I'M A FAT CYCLIST-AND I DON'T NEED TO "FIX" MY BODY.

OVERWEIGHT persons; FAT; RAIN forests; MOUNTAIN biking

So I was pleasantly surprised to find that such popular bike clothing brands as Pearl Izumi, De Marchi, and Terry size up to XXL for women's bibs and shorts. Fat people don't see themselves as cyclists, so they I don't ride, and the cycling community becomes incapable of seeing I fat cyclists as fellow athletes. What would it look like to include fat cyclists in films about biking, or for companies to bring in | fat cyclists to create gear that works for their bodies?. [Extracted from the article]

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