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Marko

Marko lives and rides in the upper midwest of the States, Minnesota specifically. "Cycling territory" and "the midwest" don't usually end up in the same sentence unless the conversation turns to the roots of LeMond, Hampsten, Heiden and Ochowitz. While the pavé and bergs of Flanders are his preferred places to ride, you can usually find him harvesting gravel along forest and farm roads. He owes a lot to Cycling and his greatest contribution to cycling may forever be coining the term Rainbow Turd.

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Steampunk says:

Feb 15 2011 at 3:09 pm

G'phant:
@Jeff in PetroMetro
"I am 179cm tall, and I weigh 63.5kg." Bastard. (Nothing personal.)

Twig! (Nothing personal). I'm also 179cm, but I think my right quad nearly weighs 60kg on its own.
mcsqueak says:

Feb 15 2011 at 3:43 pm

@G'phant

+1. I'm 182 cm and 83.9 kg last time I weighed. My "summer" weight is generally around 79.3, and my "cycling self-image issue" dream would be 74.8 kg, but I'm not sure if that is possible.

@Jeff in PetroMetro

Bastard. (Nothing personal.)^2
Zoncolan says:

Feb 15 2011 at 6:46 pm

mcsqueak :
@G'phant
+1. I'm 182 cm and 83.9 kg last time I weighed. My "summer" weight is generally around 79.3, and my "cycling self-image issue" dream would be 74.8 kg, but I'm not sure if that is possible.
@Jeff in PetroMetro
Bastard. (Nothing personal.)^2

+++1

188cm and 84kg. I don't like hills much.
mightyninja says:

Feb 15 2011 at 7:36 pm

Jeff in PetroMetro :

Now, in fairness, I am a skinny fucker. I am 179cm tall, and I weigh 63.5kg.

Now that's a climbing weight! Have you ever been too fat to climb ?
mightyninja says:

Feb 15 2011 at 7:40 pm

oh yeah @JeffinPetroMetro

I am 179cm tall, and I weigh 63.5kg

LUCKY bastard (personal...compliment)
Marcus says:

Feb 15 2011 at 8:04 pm

@Jeff in PetroMetro
The unimpeachable Wikipedia gives heights and weights for the following
Chicken Rasmussen: 1.74m; 59kg
Clenbutador: 1.76m; 62kg
Basso: 1.83m; 70kg
Sastre: 1.73m 60kg
COTHO: 1.77; 75kg
Der Kaiser (not current I am guessing): 1.83m; 72kg

And our own little 1.79m Jeff weighs in at 63.5! Sheeesh!
Jeff in PetroMetro says:

Feb 15 2011 at 8:15 pm

@mightyninja
At 17 years away from any cycling, or any exercise of any kind, I weighed 75kg. I had high cholesterol, elevated blood pressure, and a pretty squishy tire around the middle. At that point I was too fat to climb stairs without getting winded.

My goal for this year is to blow away my doctor with my results. The squishy tire is gone. My waist is down to 77cm from 85cm. I'm damn close to my racing weight. I'm not strong, but I'm stronger than I was this time last year. I'll be 44 in April, so I hope to be fitter at 44 than I was at 24.

Bastard, twig, jockey--this is why I hang out with my fellow Velominati. You guys are the greatest.
Nate says:

Feb 15 2011 at 8:27 pm

1.88m, 73 kg. I'm not complaining.
Marcus says:

Feb 15 2011 at 8:35 pm

@Jeff in PetroMetro
My one question is what does sand taste like when it gets kicked in your face at the beach?
Jeff in PetroMetro says:

Feb 15 2011 at 8:38 pm

@Marcus
I look the part of a bike racer. I'm just not very fast, and I have no idea if I can climb. Oh, and I probably can't time trial, either.

But I'll keep working at it. It just feels soooo gooood to ride a lot again.