Hi Tim here again . Have you ever wanted to turn over a new leaf ? Wouldn't it be great to find a way to get outside and start taking back some of the joy that may have been lost somewhere along the way? Well here at Supersized cycles we offer one way to do just that in the form of our New Leaf bicycle ! Just as the name implies , the New Leaf is built with joy and ease in mind . For starter , it comes with a eight speed internal transmission that is maintenance free ,as well as disc and roller brakes that also require little maintenance . Extra big and strong tires offer carefree riding at its best . Rolling down the road or path on a New Leaf is really a joy ,since there is nothing to worry about due to the quality through out . I invite you to please take a look at this amazing bike and get your order in now , as we have a new batch almost ready to go . Happy cycling , see you on the road !
Tim
Showing posts with label Just Start Riding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Just Start Riding. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
reasons for our bikes
Hi Tim here with some thoughts on our bikes . Some people come to me and say that they were told that any bike could hold their weight and they know people who ride just plain bikes. While a normal bike can hold a lot of weight it can not do so for very long . One of the main differences with our bikes is that not only can it hold the weight mentioned it can do it ride after ride giving our customers confidence to ride whenever they want to and not have to worry about their bike being OK -We all have enough going on on our lives we just want to get on our bikes and ride -its nice to know that Zize design supports our needs .Have a great day and a nice ride
Tim
Tim
Thursday, October 9, 2008
What's new in the world of Bikes
Interbike, the largest bicycle trade show in the world, was held a couple weeks ago in
People have asked me if the cycling industry is waking up to the fact that big people want to bike, too. To look at the glass as part full, I’d say that there are more people aware than there were three years ago, but there is still a lot of room for growth.
I did run into one company that makes an interesting tricycle that holds 400 pounds, but it retails for $3500.00. Knowing what I know about making strong, custom-built bicycles, I must say that this is not an unreasonable amount, but I also know that spending that much for a tricycle is beyond the means or desire of most people. Other than that I didn’t see much that would work for you, my customers.
On the plus side, I did meet lots of people who love what we’re doing with Super Sized Cycles, and were eager to contribute in ways that they could. For example…
There’s a new website that’s being created, called www.RentABikeNow.com. Its purpose is to create a network of bike rental sites all over the
I also spoke quite a bit with Kit Vogel from www.Bikefit.com. Kit has an MS in Biomechanics/Human Movement & Performance and has completed her clinical doctorate in Physical Therapy—she really knows her stuff! We discussed special needs for big people and biking, and I’m happy to report that the key points Kit brought up are addressed in our Zize Bikes! If you live near
A lot more happened, and I’ll share the interesting stuff in an ongoing manner in my blog and newsletters. Until then, keep cycling!
Friday, September 19, 2008
Bike MIrrors
I recently went for a ride with a group of friends, including one who has all sorts of doodads on her bike. As this woman is a serious cyclist, I know she doesn't put on anything more than essential. (This comes from being part of the "light is better" biker mentality.) I was interested in the gadgets she had, and watched how she used them.
Her side view mirror was used frequently. She used it to see if cars were coming up behind us, as they don't always make enough noise to alert you.
She also kept track of her co-riders --making sure we could keep up with her, as she set the pace.
Watching her use the mirror I realized that craning my neck sideways and glimpsing over my shoulder was not practicing safe riding, so I decided that it was time to stop procrastinating and find a good mirror.
So which Mirror?
I consulted my Bike Guru, Tim Mathewson. Tim has designed bikes for me and walks me through all of the technical aspects of this business. He knows his stuff.
Tim didn't hesitate. He immediately told me that the best mirror to get is the Mirrycle. He likes it because it adjusts all different ways, and folds up for transportation. I like it because I can clearly see what's coming up behind me, and I feel much safer now that I don't have to try to do any gymnastics to see if a car's coming.
I've added it to our inventory, so check it out here. Let's all keep riding, and ride safely!
Have fun,
Joan
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Press Conference on "Just Start Riding!"
Super Sized Cycles held a press conference yesterday afternoon. It was gorgeous outside, and we were right next to the bike path in downtown Burlington, VT. Here's the content:
Good afternoon and thank you for joining us. My name is Joan Denizot, and I’m the founder of Super Sized Cycles, the first and only store to offer bikes for big riders. This summer we are proud to sponsor the first annual “Just Start Riding!” bike challenge.
The “Just Start Riding!” bike challenge is the bike riding challenge for people who don’t do bike riding challenges. Taking advantage of May being National Bike Month, Super Sized Cycles wanted to create an event where those who don’t normally participant in organized fitness activities would feel welcome.
The objectives of the program are to increase fitness levels and self esteem, to “go green”, and to have fun! Riders set their own goals. While we suggest working up to cycling 10 miles per week, for some people that may be too much. For others it may be too little. Whatever the individual wants to set as his or her mileage goal is what it becomes.
We encourage people to set a weight loss goal, too. It doesn’t need to be huge—in fact, it shouldn’t be huge. This is about living life to the fullest, and who among us doesn’t find good food a part of that full life? Eating right is important, and so is allowing ourselves to sample all the pleasures of the season—a ride to a strawberry patch where we can feast on fresh berries, an afternoon picnic at the lakefront, maybe even an occasional ride to Ben and Jerry’s. It’s all good, and when you get there on your own power, you can allow yourself to indulge without too much guilt.
The goal of the “Just Start Riding!” campaign is to create a safe, encouraging environment for everyone to start exercising. We’d love to hook up people who are interested in meeting other riders, but it can also be done completely individually. The support comes from blogging, emails, and encouragement from Super Sized Cycles and other participants. There will even be prizes for those who meet their goals.
What difference, you may ask, will a few people riding short distances, make?
I speak of the Just Start Riding! Campaign as a summer program, but it is actually 6 months long. It starts now, in May, national bike month. It ends in October. We stretched it out as long as we thought Vermonters might actually ride! Six months—of fun, of connecting with people, of remembering the joy of exercising!
In six months many people who start biking can easily lose 10 pounds. That’s reasonable, about 1 ½ pounds per month. If we have only 500 riders, who each lose 10 pounds, that’s 2 ½ tons—just gone!
I daresay we can make a very moderate guess that our riders will total about 50 miles over the course of the program. Put those miles end-to-end, and we’ve cycled the circumference of the earth!
If those same riders are cycling instead of driving, that means that they’re conserving 1000 gallons of gasoline. This means eliminating 22,000 pounds of carbon dioxide! Not to mention saving money on gas.
Why the push to get people of all sizes biking? Did you realize that physical inactivity is the cause of one third of all deaths due to:
coronary heart disease,
colon cancer
and diabetes?
That’s a lot of premature deaths from just not moving. Obviously, physical inactivity has a strong link to being overweight and obese also.
I spent the weekend as an exhibitor at the Going Green Expo held at the University of Vermont here in Burlington. I had several bikes for people to test ride and was available to answer questions and encourage people to ride. My observation is that most big people attending the event didn’t even glance at my booth.
There could be many reasons for this, but one that I’m sure is a factor is that they are conditioned to “know” that they’re too fat to ride. While this is NOT TRUE, I know that I believed it for a long time. The fact is that the exercise options that many people take for granted are not easily available for big people. Cycling is a perfect example.
Bigger people just need bikes that are built better. They need
steel frames
comfortable saddles
wide tires with strong rims and spokes
metal pedals.
Some bicycles can be adapted to be made strong enough for a big person to ride. For those looking to purchase a new bike, Our Zize Bikes are built to hold up to 550 pounds.
I searched for a long time for a politically correct way to say fat. Every word I came up with was charged with negativity. My response was to invent a new word. I’d like to introduce you to Zize: Size with Attitude!
Zize is about people of size who just get on with their lives. If they’re happy being big, that’s great! If they want to lose weight, that’s great! It’s about the attitude of being positive and about that proverbial glass being half full. “Just Start Riding!” is an invitation to all people—of size, of zize, or otherwise, to decide to actively play.
Because the bikes built by Super Sized Cycles are so amazing and awe-inspiring, Zize Bikes seemed like the logical name to give them. They represent all that is positive, powerful, and attitudinal!
I’d like to end with some quotes from 2 emails I received just this morning. Not planned nor planted, here’s what they say:
“Greetings to you my name is jason and i am 6ft 3incehs and 500 lbs.my knee is in bad shape and doc says walking is out of the question and i need a bike…”
Bob says, “Hello! I cannot articulate how excited I am to have found a vendor that sells bikes for "oversized" people. I am in my mid 40's and have not rode a bike for at least 25 years because of my size. I am pleasantly surprised at your web site.”
Helping people find a way to reconnect with cycling is what Super Sized Cycles is all about.
How can you become involved?
Good afternoon and thank you for joining us. My name is Joan Denizot, and I’m the founder of Super Sized Cycles, the first and only store to offer bikes for big riders. This summer we are proud to sponsor the first annual “Just Start Riding!” bike challenge.
The “Just Start Riding!” bike challenge is the bike riding challenge for people who don’t do bike riding challenges. Taking advantage of May being National Bike Month, Super Sized Cycles wanted to create an event where those who don’t normally participant in organized fitness activities would feel welcome.
The objectives of the program are to increase fitness levels and self esteem, to “go green”, and to have fun! Riders set their own goals. While we suggest working up to cycling 10 miles per week, for some people that may be too much. For others it may be too little. Whatever the individual wants to set as his or her mileage goal is what it becomes.
We encourage people to set a weight loss goal, too. It doesn’t need to be huge—in fact, it shouldn’t be huge. This is about living life to the fullest, and who among us doesn’t find good food a part of that full life? Eating right is important, and so is allowing ourselves to sample all the pleasures of the season—a ride to a strawberry patch where we can feast on fresh berries, an afternoon picnic at the lakefront, maybe even an occasional ride to Ben and Jerry’s. It’s all good, and when you get there on your own power, you can allow yourself to indulge without too much guilt.
The goal of the “Just Start Riding!” campaign is to create a safe, encouraging environment for everyone to start exercising. We’d love to hook up people who are interested in meeting other riders, but it can also be done completely individually. The support comes from blogging, emails, and encouragement from Super Sized Cycles and other participants. There will even be prizes for those who meet their goals.
What difference, you may ask, will a few people riding short distances, make?
I speak of the Just Start Riding! Campaign as a summer program, but it is actually 6 months long. It starts now, in May, national bike month. It ends in October. We stretched it out as long as we thought Vermonters might actually ride! Six months—of fun, of connecting with people, of remembering the joy of exercising!
In six months many people who start biking can easily lose 10 pounds. That’s reasonable, about 1 ½ pounds per month. If we have only 500 riders, who each lose 10 pounds, that’s 2 ½ tons—just gone!
I daresay we can make a very moderate guess that our riders will total about 50 miles over the course of the program. Put those miles end-to-end, and we’ve cycled the circumference of the earth!
If those same riders are cycling instead of driving, that means that they’re conserving 1000 gallons of gasoline. This means eliminating 22,000 pounds of carbon dioxide! Not to mention saving money on gas.
Why the push to get people of all sizes biking? Did you realize that physical inactivity is the cause of one third of all deaths due to:
coronary heart disease,
colon cancer
and diabetes?
That’s a lot of premature deaths from just not moving. Obviously, physical inactivity has a strong link to being overweight and obese also.
I spent the weekend as an exhibitor at the Going Green Expo held at the University of Vermont here in Burlington. I had several bikes for people to test ride and was available to answer questions and encourage people to ride. My observation is that most big people attending the event didn’t even glance at my booth.
There could be many reasons for this, but one that I’m sure is a factor is that they are conditioned to “know” that they’re too fat to ride. While this is NOT TRUE, I know that I believed it for a long time. The fact is that the exercise options that many people take for granted are not easily available for big people. Cycling is a perfect example.
Bigger people just need bikes that are built better. They need
steel frames
comfortable saddles
wide tires with strong rims and spokes
metal pedals.
Some bicycles can be adapted to be made strong enough for a big person to ride. For those looking to purchase a new bike, Our Zize Bikes are built to hold up to 550 pounds.
I searched for a long time for a politically correct way to say fat. Every word I came up with was charged with negativity. My response was to invent a new word. I’d like to introduce you to Zize: Size with Attitude!
Zize is about people of size who just get on with their lives. If they’re happy being big, that’s great! If they want to lose weight, that’s great! It’s about the attitude of being positive and about that proverbial glass being half full. “Just Start Riding!” is an invitation to all people—of size, of zize, or otherwise, to decide to actively play.
Because the bikes built by Super Sized Cycles are so amazing and awe-inspiring, Zize Bikes seemed like the logical name to give them. They represent all that is positive, powerful, and attitudinal!
I’d like to end with some quotes from 2 emails I received just this morning. Not planned nor planted, here’s what they say:
“Greetings to you my name is jason and i am 6ft 3incehs and 500 lbs.my knee is in bad shape and doc says walking is out of the question and i need a bike…”
Bob says, “Hello! I cannot articulate how excited I am to have found a vendor that sells bikes for "oversized" people. I am in my mid 40's and have not rode a bike for at least 25 years because of my size. I am pleasantly surprised at your web site.”
Helping people find a way to reconnect with cycling is what Super Sized Cycles is all about.
How can you become involved?
- Sign up at SuperSizedCycles.com/JustStartRiding, and encourage your friends and family to do the same.
- Connect with your zize friends and invite them to ride with you.
- Ask you favorite businesses to contact us to participate in providing incentives for riders.
- And especially, strap on your helmet, hop on your bike, and Just Start Riding!
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