Are 18" calves considered big?

Kieran_Burns
Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
edited April 2013 in Commuting chat
'cos I apparently have calves over 18" round....

This might explain the retching noises coming from my non-cycling mates whenever they see them. Or it might be something else...

I think cycling too much makes us deformed... I may not actually care about this, merely offer it as an observation.
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  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    What about 28" thighs?
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • stu-bim
    stu-bim Posts: 384
    cyclingprop wrote:
    What about 28" thighs?

    I have those thighs so, not that big. Might be afraid to measure calves as they are stupid big looking.
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  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    How many are going to be getting the tape measures out? :wink:
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    yeah, just did. or rather used the flex on my headphones and an A4 sheet of paper. My scientific approach leads me to believe I have 18" calves. Yes, they're considered big, in that people have told me I have big calves. These people tend to be those that can climb hills far quicker than me or don't cycle.
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  • Agent57
    Agent57 Posts: 2,300
    Mine are 16", and my scientific survey (sample set: 1) shows 18" are well above average.
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  • bushu
    bushu Posts: 711
    i'm quite larger than A4.. :? not attempting to find another measurement device, sod it..
    why would it matter? always had large ones before I commuted & barely cycled, could the physio/doc type people please explain if this would be beneficial at all to cycling. i may be tempted to measure some string then :roll:
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  • stu-bim
    stu-bim Posts: 384
    44cm / 17.3 inches, That's official 18'' is freakish :)
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  • stu-bim
    stu-bim Posts: 384
    http://www.fitness.com/tools/greek_proportions/

    Everything is relative, well to the ancient greeks....

    I have girls wrists? 5.9''
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  • Widgey
    Widgey Posts: 157
    edited April 2013
    Surely its all relative to bodyweight.. I'm jealous as mine are only 16" at 70kgs in weight.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,313
    Not by cows, No.
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  • kelsen
    kelsen Posts: 2,003
    It's all relative as some have pointed out. 18" calves with a 30" waist is impressive. 18" calves with a 40" waist not so much.
  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    kelsen wrote:
    It's all relative as some have pointed out. 18" calves with a 30" waist is impressive. 18" calves with a 40" waist not so much.
    Boom.

    Now if only I had the pace to match my fat legs and girly waist.
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  • Drew123
    Drew123 Posts: 61
    Don't know about calves but I've decided I have thin ankles... Both my overshoes are baggy round the ankles even with the Velcro as pulled tight as it will go...
  • bushu
    bushu Posts: 711
    were all hideous & grotesque freaks of nature from all the cycling, now off to bed with you all to recover of course and leave me to cycle in peace :lol:
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  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    I'm getting a tape measure out tomorrow. I'm going to win this......
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  • Drew123
    Drew123 Posts: 61
    Ok. Calf now measured at 16". I've decided that the rule is your calf size should be the same as your shirt size, on the entirely scientific basis that mine is.
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    Can I recommend NOT using duct tape as a measuring device :shock: :shock: :shock:

    17" here & I've always thought my calves looked small.

    Don't, whatever you do, try mentioning muscle size in "Road - Training" :roll: All that I can imagine is that the regulars over there are blessed with very very small manhoods :wink::lol:
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,766
    I can confirm that I am definitely on the puny side. Waist bigger than Dhope and calves smaller. That's why I'm so slow.
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  • junglist_matty
    junglist_matty Posts: 1,731
    Mine are 15.5" and I weigh 95kg
  • fat_tail
    fat_tail Posts: 786
    16.5" calves, 24" thighs and 6.75" wrist.
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  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    junglist_matty wrote:
    Mine are 15.5" and I weigh 95kg

    That's OK if you're 6' 7" - less good if you're 5' 7" :wink:

    At 17", mine are precisely half my waist size and a shade (1/2") above my shirt size. I'm 93kg & 6'
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Ghey!
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    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
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  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    itboffin wrote:
    Ghey!
    Go on, get the picture out, you know you're dying to.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Don't know what you're talking about
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    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    My calves aren't freakish in size, but they look slightly ridiculous given how sinuous they are. And I have a varicose vein, which will be a beauty when I'm 50-odd.
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  • Lassic
    Lassic Posts: 32
    Mine are only 13.5", that's at 10 stone and 5' 8".

    I only do an 8 mile round trip though, so nothing compared to a lot of you guys.
  • mudcow007
    mudcow007 Posts: 3,861
    18" here

    an 26" thighs

    all muscle i tells ya....every last inch
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  • Bustacapp
    Bustacapp Posts: 971
    depends if you're black or not.
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Bustacapp wrote:
    depends if you're black or not.

    Exqueeze me. Baking powder?
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  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    edited April 2013
    hahah just measured my calves. 20"...
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?

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