This Brisbane man lost 58 kilograms after buying a bike off Gumtree

By Ruth McCosker
Updated October 15 2017 - 9:03pm, first published 8:48pm

Brisbane father John Alexander weighed 178 kilograms, ran out of breath while playing with his daughter and faced a future of health problems. Then he decided to buy a second-hand bike online for $350.

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