Cycling has a weight problem: a call for the industry to be more transparent about its weight limits

www.cyclingweekly.com Cycling has a weight problem: a call for the industry to be more transparent about its weight limits

Cycling products’ weight limits are typically hidden deep within owner’s manuals or not listed at all. This is a problem.

Weight limits for bicycles need to be higher and more transparent, especially if the majority of people want to use them.

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I mean, people could also stop getting more and more obese because of shit life habits.
- Part of the reason it's becoming increasingly widespread is that unhealthy foods are extremely prevalent and even misrepresented as being healthy and natural. People don't just get up and decide, "Eh, fuck it: I'm gonna get fat!"
  It's a little disingenuous to say it like they're doing it on purpose. It can be especially difficult to eat healthy for people who are less well off and live in food deserts that lack any affordable way for them to get healthy food.
- A lot of the time, obesity is caused by genetic conditions and it can be very difficult to lose weight. Better for fat people to be able to actually participate in society.
  
  That's not really true. Genetics may contribute, but they certainly don't cause it. At it's core, obesity in the overwhelming majority of people is caused by a combination of eating too many calories, and not exercising enough (or doing the correct exercises; working out in zone 4/5 all the time isn't giving you the benefit you want).
  I would challenge all people that are obese to have a metabolic assessment done to determine their true TDEE, and then eat at or below their TDEE while doing 1-2 hours of cardio (defined as zone 3 activity) + moderate weight training daily, and see where they end up.
  As a former personal trainer, EVERY client i ever had was resistant to tracking their intake in any way. They flatly refused to even take a photo of every single thing that they consumed that wasn't water. They claimed to want to lose weight, but refused to do even the absolute bare minimum necessary to do it.
  
  Strongly agree that fat people should be able to participate in society.
  Strongly disagree that genetics causes obesity. When I was younger I spent a lot of time with the American side of my family. Every time I was with them I would gain like 10kg over 3 months. Then I would lose it after I left. It was purely living in their no walking, highly processed unhealthy food environment.
  
  My parents are fat, now i can only eat McDonald's and donuts. Okay whatever floats your boat. No one can convince me that people get magically fat without eating copious amount of calories with no means to burn it.
  
  Genetics can make it very difficult for people to lose weight - my ex girlfriend was twice my weight even though we had similar diets - in fact. she arguably ate slightly healthier than me, and often less.

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