Bizarre Conversation (short)

On 2004-03-24, Paladin penned:

Quoted message said:

He seemed sincere, so I was too. But he seemed to think
all he had to was throw a leg over and pedal.

I guess he's right. Why not? Even if he is 400lbs. Jabba
the Hut on wheels. Works for me. Hope it does for him.

Well, everyone has to start somewhere, right? I've often
wondered about this. You go to any outdoor stoor or sports
department, and the women's clothing marked "large" is,
well, not. (I don't know if this is the case for men as
well.) Exercise clothing seems to be sized for athletic,
petite people. So there's a double whammy: you're fat, you
want to get in shape, you go to get the gear -- and you
can't even fit into it properly. Maybe there are very-large-
person exercise stores of which I'm just not aware, but it
doesn't seem like you could just wander into REI or Gart's
and get what you need.

It does seem like walking or swimming would be a lot easier
on his body, but I guess he'll figure it out.

One thing's for sure -- if he can stick with it, he won't
look like he does for long.

--
monique

Paladin said:

One of the most obese men I'd ever seen approached me the
other day, saying, "when are you guys starting up your Wed
morning group rides?" I didn't even know the guy. I told
him I was already going out, and if he had a bike, come
join us, etc.

He said he used to ride in CA, and I finally got it out of
him that he was a roadie about 20 years and 200lbs ago. I
told him the learning curve of getting back int bike shape
was kinda painful on our hills, but if he wanted to go out
with us, give it a try. We're a friendly group, with every
skill and fitness level represented. Even room for maniacs
like the GMan.

He seemed sincere, so I was too. But he seemed to think
all he had to was throw a leg over and pedal.

I guess he's right. Why not? Even if he is 400lbs. Jabba
the Hut on wheels. Works for me. Hope it does for him.

paladin

When I worked in a shop we had this regular customer, a guy
who was probably 400lb, who never ceased to amaze me. He
didn't have a car so he rode his bike everywhere yet he was
always just huge. I used to spot him all over town on his
bike, usually a good distance from his home. I would have
liked to know how much mileage he piled on.

He went through parts like it was nobody's business, he
couldn't afford quality stuff so we pretty much sold him
everything at cost so he could ride stuff that would last.

kantspel said:

When I worked in a shop we had this regular customer, a
guy who was probably 400lb, who never ceased to amaze me.
He didn't have a car so he rode his bike everywhere yet he
was always just huge. I used to spot him all over town on
his bike, usually a good distance from his home. I would
have liked to know how much mileage he piled on.

I have seen a transient/bum type dude around here for YEARS
that rides a bike around town picking up cans for the
deposit. His ass is about 3 and a half feet wide,a

(Paladin) said:

One of the most obese men I'd ever seen approached me the
other day, saying, "when are you guys starting up your Wed
morning group rides?" I didn't even know the guy. I told
him I was already going out, and if he had a bike, come
join us, etc.

He said he used to ride in CA, and I finally got it out of
him that he was a roadie about 20 years and 200lbs ago. I
told him the learning curve of getting back int bike shape
was kinda painful on our hills, but if he wanted to go out
with us, give it a try. We're a friendly group, with every
skill and fitness level represented. Even room for maniacs
like the GMan.

He seemed sincere, so I was too. But he seemed to think all
he had to was throw a leg over and pedal.

I guess he's right. Why not? Even if he is 400lbs. Jabba
the Hut on wheels. Works for me. Hope it does for him.

paladin

More power to him!

Peace, Bill The mind serves properly as a window glass
rather than as a reflector, that is, the mind should give an
immediate view instead of an interpretation of the world.
:-]

kantspel said:

Paladin said:

One of the most obese men I'd ever seen approached me the
other day, saying, "when are you guys starting up your
Wed morning group rides?" I didn't even know the guy. I
told him I was already going out, and if he had a bike,
come join us, etc.

<snip> I can remember the guy that owned the local garage
around here years ago riding his chopper. Honestly he was
a dude about 50 years old, white hair with a beer gut
that went out to ---> ---> here! Maybe he wasn't 400
pounds but he rode that bike everywhere and I swear he
never lost an ounce.
--
Westie (Replace 'invalid' with 'yahoo' when replying.)