Help requested for weight issue please advise guys :)
- Thread starter blueschill
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Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
I usually try to quote my weight in stone, as it sounds the best.You like leaving leaving the metricists and the imperialists equally enraged?.
20.4.
Sounds a whole lot better than 287pounds.
Nigelnaturist
Guru
- Location
- Pontefract
I broke at least 8 on the rear of a Weinmann XR18 36 spoke count with J-bend, I started at about 14st, I just put it down to a bad wheel/spoke combination, I never broke any of the replacements. I run on RS10's these days, and sometimes the weight must exceed 13 1/2 st.
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
I'm 6'3" and 85kg, and yes I prefer feet and inches to metres or centimetres. Somehow, 190cm just doesn't sound right (although that may be my age speakingYou like leaving leaving the metricists and the imperialists equally enraged?
).Best wishes to the OP: I hope your newly-assembled bike works out well for you
OP
OP
blueschill
Regular
- Location
- Doncaster
Cheers guys, I guess I just see 15st as heavy because I've never been 15st before in my whole life.
I'm just trying to think of the 'what if's' for my bike as I'm building it and going to ride a bike that is mostly for the first time.
You've helped me a lot guys, cheers for the advice
Oh and @burndust fat and heavy is a requirement in the navy ha ha ha. Or it does seem to be in the engineering ( stoker ) department like I was, great comment that made me laugh
Cheers
Bob.
Proper excited it's nearly finished!!!!!!!
I'm just trying to think of the 'what if's' for my bike as I'm building it and going to ride a bike that is mostly for the first time.
You've helped me a lot guys, cheers for the advice
Oh and @burndust fat and heavy is a requirement in the navy ha ha ha. Or it does seem to be in the engineering ( stoker ) department like I was, great comment that made me laugh
Cheers
Bob.
Proper excited it's nearly finished!!!!!!!
Old Plodder
Living at the top of a steep 2 mile climb
- Location
- Surrey/Hants border
Like as has been said before, ride on the pedals, ie. keep most of your weight on them most of the time, lift your bum off the saddle when going over rough patches, don't ride through potholes.
Use a low/comfortable gear to start with, until you are used to riding again. Do not use a gear that you have to push hard on, you'll get plenty of that when you meet the hills.
Don't be tempted to ride too far, always come back home thinking you could have gone further. Try 5 miles first, a week of doing that, then try 10 miles for the next week, when you are comfortable with that, increase by 10 miles per week, until you feel you have reached a plateau. Stay at that level until you know you can do more.
Eat wisely, carbos are what gets used in your muscles, (rice & pasta are good). Take a drink, preferably water or an isotonic. & drink it, don't return home with it, or you will dehydrate yourself.
All the best.
PS If you can get hold of an old turbo trainer, you can keep getting fit even if it snows outside, they are much under rated, until you have used one.
Use a low/comfortable gear to start with, until you are used to riding again. Do not use a gear that you have to push hard on, you'll get plenty of that when you meet the hills.
Don't be tempted to ride too far, always come back home thinking you could have gone further. Try 5 miles first, a week of doing that, then try 10 miles for the next week, when you are comfortable with that, increase by 10 miles per week, until you feel you have reached a plateau. Stay at that level until you know you can do more.
Eat wisely, carbos are what gets used in your muscles, (rice & pasta are good). Take a drink, preferably water or an isotonic. & drink it, don't return home with it, or you will dehydrate yourself.
All the best.
PS If you can get hold of an old turbo trainer, you can keep getting fit even if it snows outside, they are much under rated, until you have used one.