Quote Originally Posted by Biciclista View Post
how the heck do you lose muscle? Lay in a bed for a few weeks?
You do a lot of cardio and minimal lifting, especially heavy lifting. I used to do a lot of weightlifting. I bulked up, but I'm too lazy to lose the fat, so I never competed. When I stopped lifting and started riding I lost 20 pounds over about 6 months. It was mostly muscle.

Bonnypriest, it sounds like we have a similar body type. I also have large hands. I take a men's medium to large in most gloves. My favorite gloves are the Performance brand Century Gel gloves. I find that the Pearl Izumi gloves cut into the webbing between my 3rd and 4th fingers. Fox and Cannondale also fit OK. You just have to try them on.

As far as clothing goes, if you have those weightlifter thighs, shorts with a stretchier material may be better for you than less stretchy compression style shorts. Before I lost the weight, I had to take a size larger than was comfortable just to get them over my thighs. The top would sag and the legs would look like an overstuffed sausage.