Down 90lbs, Mostly Cycling!

Theo_Mellis
Theo_Mellis Posts: 30 Member
in Success Stories
Thought I would share, I've been this weight for a few months now.

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  • msf74
    msf74 Posts: 3,498 Member
    Wait.

    I thought cardio makes people fat?

    Great job and nice bike. A Langster is a classic single speed.
  • DrifterBear
    DrifterBear Posts: 265 Member
    How often / long do you ride? And how long did it take?
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    Congratulations, that really is awesome!

    Can we see more pictures of the bike please? :smile:
  • Theo_Mellis
    Theo_Mellis Posts: 30 Member
    msf74 wrote: »
    Wait.

    I thought cardio makes people fat?

    Great job and nice bike. A Langster is a classic single speed.

    Fixed gear actually, no coasting

  • fanceegirl75
    fanceegirl75 Posts: 620 Member
    Congrats! How long have you been at it?
  • Jayar01
    Jayar01 Posts: 900 Member
    That's awesome! Congrats on the weight loss. I cycle also but I'm not hard core enough for a fixed gear!
  • Theo_Mellis
    Theo_Mellis Posts: 30 Member
    DrifterBear wrote: »
    How often / long do you ride? And how long did it take?

    I have about 5,000 miles on this bike, about 6 something total since starting 3 years ago.

    Bike commuting 5-6 miles each way when I can, normal fun ride is 30-40 now.

    I'll grind 50-60 some once in a blue moon.


    You start small and go from there, I remember a 10 mile ride murdering me.
  • msf74
    msf74 Posts: 3,498 Member
    edited June 2016
    Infinity_Possible wrote: »
    msf74 wrote: »
    Wait.

    I thought cardio makes people fat?

    Great job and nice bike. A Langster is a classic single speed.

    Fixed gear actually, no coasting

    Bloody hipsters...

    Have you swapped out the front fork?
  • Theo_Mellis
    Theo_Mellis Posts: 30 Member
    I initially bought the bike as trainer and never looked back.

    I sold my other bikes after they started collecting dust.



    Building a Cyclocross/Touring bike for 2017 but that's a whole other story.
  • Tweaking_Time
    Tweaking_Time Posts: 733 Member
    edited June 2016
    Great job on the weight loss. You look great. And nice bike too.

    I have heard the hills of Florida are incredible for weight loss B) I know this to be a fact as I ride the KATY trail which has maybe 6 feet of elevation change per mile. No coasting either due to fine gravel surface.
  • Mike02209
    Mike02209 Posts: 301 Member
    Looks like the Courtney Campbell Causeway in that pic.

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