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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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Jeff in PetroMetro says:

Feb 15 2011 at 8:40 pm

@Marcus
I avoid beaches. Besides, it's legal to drive on ours and they're covered in tar and shit that falls off of oil platforms.
Jeff in PetroMetro says:

Feb 15 2011 at 8:42 pm

@Nate
See? Your height-to-weight ratio is higher than mine. Beanpole.
mightyninja says:

Feb 15 2011 at 9:09 pm

@Jeff in PetroMetro
I AM impressed fine sir
chapeau.

Yeah, it does seem to be a pretty cool pace to hang out
Nate says:

Feb 15 2011 at 10:10 pm

@Jeff in PetroMetro
Stick to writing, sir. Methinks your maths are mistaken.

In any event, big props on being among the fittest 1% of PetroMetropolitans.
Jeff in PetroMetro says:

Feb 15 2011 at 10:11 pm

This place does NOT suck. That's why I'll be back again tomorrow.
Jeff in PetroMetro says:

Feb 15 2011 at 10:23 pm

@Nate
Sorry. Went too fast. And yes, I think I should stick to writing.

Something close to 30% of the population in the PetroMetro are clinically obese. There was a show a couple of years ago on Discovery or TLC or Health channel where two doctors did weight loss surgeries. Turns out they are in Houston.
ron says:

Feb 15 2011 at 11:08 pm

Oh yeah, I completely agree that big bidons look horrible on the bike. I try not to use them, but sometimes you just have to. Really hot days, if you are riding a new route and don't know about pit stop possibilities.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who pulls their bidons off the bike as soon as they get home, since they can't bear to even let the steed sit at home lookin' ugly.

^Jeff - one of my enduring questions about Americans and eating habits is how many Americans consume all of, or close to, their daily caloric intake in liquids alone. Between soda and coffee-based concoctions, I bet a lot of people might drink well over 1000 calories.

Interesting how all of us differ a lot, or just a bit even, on liquid and food intake during rides. Some of us drink a lot, some of us are camels.
Oli Brooke-White says:

Feb 16 2011 at 1:14 am

183cm and 105kg...at least I climb well for my weight. :-(
Steampunk says:

Feb 16 2011 at 5:53 am

@Marcus
A-Merckx! I like to think that a little extra meat helps to absorb and insulate the bones while bouncing over cobbles in cold weather. After all, that's real cycling!
Jeff in PetroMetro says:

Feb 16 2011 at 6:04 am

@ron
It's high calorie liquids (enormous Starbucks sugary fatty drinks, Cokes, sweet tea), high fat fast foods or microwave foods from the grocery store, beyond understandable proportions from restaurants, totally sedentary lifestyles, television, car culture, and a lack of education. It's a helluva recipe for Type 2 diabetes, obesity, and skyrocketing healthcare costs. We use guns to kill each other because, well, it just takes too much physical effort to fight.