Why do you hardly see overweight cyclists?

OldHippie

Troll question. I was once overweight. W-A-A-A-Y overweight, I BURNED off the fat & put myself on a better DIET. My touring bike is plenty strong. Again... Sigh, roll eyes, head-in-hand troll question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ________ . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . ,.-‘”. . . . . . . . . .``~., . . . . . . . .. . . . . .,.-”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“-., . . . . .. . . . . . ..,/. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ”:, . . . . . . . .. .,?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\, . . . . . . . . . /. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,} . . . . . . . . ./. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,:`^`.} . . . . . . . ./. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,:”. . . ./ . . . . . . .?. . . __. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :`. . . ./ . . . . . . . /__.(. . .“~-,_. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,:`. . . .. ./ . . . . . . /(_. . ”~,_. . . ..“~,_. . . . . . . . . .,:`. . . . _/ . . . .. .{.._$;_. . .”=,_. . . .“-,_. . . ,.-~-,}, .~”; /. .. .} . . .. . .((. . .*~_. . . .”=-._. . .“;,,./`. . /” . . . ./. .. ../ . . . .. . .\`~,. . ..“~.,. . . . . . . . . ..`. . .}. . . . . . ../ . . . . . .(. ..`=-,,. . . .`. . . . . . . . . . . ..(. . . ;_,,-” . . . . . ../.`~,. . ..`-.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..\. . /\ . . . . . . \`~.*-,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..|,./.....\,__ ,,_. . . . . }.>-._\. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .|. . . . . . ..`=~-, . .. `=~-,_\_. . . `\,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\ . . . . . . . . . .`=~-,,.\,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . `:,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . `\. . . . . . ..__ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .`=-,. . . . . . . . . .,%`>--==`` . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _\. . . . . ._,-%. . . ..`\

David

There are plenty of strong bikes. But you're unlikely to find them in department stores. To get one you need do your homework and pay up. A good pair of shoes are cheaper and easier to store between uses than a bicycle. Also, (nearly) no one gets ever entirely unused to walking. If nothing else, there's the route between kitchen, toilet, couch. It is far easier to become entirely unused to riding a bicycle - sitting on a saddle. And regardless of what you weigh, the size of the contact patches that actually carry your weight on the saddle remains pretty much the same. About the size of your thumbprint on either side. So if you're trying to reinvent yourself from couch potato to some basic level of activity, the first rides are likely to be more uncomfortable than the first walks.

Toddacanda

I've seen some pass me on the bike trail!

x

Overweight cyclists mainly ride "comfort bikes" some have upright riding style (SOME labelled "step-thru" or "low entry"to avoid discrimination as labelled girls bikes) Bicycle are designed to hold a 250lb rider (each wheel approx 125lbs, times 2 wheels) frames are created stronger depending on riding style (possible impact forces from riding style could be up to 400lbs force before failing) ____ Other reason include the usual as with other forms of exercise Time, fitness, willingness, support, shame

Anonymous

They’re too unfit to ride a bike

float_on_harmonys_fire

They all got wedgied to death

liam

Aye? I guess your police department doesn't have pigs on bikes, they don't in the UK and the seat just gets sucked up, poor bike.

D.g

too tired

Anonymous

I've seen a lot of repulsive obese liberals riding their bikes to the welfare office.

Anonymous

Thryvare faking it probably just started the day before and will soon give up and be eating at fast food the next day.