Dar brings up an excellent point and it reminds me of the Scott Cutskill, who had to have a bike built for him. Ann M. Freiwald, ASLA
________________________________ From: Dar Ward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 12:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Bikies] Re:The Council Adopted the Platinum Biking Committee Re: the quote on how does a 300 pound person ride a bike... This may seem a ridiculous...but it is worth saying that many bicycles have a weight limit of around 200 pounds...and I'd be willing to bet that finding a bike out there with a weight limit over 250 would be hard. As someone who weighs more than 200 pounds and has gotten my share of discrimination for it (both overt and not-so-overt)...and who rides a bike pretty much every single day...I have to say that fat people are not encouraged to ride bicycles. This council member was vocalizing something that lots of people think...both fat people and "normal" sized people. That perception is out there and it's actually refreshing to hear someone say it instead of pretend that it doesn't exist. It may sound funny...but it's not. Encouraging people to bicycle means encouraging the average person...which more and more in our country is someone who is clinically obese. Bicycling, unlike running (which can destroy the knees of a heavy person), is actually a relatively safe way for the obese to be more active...besides all the other transportation and recreation benefits that have nothing to do with losing weight. Think about that when you're trying to "mainstream" cycling... -Dar __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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