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Quoted post said:

Originally posted by limerickman
Mark1979 : you're probably as befuddled as the rest of us having to read through the various physics diatribes from the various posters !

In plain english - if you can lose 20 lbs (or more) it would greatly
help you to cycle.
You will notice that your endurance and your ability to climb will improve very, very significantly.
Set aside the various opinions here about the laws of physics -
concentrate on cycling as often as possible, this will help you to lose weight and thus improve.
In fact the more you cycle, your fitness level will increase too and this will enable you to keep up with your cycling buddy.
As always though, exercise and weightloss programs are no use unless you also modify your diet.
There is no point in burning pounds out on the bike, only to replace those pounds through eating incorrectly.

I am just trying to get in better shape. If I can lose some weight and gain some speed it will make riding with my friend worthwhile. If not, I guess he can drop in with some faster riders. I am riding for fitness in conjunction with some other workout stuff. But it is kind of funny if you are a bigger rider and you are killing youself out there and a stream of riders blows by you without breaking a sweat. It just made me curious about the physics of the whole biking thing, because it is obviously more than just pedaling hard. All the posts have been of great help. I think there are a lot more Clysdale riders out there than people realize.

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Originally posted by edd
That's not the half of it, she doesn't really train on the bike. She's doing the odd tri at the moment and the swim is her big thing to improve on. in her bike leg she drops everyone anyway so she focuses on her other legs. God help us if she ever got serious about cycling and got a custom bike built.

She did represent her country of origin in the olympics as a race walker, she's fit !

She's a few inches taller then 4 ft I think.

She sounds like a natural talent !