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MisterClean

Monkey
Jan 20, 2006
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SoCal Supermarket Shelves
I'm not fat, but a health survey at work about five years ago said I was 3 lbs overweight at 6'-7" 225. I invited the surveyors to go for a ride with me and they all declined. I've been at this height/weight since about 1986.
 

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
43,097
15,182
Portland, OR
I don't feel so bad reading this thread.

6'4" 245. I was down to around 215 when I was working full time with the National Guard. Since I got out, I've slipped.

Most of the time I was drilling, I was running and lost a lot that way. But I was also bikeless. I bought a bike and that's when I learned the hard way that a 5 mile run means nothing on a hill climb.

But I would rather bike 2 miles than run 5. I ride about 20 to 40 miles a week to work and I am trying to get at least one ride a weekend in when there is no race. I am racing downhill this year and am 80% sure I'll race the super-d at Willamette Pass in 2 weeks if the snow melts.
 

N8 v2.0

Not the sharpest tool in the shed
Oct 18, 2002
11,003
149
The Cleft of Venus
MisterClean said:
I'm not fat, but a health survey at work about five years ago said I was 3 lbs overweight at 6'-7" 225. I invited the surveyors to go for a ride with me and they all declined. I've been at this height/weight since about 1986.

You'd BETTER be on a 29er!!! :p
 

Secret Squirrel

There is no Justice!
Dec 21, 2004
8,150
1
Up sh*t creek, without a paddle
manimal said:
5'10" and 225, down from 250. another 20lbs and i'll be ideal for my bodytype. screw the BMI, that thing is a joke!
Werd! At my height (and body type) if I were to go below 250, I'd be anorexic....but I can bench my weight and run 3 miles in under 20 minutes....but I don't do that very often, cause I HATE running...:rofl:
 

dirtydirtysouf

Deletated
May 23, 2006
1,019
0
the ghetto of winston-salem, nc
manimal said:
5'10" and 225, down from 250. another 20lbs and i'll be ideal for my bodytype. screw the BMI, that thing is a joke!
so true.......by my height i should be 180+/-......ive still got weight lifting muscle on me cause i can still bend 350# and squat near 750# so i think 220-230 would put me back at my fighting weight
 

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
43,097
15,182
Portland, OR
Ok, I haven't been going to the gym and have been busy with school and stuff. This morning I was getting ready for work and noticed my shorts are a tad snug, so I went to the scale.

260!?! Wait a minute, I was 245 what seemed to be just a few weeks ago. So now I'm pissed and am riding, training, hydrating on a whole new level.

I WILL be 215 by the end of the race season. This is pissing me off!
 

partsbara

Turbo Monkey
Nov 16, 2001
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getting Xtreme !
gotta agree with manimal.. i find the bmi a load of crap as well... when i met my missus i was (still 5 11 :rolleyes: ) 190 with a 31" waist... she though i was too skinny... i m at 220 / 225 at the moment... 205 - 210 would be an ideal size for me...
 

MisterClean

Monkey
Jan 20, 2006
436
0
SoCal Supermarket Shelves
N8 said:
You'd BETTER be on a 29er!!! :p
You sound like that goober "padre" from mtbidiots. He lives in SoCal and I hope to some day see him on his magical 29er while riding a technical trail here. That levitation or whatever bike looks to have a really high CG and on the tech stuff, I would rather be low. Then again, I don't ever expect to see that dirt roadie on any trail I consider technical.