Soldato
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How tall are you?
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How tall are you?
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This must be where the phrase 'Hubba Hubba' come from.
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6ft 4
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I'm not surprised you're round that weight then at that height...
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69kg seems a very low "ideal" weight then, a random calculator on the web suggests 92kg as more like it.
Yeah, that's definitely low. At my height (5'9) I should be around 75kg to be at the upper end of normal, instead of my 91kg.
I had 3 pairs and washed them in the bath
Yep, I guess that makes sense
Id like to do something like days 2, 4 and 6. There is some really challenging hill climbing there
there's LED ones you can get to show patterns etc.
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I dont know where to go out or not, keeps drizzling...
Day6 has a great climb. It's 9 miles long and pretty much constant gradient all the way up.Yep, I guess that makes sense
Id like to do something like days 2, 4 and 6. There is some really challenging hill climbing there
Sa Calobre is also a great climb. I didnt do it last year, but i'v done it before. 6 miles long at an average of 7%, probably the toughest climb on the island.
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Oh it would be far from ideal, it's just that the BMI calculator would suggest I was a "normal weight" at anywhere between 69kg and 91kg.
I honestly think around 85kg is as low as I'd want to go give or take a bit, 90kg is the first target though as I'm going to treat myself to some shiney new wheels when I get there
Go on! You know you want too! Plus it makes me feel better about getting wet this morning
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Don
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I nearly spat my coffee out. 7.1% for 6 miles! But I would love to give it a go.
I also like the thought of heading out south across the flatter areas for more of a casual ride on some days.
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At 6,4 your ideal weight surely isn't 69kg. That seems too low. I'm 6,4 and 80kg which, according to BMI, is almost right in the middle of normal.
e: the very lowest weight you can be to be 'normal' in BMI terms is 69kg, but you would be bordering on underweight.
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at 5'9 my ideal should be 75kg, for a man if you're 180cm tall you should weight 80kg to be in the "ideal"
im really close to being overweight on bmi tho
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BMI is a load of rubbish anyway. I'm just borderline overweight, but I'm not remotely overweight at all.
(5ft 10in 79kgs)
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