Comments on: The Mental Aspect of Losing 350 Pounds: Guest Post 3 from Gaz

By: RodNeeds2Ride

RodNeeds2Ride — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:54:03 +0000

So as Gaz suggests, there’s NO shame in having a biscuit (OR DONUT, or 4) while riding the Utah Tour de Donut! You can burn it off afterwards by climbing Suncrest 10 times. Hope to see y’all there!

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:35:33 +0000

Thanks for sharing your story. What an inspiration.

By: MrDaveyGie

MrDaveyGie — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 03:42:10 +0000

Thanks for sharing. It is hard for me to comprehend an addiction to food such as this. I think the only way to beat something like this is to switch addictions, trade a food obsession into an exercise addiction. It works for me.

By: Jeff Bike

Jeff Bike — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:25:45 +0000

For JD
I once read an artical about a guy who got a custom bike builder to build a super duty bike. I think it was chrome molly (Nascar rollbar) tubing with wheels from a tandum.

By: Skippy

Skippy — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:48:16 +0000

One thing that is clear from Gaz’s blog is that a LIFESTYLE change is needed for those that are “Obese ” !
Another inspirational Blogger is Colin Lynch of 637daystogo.blogspot who like Gaz and Eldon burned off the weight and in their new lifestyle set out to help others !
Gaz , Colin lives down the road in Macclesfield so perhaps you can train with him as he prepares to medal at the 2012 Paralympics ! Often gone thru your neighbourhood on the way to the ” Cat & Fiddle ” so know what great rides are in your area .
Still awaiting answer re: Airport Tunnels incident last year !

By: Shep

Shep — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:48:50 +0000

Sorry for putting another aside in here, but I just have to update you folks on my new bike. I bought an 09 Scott Speedster s20 a few days ago. I couldn’t ride it yet because it has clipless pedals on it and I didn’t have any shoes. Needless to say I remedied that last night, fitted the cleats to them, and at 5:30 this morning I was all ready to go. Let me add here that I’ve just recently (4 months ago) gotten back into biking after years away from it. I was riding a chromoly steel framed hybrid that weighed 30 pounds, but had still managed to work my way up to doing 50 mile rides over the last three weeks. So now, here I was, about to ride a road bike for the first time. I was a little nervous because of all the stories I’ve read about clipless pedals and falling. All that worry was for naught. I followed the LBS’ suggestions and was in and out of them like a pro from the beginning. Needless to say, once I got going on the local trail, I was in heaven. The bike is like riding a Porsche after riding a minivan for the last four months. After getting sufficiently warmed up, I found myself in the higher gears and moving along at 22 mph, then 25, then 27. I kept a steady pace of 22 going for the short 10 mile ride I did this morning, and all I can say is…’gin Daddy…’gin ‘gin!! Can’t wait to stretch her legs for real tomorrow and see if I can do at least 60 miles. Wish me luck!

By: buckythedonkey

buckythedonkey — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:42:24 +0000

Well done.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:19:54 +0000

Gaz a great series of posts, I really appreciated them and found them very inspirational. How about a 4th? how about something on how everyone around you has responded, your wife, your kids colleagues etc?

As per all Fatty’s guest bloggers the quality is tremendous. I’ll now be adding your site to my regular reading list.

Now where is that competition Fatty is working on? Next post maybe.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:10:31 +0000

Great inspiration Gaz. I only have 40 more pounds to get to “Overweight”. Canada’s weather doesn’t let me ride more than 10 months a year though.

Comment on the spoke and rims. I have broken spokes and hubs because they were built for speed – light weight and minimal parts. Go for something with more spokes if you are gravitationally challenged. Touring wheels are much more rugged than racing wheels – more spokes and more solid construction. Mountain bikes generally have tougher components, but pay attention to the build quality.

By: rich

rich — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:06:35 +0000

great week of posts Gaz, thank you for sharing your story and keep up the great work!