out of you. Doesnt matter if you have the headphones plugged into anything or not...
And the flip side of it is that given a few years riding, they'll be throwing their phone numbers at you rather than abuse!
You can always chose a path less populated like cycle paths rather than roads, and drive out to a starting place in the countryside.

If the problem is needing someone to ride with, then check here, other sections of the site and local bike clubs as well as family and friends.

So nothing to lose and everything to gain.

rob_mafia

Well done gb155 thats very impressive you must feel awesome, I'm down from 21 stone to 15.4 now not to far to my target, I pretty much used your method too, the more you eat the more you exercise basically,

SilverSenator wrote:

TimesLikeThese wrote:

. . .
Silversenator - you hearing this ? The bar has now been raised to 32 stone - so you are rapidly running out of excuses!

Okay I admit it, I've also got real anxiety problems about riding alone too.

Ok fixed, myself and CChesley are always up for a ride just name the time and place

Cheshley

SilverSenator wrote:

TimesLikeThese wrote:

. . .
Silversenator - you hearing this ? The bar has now been raised to 32 stone - so you are rapidly running out of excuses!

Okay I admit it, I've also got real anxiety problems about riding alone too.

I refer you to my previous comment, there's a few local guys here and all you have to do is ask.

SO........... GB155 has resolved the question of what bike, and between us we can resolve your anxiety of riding alone.

Sorted

EDIT: looks like Rob got there before me

SilverSenator

@Cheshley & Rob Mafia

Okay will sort something out soon.

I'm on holiday second week in July so will be looking at doing something after that. The only reason I'm not doing it sooner is that I'm having to act as a bit of a carer for my parents on this holiday and I don't want to risk stuffing myself up with any injuries (however unlikely) as it'd spoil their hols.

Cheshley

SilverSenator wrote:

@Cheshley & Rob Mafia

Okay will sort something out soon.

I'm on holiday second week in July so will be looking at doing something after that. The only reason I'm not doing it sooner is that I'm having to act as a bit of a carer for my parents on this holiday and I don't want to risk stuffing myself up with any injuries (however unlikely) as it'd spoil their hols.

No worries bud, you know where to find us

gb155

TimesLikeThese wrote:

gb155 is spot on. tho' it does depend on the source of your anxiety and how serious it is. If its real anxiety theres always the vallium and/or antidepressants

If the problem is people...
I did have a gaggle of teenage girls give me unsavoury comments one day as I rode by. Should I turn around and deliver an uppercut at speed or ignore it and ride on? I chose the latter.... :evil: Since then I've been wearing my ipod and nobody bothers to shout anything since they cant get a rise out of you. Doesnt matter if you have the headphones plugged into anything or not...
And the flip side of it is that given a few years riding, they'll be throwing their phone numbers at you rather than abuse!
You can always chose a path less populated like cycle paths rather than roads, and drive out to a starting place in the countryside.

If the problem is needing someone to ride with, then check here, other sections of the site and local bike clubs as well as family and friends.

So nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Yeah sorry didnt mean to make it sound so off the cuff, when I started riding I thought to myself "god im so slow any local chav will be able to catch me and mug me etc etc"

Stick the earphones in and dont make eye contacted and they look for someone else, Now I wear lycra I guess they are just scared lol

If its real anxiety as mentioned there are drugs etc to help you out and if you are ever in Manchester im always happy to roll with anyone

Briarquest

Hi Silver,
If you have a means to transport your bike then come up here to Selby where nobody knows you and come out for a ride with me.

I too felt self concious, I have only just been able to bring myself to ride past the pub where all my mates sit swilling beer in an afternoon just incase they are outside.

I have seen them a few times, I just pedal fast for a 100yds before the pub and until I am out of sight. I have seen them a few times, we have called each other names and I have got on with it.

The fitness curve of bike riding is very steep. I started a month ago and this month I have ridden 252 miles. I started off at 8 miles and now I have done 31 miles.

Get out and ride, your confidence will grow.

Remember "Procrastination is the thief of time".


Ian

SilverSenator

Briarquest wrote:

Hi Silver,
If you have a means to transport your bike then come up here to Selby where nobody knows you and come out for a ride with me. . . .

I have the means of transport but a cylinder has gone, it doesn't have a MOT, insurance or road tax. Apart from that everything's fine! :roll:

gb155

SilverSenator wrote:

Briarquest wrote:

Hi Silver,
If you have a means to transport your bike then come up here to Selby where nobody knows you and come out for a ride with me. . . .

I have the means of transport but a cylinder has gone, it doesn't have a MOT, insurance or road tax. Apart from that everything's fine! :roll:

Trains ?

Cheshley

gb155 wrote:

SilverSenator wrote:

Briarquest wrote:

Hi Silver,
If you have a means to transport your bike then come up here to Selby where nobody knows you and come out for a ride with me. . . .

I have the means of transport but a cylinder has gone, it doesn't have a MOT, insurance or road tax. Apart from that everything's fine! :roll:

Trains ?

Trains are shite between here and Selby, every couple of hours or so but it's do-able and only 15 minutes each way. Costs a bit tho, 2 singles cheaper than buying a return and £6.60 each way according to www.thetrainline.co.uk.