lose weight fast on bike?

[Triskeliongirl]

Congratulations Swan on finding a sensible plan that works!! That is an amazing story with amazing progress. But I agree with RedRhodie. Perhaps you are mis-interpreting how much you should be inflating your tires. You didn't tell us what you weigh, but I cannot imagine that you cannot find tires that would not be able to support a person who is wearing size 12 clothing. My daughter is your size and has no problem riding a bike. I am sure you are no heavier than a typical man riding a bike. I too can't help but wonder if you are simply over inflating your tires and that is why they are bursting. Perhaps you either mis-read the numbers on the sidewall, or you pump has lost calibration (this happened to our pump once, it was reading a tire pressure lower than the real tire pressure, so we were overinflating even though we thought based on the gauge we were inflating to the recommended pressure). You certainly should NOT be inflating them to 185 psi! Depending on the tire, 80-140 is more typical (and 140 would be a skinny racing tire, wider tires take lower pressures).