I'm certainly one of the larger girls on a bike and for a long time it bothered me but then I just decided I didn't care what others thought. Afterall what mattered was me and how good being on my bike felt. So I got myself the lycra and looked in the mirror and you know what I saw? I saw a cyclist, not a fat, unfit one but just a cyclist. I was proud of myself and still am. I still struggle up hills but each time it gets a little easier and each ride I go a little further. We are all fantastic no matter how fast or how far we ride, we are using our muscles, heart and lungs which is more than so many people do. Stand tall with your bike and be proud that you ride. Life is good and where there's an uphill there is aslo a down.