Cycling - a chat about all things bike.

Dominique · 07-05-2011, 04:32 PM

Two of my friends from the Cleveland area have NICE bikes, and they are made for (using your words) Chubby folks.

I typed in bicycles for chubby people into the browser and 6 sites came up. I think this will be easy for you.

Linus · 07-05-2011, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellow band

Two of my friends from the Cleveland area have NICE bikes, and they are made for (using your words) Chubby folks.

I typed in bicycles for chubby people into the browser and 6 sites came up. I think this will be easy for you.

The term "Clydesdales" (men) and "Athena" (women) riders refers to heavier riders. These are bikes that are meant for riders that are well above the 250lb rider. Adding those terms in my result in a few more hits.

imperfect_cupcake · 07-06-2011, 12:45 AM

I cycle to work and back. In london, it was the only reasonable way to get around if you don't live near a tube station or if you didn't feel like spending massive amounts of money on the tube (expensive mode of transport). I also used to cycle to uni in vancouver, toronto and victoria. I gave up my car many years ago as I found I loved cycling much much more.

In Oxford, everything is so close, it's ridiculous to not cycle. I can cyle from one side of oxford to the other in about 40 minutes at the very most. I could cycle to work (by oxford airport about 7 miles away) as it's only about 45 minutes but I was working from home for a few months and I need to work my way back up to it again. Right now I do about 5 miles to work and then hop the bus.

I don't have the best bike so I'm not sure how much it's going to take, but as parts expire I get them replaced with better quality bits.

I can't cycle without a wide, plushy female seat. I get hideous ingrown hairs and swollen, sore glands in my crotch.

I have bursitis so if the seat isn't up high enough (re: I can juuuuust barely touch the ground with the very tip of my toes) it gets inflamed. If I have to stop I just hop forward and keep one foot on the pedal, one on the ground with the bar between my legs. Once it's ok to go again I push my foot down on the pedal, which moved the bike forward and gives me a lift back onto my seat.

Dominique · 07-06-2011, 04:19 AM

My thought for the morning, as soon I will be getting on my bicycle to go to work......why did we, for all those years, ride on that silly wedge thing they called a seat? I think I did alot of standing. CRAZY! Be comfortable.

If this wide seat concept starts to catch on, I will once again have a quick release on my seat post and start taking my seat with me,,,,lol

imperfect_cupcake · 07-06-2011, 11:59 AM

ugh. Not a fan of quick release anything. I'd rather lock my tires to the bike with small U locks (london necessity or they would be gone when you got back to your bike whether they were quick release or not!). But I can't ever get the quick release tight enough to not slowly push the bar into my bike as I sit on it. Probably because of my fat arse. So it's a super tight bolt. Best thing to do in london (but outside london I never had a problem with people stealing my seats) was to put a few pieces of duct tape across a new seat to make it look like it's been torn and repaired with tape. Cover seat with plastic bag and tie handles (like a cheap rain hat) when not on it. It means people have to a) remove the crappy plastic bag (and generally people with money don't cover their seats with plastic bags) and b) seat is obviously damaged due to duct tape over it.

only way I managed to not get my seat stolen. But it did work!

07-06-2011, 01:38 PM

I loved cycling in Oxford honeybarbara. Although I did only do it for a fortnight whilst on the oddest visit to a person I've ever had but that's a whole other story.

It tickled me to cycle past where Roger Bannister ran the first 4 minute mile.

My wheels are quick release but I've bound the levers to the forks with multiple zip ties until I can afford locking skewers. I carry a plastic back between the rails of my saddle for such wet weather service as you mention honeybarbarbara.

Yellow band, I can't cycle with a wide saddle, they're uncomfortable for my for skinny arse and apparently quite narrow sit bones. I'm hoping that the new (rather much more) narrow saddle will do the trick.

Meeep! I think I did a few too many miles last week and should have built up a little more gently to the 25 miler. My arthritic hips and knees have rebelled so have just been doing some more gentle 5's and a 10 tonight but it was at the limit of what my sore joints could cope with. Live and learn, live and learn.

Happy pedaling

Dominique · 07-06-2011, 04:34 PM

Well, let me say....a wide seat is different things to different people.

The seats my *chubby* friends have on their bikes, I couldn't use.

I have no ass at all. And I can not ride on that wedge. But I found a seat that is a seat, it's bigger than the wedge (and any gel seat i've ever had....)just like anything, one must shop around.

Rockinonahigh · 07-10-2011, 05:22 PM

Sorry I havent replyed to your post as of yet,but I havent forgotten.I havent tryed craigs list in looking for a bike but I did put out a request for one on freecycle.com today so I will see what comes out of that.I really would like to ride when it cools of some,but with 101 temp today the only rideing im doing is the stationarey ones at the gym.Besides with my asthma extream temps are a no no even tho if im careful I can get by a little.

Cowboi · 07-10-2011, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

Sorry I havent replyed to your post as of yet,but I havent forgotten.I havent tryed craigs list in looking for a bike but I did put out a request for one on freecycle.com today so I will see what comes out of that.I really would like to ride when it cools of some,but with 101 temp today the only rideing im doing is the stationarey ones at the gym.Besides with my asthma extream temps are a no no even tho if im careful I can get by a little.

Hey Rock, Check the pawn shops. A friend of mine picked up a really nice bike there, and a good price to boot!!!

Chancie · 07-10-2011, 05:53 PM

I have an old mountain bike with thick heavy tires.

Will it make my bike much lighter if I ask Bicycle Guy to switch out the tires for lighter thinner ones?

Is it worth it? Will it make it easier for me to tool around town?

07-10-2011, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chancie

I have an old mountain bike with thick heavy tires.

Will it make my bike much lighter if I ask Bicycle Guy to switch out the tires for lighter thinner ones?

Is it worth it? Will it make it easier for me to tool around town?

Don't think changing over the tyres will make your bike *that* much lighter if it's not a lightweight bike to start with. However changing the knobbly off road tyres to something more road worthy will make tooling round town a little faster. Less rubber on the floor is good!!

Another idea for bike sources Rockin is police sales. In my town stolen bikes not reunited with their owners are sent to a local sale room. May be worth looking into what the cops do with stolen bikes in your town/area.

Rockinonahigh · 07-10-2011, 07:03 PM

We have police sales twice a year,so I will check to see when one is comeing up,and check at the pawn shops then maybe something may pop up on freecycle who knows stranger things have happened.
Last week at the health club I was on a bike thing the had a screan in frount of it so it was like road rideing,the thing is really stable so I doubted I would fall off it,by time it was said and done I had gone 61/2 miles staying at no less than 80 pedals a minit to as much as 120pedals a minits in sprints.With all that sweating and pedleing I only burned 81 calories,I really thought I had done better than that...oh well thats 81 calories less.

07-10-2011, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

Sorry I havent replyed to your post as of yet,but I havent forgotten.I havent tryed craigs list in looking for a bike but I did put out a request for one on freecycle.com today so I will see what comes out of that.I really would like to ride when it cools of some,but with 101 temp today the only rideing im doing is the stationarey ones at the gym.Besides with my asthma extream temps are a no no even tho if im careful I can get by a little.

No apologies necessary Rockin. It would be ace if something comes back from freecycle for you. A free bike is better than no bike

I know exactly what you mean about extreme temperatures affecting your asthma. I have asthma and copd which are affected by the cold, high humidity, the wind and exercise too. Cycling is my way of keeping the 50% lung function I have left and I do feel my lungs are being less affected by the things that usually affect them with the more miles I put in. I hope that when you get a bike you experience the same improvement with your asthma.

07-05-2011, 04:32 PM	#1
Dominique Member How Do You Identify?: Female/Lesbian/half the athlete I used to be Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: Dates Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So proud to be a Pittsburgher Posts: 1,484 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,645 Thanked 3,730 Times in 1,166 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Two of my friends from the Cleveland area have NICE bikes, and they are made for (using your words) Chubby folks. I typed in bicycles for chubby people into the browser and 6 sites came up. I think this will be easy for you. __________________ As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be??

07-06-2011, 04:19 AM	#4
Dominique Member How Do You Identify?: Female/Lesbian/half the athlete I used to be Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: Dates Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So proud to be a Pittsburgher Posts: 1,484 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,645 Thanked 3,730 Times in 1,166 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	My thought for the morning, as soon I will be getting on my bicycle to go to work......why did we, for all those years, ride on that silly wedge thing they called a seat? I think I did alot of standing. CRAZY! Be comfortable. If this wide seat concept starts to catch on, I will once again have a quick release on my seat post and start taking my seat with me,,,,lol __________________ As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be??

07-06-2011, 04:34 PM	#7
Dominique Member How Do You Identify?: Female/Lesbian/half the athlete I used to be Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: Dates Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So proud to be a Pittsburgher Posts: 1,484 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,645 Thanked 3,730 Times in 1,166 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Well, let me say....a wide seat is different things to different people. The seats my chubby friends have on their bikes, I couldn't use. I have no ass at all. And I can not ride on that wedge. But I found a seat that is a seat, it's bigger than the wedge (and any gel seat i've ever had....)just like anything, one must shop around. __________________ As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be??

07-10-2011, 05:22 PM	#8
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07-06-2011, 12:45 AM	#3
imperfect_cupcake Senior Member How Do You Identify?: feminine dolly dyke Preferred Pronoun?: Your Grace Relationship Status: I put my own care first Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: In a gauze of mystery Posts: 1,776 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,426 Thanked 9,712 Times in 1,611 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I cycle to work and back. In london, it was the only reasonable way to get around if you don't live near a tube station or if you didn't feel like spending massive amounts of money on the tube (expensive mode of transport). I also used to cycle to uni in vancouver, toronto and victoria. I gave up my car many years ago as I found I loved cycling much much more. In Oxford, everything is so close, it's ridiculous to not cycle. I can cyle from one side of oxford to the other in about 40 minutes at the very most. I could cycle to work (by oxford airport about 7 miles away) as it's only about 45 minutes but I was working from home for a few months and I need to work my way back up to it again. Right now I do about 5 miles to work and then hop the bus. I don't have the best bike so I'm not sure how much it's going to take, but as parts expire I get them replaced with better quality bits. I can't cycle without a wide, plushy female seat. I get hideous ingrown hairs and swollen, sore glands in my crotch. I have bursitis so if the seat isn't up high enough (re: I can juuuuust barely touch the ground with the very tip of my toes) it gets inflamed. If I have to stop I just hop forward and keep one foot on the pedal, one on the ground with the bar between my legs. Once it's ok to go again I push my foot down on the pedal, which moved the bike forward and gives me a lift back onto my seat.

07-06-2011, 11:59 AM	#5
imperfect_cupcake Senior Member How Do You Identify?: feminine dolly dyke Preferred Pronoun?: Your Grace Relationship Status: I put my own care first Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: In a gauze of mystery Posts: 1,776 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,426 Thanked 9,712 Times in 1,611 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	ugh. Not a fan of quick release anything. I'd rather lock my tires to the bike with small U locks (london necessity or they would be gone when you got back to your bike whether they were quick release or not!). But I can't ever get the quick release tight enough to not slowly push the bar into my bike as I sit on it. Probably because of my fat arse. So it's a super tight bolt. Best thing to do in london (but outside london I never had a problem with people stealing my seats) was to put a few pieces of duct tape across a new seat to make it look like it's been torn and repaired with tape. Cover seat with plastic bag and tie handles (like a cheap rain hat) when not on it. It means people have to a) remove the crappy plastic bag (and generally people with money don't cover their seats with plastic bags) and b) seat is obviously damaged due to duct tape over it. only way I managed to not get my seat stolen. But it did work!

07-06-2011, 01:38 PM	#6
Daktari Guest Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: n/a My Photo Gallery	I loved cycling in Oxford honeybarbara. Although I did only do it for a fortnight whilst on the oddest visit to a person I've ever had but that's a whole other story. It tickled me to cycle past where Roger Bannister ran the first 4 minute mile. My wheels are quick release but I've bound the levers to the forks with multiple zip ties until I can afford locking skewers. I carry a plastic back between the rails of my saddle for such wet weather service as you mention honeybarbarbara. Yellow band, I can't cycle with a wide saddle, they're uncomfortable for my for skinny arse and apparently quite narrow sit bones. I'm hoping that the new (rather much more) narrow saddle will do the trick. Meeep! I think I did a few too many miles last week and should have built up a little more gently to the 25 miler. My arthritic hips and knees have rebelled so have just been doing some more gentle 5's and a 10 tonight but it was at the limit of what my sore joints could cope with. Live and learn, live and learn. Happy pedaling

07-10-2011, 05:53 PM	#10
Chancie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: queer femme-inist Relationship Status: I'm lucky. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Western Mass Posts: 3,774 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,518 Thanked 14,541 Times in 2,744 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	I have an old mountain bike with thick heavy tires. Will it make my bike much lighter if I ask Bicycle Guy to switch out the tires for lighter thinner ones? Is it worth it? Will it make it easier for me to tool around town?

07-10-2011, 07:03 PM	#12
Rockinonahigh Senior Member How Do You Identify?: stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: makes no diffrence,I know who I am. Relationship Status: single,maybe looking if the right person comes along. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 4,907 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,682 Thanked 14,933 Times in 3,938 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	We have police sales twice a year,so I will check to see when one is comeing up,and check at the pawn shops then maybe something may pop up on freecycle who knows stranger things have happened. Last week at the health club I was on a bike thing the had a screan in frount of it so it was like road rideing,the thing is really stable so I doubted I would fall off it,by time it was said and done I had gone 61/2 miles staying at no less than 80 pedals a minit to as much as 120pedals a minits in sprints.With all that sweating and pedleing I only burned 81 calories,I really thought I had done better than that...oh well thats 81 calories less.