For my readers outside these spiffing shores it’s been a wee bit cold this last few weeks. Monday saw ice and snow so thick a normally quarter hour ride to the shop with the mutt became transformed miserably into a near hour long foot powered slog. Tuesday was little better and mileage goals or no, […]
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Fat Lad’s January 2012
February 3, 2012 – 2:00 pm
Everyone loves a hastily knocked out filler post to keep a goal alive. Right? Right..? Good job this isn’t one of those but a handy and helpful guide to how every one’s favourite Mountain Biking Hobbit is getting on with his 2012 goals. So here we go: Ride 2000 MTB miles Jan Miles Needed: 166.66 […]
Fat Lad Fess’ Up
January 29, 2012 – 11:06 pm
Despite what you might think, it turns out I’m not actually an infallible riding god with an omniscient well of knowledge to draw upon. Sometimes, only sometimes though, I get things wrong. So here is a complete list of everything I have ever been wrong about. Ever. I’ve seen too many fail on the trailside. […]
Mrs Fat Lad’s First Night Ride
January 22, 2012 – 7:33 pm
A busy shop Saturday behind us we leave the central heating confort blanket safely tucked under roller shutters. With a little foreward preparation we are ready and taking the long way home. In the literally sub zero air the micro craters of the tarmac glitter like emeralds under street light. Brief road miles to the […]
Fat Lad is Fighting Back
January 15, 2012 – 11:27 pm
Going have to be a short catch up post thanks to the sheer total and utter clusterf*ck that is the wordpress software. It has just eaten a post that I was exceptionally proud of and I’m in such a sulk about it that it’s not coming back to me now. Once inspiration returns I’ll have […]
Fat Lad Returns to the Sherwood Pines Shuffle
January 8, 2012 – 9:27 pm
It’s been a few years since we’ve ridden Sherwood Pines. The last time we went we had a giggle but to be perfectly honest it was a bit dull. Trail centres realistically were only any good either in deepest darkest Wales or North of the border. Darren, one of our shop regulars, has been going […]
Fat Lad’s Obligatory New Year Post
January 1, 2012 – 9:18 pm
So it’s that time of year again, come sit on Uncle Fat Lad’s knee and try not to be too visibly disturbed by the prickly beard and the smell of stale whisky on his breath. Let me regale you with tales of chunky riders, small business wonder and magically shrinking riding clothes. Well no, not […]
Fat Lad Says: Errrm
November 22, 2011 – 12:01 am
Hello 🙂 Seems I had a huge spike in visitors from over the pond. Anyone care to spill the beans on how I was found. Basically I’m a nosey swine and would love to know 🙂 Cheerio Fat Lad *Normal irreverent blogging should continue soon. Meanwhile have you seen that a lovely chap has gone […]
Fat Lad Had a Very Good Day
July 15, 2011 – 9:07 pm
I started with empty legs. The carbon fibre dream bike felt nothing more than an overly expensive plastic two wheeled toy. Even in the early morning the heat was already in my mind and registering on my arms and brow. Away from the black top the full reservoir gleamed like an acre of dirty choppy […]
Fat Lad Can’t Come To The Phone Right Now…
April 19, 2011 – 9:56 pm
… He’s too busy doing this: www.garagebikes.co.uk Back soon Fat Lad