Inspired by this lovely lady…. I know that for some blogging about bikes is as simple as booting up whatever typing device they slave to and going for it. For some of us however we need either liberal application of the cattle prod or some other form of inspiration. So I’m thinking of setting up […]
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Fat Lad Says: Einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr*
December 31, 2008 – 6:00 pm
* A good slide into the new year – For a language that makes even the sweetest of things sound quite terrifying I think that’s quite ace! Wow what a year. First some stats: MTB Bike: 1313.53 Miles (of which 56.48 were in America 😀 ) Road Bike: 842.47 Miles Not bad, not bad. It’s […]
Mrs Fat Lads Photo Frenzy
December 26, 2008 – 2:34 pm
I must have been a very good understanding mountain bike widow this year as for Christmas Fat Lad cunningly disguised as Santa brought me the bestest present ever! A Seb Rogers Mountain Bike Photography weekend course. I get to spend a weekend learning how to improve my sports photography skills – Bring on the 24 […]
Fat Lad Wishes….
December 24, 2008 – 12:17 pm
Everyone, wherever you are, friends old and new, a very merry Christmas. Fat Lad the pot belly rider, had a very chunky arse, and if you ever saw him you might even say it grows. All of the other riders had to wait for him through the spills, they never let poor Fat Lad get […]
Fat Lad: The Cracks Are Beginning To Show…
December 19, 2008 – 2:52 pm
  So… motivation seems to be at an all time low. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. Dragging my arse through the rim deep shit we call trails round here has already finished me off and it’s not even March yet. Pootle crew numbers are down and the club rides (I make it to) […]
Fat Lad and the Promised Ride
December 10, 2008 – 5:12 pm
The crystal clear blue skies gave fortuitous signals for the ride ahead. Stepping from the batcave the steed remained frost free, sheltered from the ravages of night temperatures well below comfortable. Scorching coffee and warm porridge sat heavy in my stomach the outside air and inner heat battling for equilibrium. The tarmac slog to the […]
Fat Lad Rides the New Galloway Greatness
November 30, 2008 – 9:06 pm
Pootle crew newbie Ian offered to take us north of the border for a tour of New Galloway Forest. Pete and I jumped at the opportunity but not at the start time: Nope, that can’t be right. I wouldn’t function at that hour… Crossing the border to Scotchland Looking ominous Lorne sausage butty, ride fuel […]
Fat Lad is Forming a New Habit
November 26, 2008 – 1:53 pm
And it’s one I’d really rather get out of. Two Pootles in a row now I have ended up on the ground. Two Tuesday night shenaningans in a row where I have taken to hugging the dirt. This cannot become the norm. We already have a Pootle Crew Crash Test Dummy (ey up Keith) there […]
Fat Lad’s First Proper Winter Ride
November 23, 2008 – 11:03 pm
and b*gger me it was cold. First ice puddle broken, the first remnants of snow, the first robin perched on a fence post mere feet away from us as we chatted more than rode. The trails are boggy, slippery and bloody hard work…. Summer better be worth it next year. Fat Lad (Not quite sure […]
Fat Lad Tries to Appease the Trail Gods
November 19, 2008 – 3:44 pm
You may or may not have noticed me whining and pouting on this very site yesterday. Despite my near teenage levels of sulking I did manage to get out the bike and drag it round our local trails. There’s nothing quite like turning a £2000 bike into a mud fuelled drive train shredding parts grinder. […]