Hi Ok can you help i'm inspired , but for the right reasons , read my post basically i'm 6ft 8 inch tall 20 stone , i cannot seem to get a bike without a mortgage, can you advise what i should be looking for and a shop i can go to, i have tried planet x but they insisted i have one built at £2000 a bit rich to start with, my email is [Moderator note: email removed - people can reply to this thread, or can send you a Personal Message , i hope you can take the time to reply thank you
Kevin, you don't need flash or expensive gear to start with.
I returned to cycling three years ago, weighing in at 35 stone, I'm 6'2, and was wearing 7XL clothes.
I bought a £50 bike from my LBS, rode it daily for 6 months before sinking money into a new Merida Matts 20MD, costing £375 (if I remember correctly), as I wanted something with disc brakes.
Within 9 months that was written off to a BMW prat, and replaced with the upgraded Merida Matts 40, costing £475, which has hydraulic brakes.
Last September, I bought my first event bike costing me £1200, which is shown, the Genesis Croix de Fer 2014 model.
Granted, since passing my driving test in Feb, and buying my car in March, I've driven more than ridden this year, but my first bike helped get me down to a nice 25 stone, the Merida dropped me to 23.5, and I'm still going.
Can't wait for next years events to open up, so I can train on the Genesis and keep going.
Clothing wise, I have my event gear, which is lycra and all the rest, but for commuting, I just have a pair of Matalan joggers, which I've cut the legs to 3/4 shorts, and some Muddyfox cycle jerseys for Summer, winter, I have a running jersey and a light longsleeved shirt underneath to keep me warm.
Hopefully this will give you a bit of a start to get where you want to be.