MagicHour

What's the old saying? "My favorite color is ON SALE"

shelbyfv

Yep, that will probably generate the attention you seek.

big john

Especially when he loses traction and slides down the trail.

tomato coupe

I run 21 mm tubulars on my fat bike and, yes, it turns a lot of heads. But, that's mostly because there aren't a lot of other cyclists riding fat bikes at the velodrome.

big john

It brings up the question, is it still a fat bike if it has road tires on it?

urbanknight

I'm gonna say no. If a track bike becomes a "fixie" as soon as it hits the streets, a fat bike should become a... I don't know... skinny bike?

motopokep

I wanna be like the guy on the left below, looks like he's leading because the fat tires make more contact with the road, resulting in more speed

motopokep

bro, no offense meant, but if that's really you, your legs are highly disproportionate to your arms. you're in the wrong sport, you gotta retire this bicycle stuff and hit the weightroom and start doing curls and dips to build them bi's and tri's. or skip the weights, I know a guy in Mexico who'll pump up your arms with synthol i mean, my wrists are thicker than your arms they make fun of bodybuilders who often forego leg training and look funny with skinny legs. I see the bicycle community is the opposite, big leg muscles and no arms.




typical amateur bodybuilder:



typical cyclist:

PeteHski

Pro cyclists actually come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. There are sprinters, climbers, pursuiters, all-rounders etc. They certainly don't all look like Chris Froome!
Someone like Chris Hoy could pass off as a "bodybuilder"

terrymorse 

Thanks for that unsolicited body building advice, motopokep .

The most memorable advice I received was from a bystander who was cheering on our group as we descended a twisty road. When I came into view, he yelled as loud as he could, "Oh my God, eat a SANDWICH!"

Cycling is one of the only sports in which my body type is an advantage.

That's no "typical" cyclist, that's Michael Rasmussen, world mountain bike champion and twice-winner of best climber at the Tour de France.

His BMI is 19.5, in the normal, healthy range (as is mine, 18.9).

(Edit: That isn't Rasmussen after all. That's Chriss Froome. My mistake.)

urbanknight

I loooooong time ago, I was on a training ride chugging along a flat road at about 32 mph enjoying the draft of a 100+ person pack when out of the corner of my eye there was some dude on a full suspension downhill bike passing the pack in the next lane over. It was Tinker Juarez.

motopokep

[QUOTE=terrymorse;22059015]Thanks for that unsolicited body building advice, motopokep .

The most memorable advice I received was from a bystander who was cheering on our group as we descended a twisty road. When I came into view, he yelled as loud as he could, "Oh my God, eat a SANDWICH!"

Cycling is one of the only sports in which my body type is an advantage.

/QUOTE]

Not the only. You'd be good at sprinting, marathons and then also mountain climbing and swimming (for the latter two, your arms would bulk up naturally". I'm just saying that cycling is one of the few sports (not the only though) that doesn't use all 4 limbs, resulting in funny-looking athletes with muscular legs and toothpicks arms. Do 10 sets of curls and 10 sets of dips or tricep extensions every week, rep range from 10, then go heavy all the way down to where you can only do 4-6 reps, go to failure on every set (where you can't do a single rep anymore). Your arms will grow if you get adequate protein intake. You're not gonna be looking like Dorian Yates, but at least people will think twice before knocking you off your bike to steal it

HTupolev

That'll just make the arms heavier and increase their aerodynamic profile. Why would a road cyclist want to put in extra work to make themselves slower?

eduskator

Since this thread has gone sideways (as usual), I will try to put it back on the right path.

25mm is the ''standard'' and 28mm is on the edge of taking its place. Many race bikes come with 28mm tires nowadays. Personally, I like 28mm because I can lower the pressure (more comfortable) without having the increased rolling resistance.

Atlas Shrugged

It's gone sideways due to the nature of the OP and the initial intent to turn into another troll thread.

Riveting

My wife and I can pick him out of the peloton by his elbows/arms alone (we call him "Praying Mantis arms"), and that Sir, is Chris Froome, 4 time winner of the TdF, as well as the winner of Vuelta, and Giro.

terrymorse 

Ah, you're right of course! I should have taken a closer look.

That is Chris Froome (6'1" 146 lbs, BMI 19.3), winner of 7 grand tours.

When he's kitted up in yellow and climbing hard, Rasmussen does bear a passing resemblance:

Riveting

Similar yes, but c'mon, those are CLEARLY not Froome's biceps

big john

"For seven hours and 12 minutes, Emge battled fellow racers and his own wide tires to finish the 112-mile bike portion of the triathlon. He clocked an average speed of 15.49mph, putting him at 1,854th of 2,671 total athletes for that segment (as well as 78th of 160 athletes in the 55-59 division)—an especially impressive finish considering his choice of gear."

I'm thinking he could have done better without the ridiculous bike choice.

Eric F 

This suggestion makes as much sense as many of your other ideas. At least you're consistent.

Seattle Forrest

Curls are a junk exercise.

big john

I used to do the 12 ounce curls but it made my belly grow.

Seattle Forrest

Aerobelly! Helps smooth turbulent flow behind the stem. Some people pay big money for belly fairings. You'll see them fund raising in front of grocery stores in December, wearing red and white to be conspicuous, usually they're practicing their bell ringing skills to be in shape for MUP racing season.

Chinghis

Maybe it was a case of "ride with what brung you."

big john

I thought about that and he's obviously a strong guy to do what he did. Just seeing clip on aero bars on a fatbike would be unusual.I suspect he might enjoy beating people on the thing, though.