Quote Originally Posted by channlluv View Post
There's just no delicate way to say this...the "Athena" size on one of them said 160+ pounds. I'm, um, quite a bit more than that. Do they make tri suits for 240-lb people? Do I have to get a big man's suit and cut some inches off the feet or something?
I did my first tri last year as a ~245 lbs person. Finding clothes was a challenge, but not impossible. Definitely check out Junonia, though. I have a couple of tops from them that I really like.

A relatively new blog on the scene is Athena's Closet. The writer has been doing triathlons for a few years, and has decided to start doing reviews of some of the clothing she's tried. Also, she has some links to various places to check out for gear.
http://athenacloset.wordpress.com/

My own race outfit consisted of a Louis Garneau tri suit, with a BlueSeventy wet suit for the swim, a QuikWik top from Junonia that I put on before the bike, and a race belt skirt from SkirtSports that I pulled on before the "run"
(in quotes, because I walked most of the run for both of the tris I did last summer). Also, goggles and socks with skulls on them...just because that made me laugh.

I second Salsa's recommendation for Slow Fat Triathlete. When I was going through my doubting/down phase about trying triathlons last year, Salsa gave me her copy of the book and it helped cheer me up/on tremendously.