Quote Originally Posted by shadon
yeah, I read that...and while it was a sort of fun story ("two big guys just got out there and rode!"), it didn't add anything to my knowledge...and it didn't address women at all. GRRRR. I was hoping to learn something.
Frankly I didn't learn much either but I was glad that the average Bicycling-magazine reader (among which many 140-lbs racers) would learn about those riding plus-size. I'm on the light side but I do hear snickers about big riders and I always intervene if I can. Road riders in particular can be quite snob and need to be reminded to be welcoming in their sport to people of all genders, colors and sizes.

It also tells bigger folks: hey you can do it to.

Two weeks ago I saw a really big lady on a reclining bike with... small wheels on the sides! But hey she was riding and although it felt like quite a flat road to me I knew that those false-flats must have been hell to her and made her heart pump hard. She had the guts to get out there on the bike path and learn the skills. I felt proud for her, but I can imagine she did not get only respectful smiles that day.