I was cruising through some photos of Ken Conley today and discovered something horrific. Apparently he was taking photos at a recent RoadBikeReview.com group ride. I must not have notice his candid stealthy shooting style because it’s pretty obvious I was caught off guard.
Normally when I’m out on group rides and someone starts whipping out a camera I promptly suck in my gut, puff out my chest and try to stand in a more flattering pose to make it appear like I’m not a total fat ass, sound tactics that real FatCyclist has recommended in the past.
If you also look closely I’m wearing bibs to help mask the gut that is mine. For most of those who read my blog (and by most of you I probably mean you) you don’t understand what cycling bibs are. They are cycling shorts with suspenders which are suppose to keep your shorts pulled up. But as we all know in the cycling world they are really a girdle for fat cyclists. It’s purpose is to help keep those jiggly bits in place so it doesn’t look like this is the first time on your bike in several months (even if you ride 100+ miles a week).
It’s quite obvious from Ken’s photos that I’m not fooling anyone!
This picture really shows the girdle/cycling bibs failing miserably at making me look good.
It’s pretty obvious what Ken was trying to do with this photo, it’s suppose to be a compare and contrast between what a cyclist who rides a ton looks like vs. a cyclist who weighs a ton.
Thanks Ken I’ve just found the images to help motivate me to keep chasing those last few pounds. Is 25 considered a few pounds?
I'm just your average 30 something white geeky male who rides a bike and
Ha, I hadn’t even noticed — the ‘Flyers’ lettering draws the attention upwards so well
Just point out that your aerobelly gives you an aerodynamic advantage!
Brilliant! I hadn’t thought of that yet!