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Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 1391 Location: UK

I have a friend who is a body builder who (due to having so much muscle) weighs quite a lot, and so his Mega's get air bubbles pretty quick, and I was discussing air bubbles in another thread and this comment suprised me:

Actually, I'm a fairly skinny (by American standards...) 155 or so.

It's just that everyone else who wears Megaverts isn't as large as I am (although Kain will probably pass me before long).

*Last edited by Hidude28 on Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:18 pm; edited 1 time in total*

this is offensive im not responding

edit : i didn't read but the last sent. or so
but now i read and it's not that bad but asking
for peoples weight, thats just what comes to mind

Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 1391 Location: UK

I thought I was quite careful to not be offensive, but I guess you can never predict how people will read things on the net? Smile

[To Nex] I did not intend it to be offensive, but of course nobody has to respond if they don't want to Smile

[/To Nex]

As I said, even if you do have a high weight it does not mean you are "fat" if that is what you were thinking? In fact most of my friends (being body builders) all tease me because I'm so light - to them "high weight" is desirable - and in many gym's you'll notice that people who weigh more can often lift more weight because they are accustomed to lifting more weight with every step they take - so having some weight behind you can often be an advantage in life, just like being tall or small can, depending on what you are doing. Smile

Personally I don't see how it's any different to the "who has the smallest shoe size" question I posted a while back? - After all, it's just a number, isn't it? Smile

I myself have been technically obese once - a year or so back I was 50% heavier than I am now, and it was all fat, but it doesn't bother me to admit that. It's weird how some things these days have acquired negative connotations due to the stigma society places on them if we let it. I say sod society, people should be happy being whatever they want to be. Smile

But yes, it's just a question, and not compulsory, so I don't think it's worth getting upset about Smile

And the only reason I was asking was I was curious about the lifetime of normal Heelys mega wheels (before they get air bubbles) and wondering how much of a factor weight was, but to ascertain that I first needed data on the amount of force (in this case weight) being applied.

Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 223 Location: Warshington, USA

I'm heavy, AND I'm fat. Pretending I'm not would be even more pathetic than the fact that I am. I eat too much and I don't exercise enough. Simple as that. Therefore I posit that I may be the heaviest heeler, even knowing that there are some relatively big heelers out there.

I haven't weighed myself lately, but I've been hovering around 275 pounds for quite a while now.

Beat that. Razz

As for the lifetime of Megas, it seems to partially be a factor of the weight, but primarily how they roll. My son Nikolas, who only got his a few months ago in May, is very light (100 pounds-ish) and has already started getting bubbles in his. Aside from rolling, he has a habit of doing this kind of walk/prop.switch thing using his brakes and wheels at the same time. It's hard to describe, but I'm pretty sure he's stressing his wheels more than just rolling. It took me months of rolling to get bubbles in mine, but I also took it fairly easy. As we all know, there are extreme (EXTREEEM!) heelers on HC that can break a pair in a matter of minutes.

It seems your best bet is to have an extra pair for when you get air bubbles and you need to roll more quietly. Smile

Hopefully some day, we'll be able to get Rumble wheels (which seem to take longer to break) and maybe even megaverts.

I am 185 and I ride MegaVertz... And to be honest I don't think its offensive... He's not TELLING you to post your weight, he is simply asking. You don't want to do it, fine... Find another thread

Joined: 22 Feb 2007 Posts: 1548 Location: Ohio

Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 469 Location: Ol' Virginny

Dang... I thought I had the title but AMN looks to be the big weiner here. I'm about 240-250 and 6' even. My DonMega's got squeeky/farty long ago but now I just switch in the Rumble-a-rooskies (or the purple sparkle ones from the wife's) and carry on. Neither have gotten 'farty' yet. I also don't heel the hell outta mine. I wear em about a few times a month now and just for an hour or so. (getting old sucks... damn this work thing to hell!!).

Lo is on his 2nd set of Megas in his Torches. He also swaps in BDs on occasion as Ev pretty much never wears his anymore.

Team Heelys - Northeast Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 781

Im about 80 pounds, and im about 4 "9 or 10.

Joined: 02 Feb 2008 Posts: 348

[quote="IVI4V3R1CK"]I am 185 and I ride MegaVertz... And to be honest I don't think its offensive... He's not TELLING you to post your weight, he is simply asking. You don't want to do it, fine... Find another thread[/quote Dude, can you PM me and tell me where you GET / make megavertz?

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Team Heelys - Northeast Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 1803

I'm 135 and around 3% body fat .. and I'm one of those guys that can wreck ANY pair of mega-wheels in less than 10 minutes.

Its not all about weight. Riding style has a lot to do with it.

Big Mac is like 80lbs .. I think a pair might last an hour, two tops if he's riding them hard.

Mega-Wheels are good for street and around town. They were never designed to survive the paces we put wheels through when we're vert-ing.

MDHZ

Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 1391 Location: UK

Team Heelys - Northeast Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 1803

I'm a carnivore. I eat anything with high protein. Been like that my whole life.

Prob 60 - 75% meats. And the rest in sugar, veggies and starch.

My doctor looked at my blood work (I have a 1.8 HDL/LDL ratio) and thought I was vegan .. I laughed so hard.

MDHZ