After years of looking for the ultimate bike to improve my riding i thought it was time to look at myself was 16 stone 39" waist now 14 stone 34" waist and it's been the best upgrade i've ever had 🙂

MOUNTAINBIKER IN "LOSING FAT MAKES YOU FASTER" SHOCKER!

You're now carrying one less bike around with you

Yea but how many overweight mountain bikers do u see loads

Yea but how many overweight mountain bikers do u see loads

One less now though fella! 😀

You think MTBers are bad, you should roll out with some road clubs. The amount of "larger" chaps/chapettes on uber lightweight carbon machines is unreal. Plus they don't wear baggies! 😯

There are loads of overweight people around, some of them cycle…

i prefer to see smiles. i tend not to notice size

i prefer to see smiles. i tend not to notice size

😯

i mean its about bikes. who cares if someone is 10 stone or 20 stone as long as they enjoy what they do

Ton to the thread…

Surely it's about riding not bikes?

why does everything have to be about something?

i prefer to see smiles. i tend not to notice size

Damn hippy! 😉

I enjoyed mountain biking at 16 stone but it's so much better at 14 stone

i mean its about bikes. who cares if someone is 10 stone or 20 stone as long as they enjoy what they do

Well put, I agree.

Though for some people being 10 stone instead of 20 will mean they enjoy there riding more. As beerbelly pointed out.

Try riding Mont Ventoux with a 20Kg rucksack. Then do it again (after a couple of days rest and/or a dose of EPO) without and tell me which was more fun 😉

The differance is massive the descents are so much better because i used to still be recovering from the ascents on the descents if you know what i mean 😯

The differance is massive the descents are so much better because i used to still be recovering from the ascents on the descents if you know what i mean

Not really but carry on 😉

keep it up beerbelly, well done fella!

The differance is massive the descents are so much better because i used to still be recovering from the ascents on the descents if you know what i mean

Yeah i know exactly how you felt Neil, getting to the top of a climb, blowing out ya ar$e then trying to get your breath back on the descent and not concentrating on the trail!

Might see ya fridee??

Beerbelly

Well done and I know exactly how you feel. I've been 16 1/2 stone, got back down to 14 and I've now over the past 3 years have crept back up to 16 stone again due to pure lazyness.

It's definitely a lot more fun at 14 stones, up and down and I intend to get back there sharpish ! IIRC it took me 6 weeks to lose about 30lbs last time simply by cutting out crisps/sweets/chocolate and getting out on the bike 3 times a week, even if it was just for a 1/2 hour.

Did you do anything in particular to lose your weight ?

Just cut out the crap between meals and trying to eat normal size portions instead of the massive ones i used to have.

Just cut out the crap between meals and trying to eat normal size portions

conversely, I tend not to eat meals at all 🙂 I just browse…

Jeez, I don't eat crap between meals and rarely eat large portions (or drink), and I'm still unable to drop the pounds! I can't wait to get back to 14 stone!

The thought of never eating another meal again is fairly grim though sfb, fully appreciate the benefits of browsing though.

The thought of never eating another meal again is fairly grim though sfb

it's not that I don't, but I usually only have a proper meal in company – on my own I just grab food in passing while doing something else

That's grazing

@Jedi (sorry if youre too young to remember)

Do you remember that tester in the days of Adkins and Griffiths a great big fat bloke with a million inch waist yet was one of the fastest guys around, was it Bennett?

paul bennett?

riding a bike is like making love to a beautiful woman
ok at 16 stone
better at 14st
fun fun fun at 12st
bloody fab, fast and over in seconds at 8st 10

so i heard anyways 😈

Yep Paul Bennett.

ok at 16 stone
better at 14st
fun fun fun at 12st
bloody fab, fast and over in seconds at 8st 10

her or you ??

raced tandem with nikki hunt who i wrote training programme for