16 Gloriously sunny miles last night and I’m feeling good. A little rain on the way to work today but I’m feeling strong and fit. Superstition was strong last night with the pootle crew and I decided the stars/gods were telling me that Mayhem this weekend is going to be good as I cleared the […]
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Fat Lad Rides the thgileD girD
May 29, 2008 – 9:45 am
With only Pete and I out for the morning it was a leisurely ride up with no start time to panic about. The glorious sunshine of the day was cooled by the vicious winds whipping round the hills and streets of my home town. This morning was the maiden voyage of Pete’s gorgeous new steed; […]
Fat Lad Rides To The Master Mechanic
May 15, 2008 – 3:15 pm
Leave you’re old pads in. Get a gert bif feck-off srewdriver in between them and force the pistons right back. That should do it. If not then take the top cap off the resevoir and do it agin. That’ll do itFrom here And… that’s what I did. The pistons? Oh yeah right back. The rest […]
Fat Lad Filling
May 14, 2008 – 5:20 am
My good friend Phillis and I zoomed round the Great Yorkshire forest the weekend just gone and my creative energies (darlings) are currently being channeled through the ether to you via blogger. Just slowly. In other news; despite exercising the most since I was a teenager, eating the healthiest since being a teenager my Weight […]
Fat Lad Could Be Unwell
May 6, 2008 – 4:58 am
The above picture is just to prove (mostly to myself I think) that the sun does indeed come out to play every now and again. Anyways, I think I’m not right. Whenever the sun is shining and I’m stuck indoors I get ill. According to wikipedia: The most common symptoms of SAD include extreme fatigue, […]
Fat Lad’s First Meme
May 2, 2008 – 4:15 am
Over at Freewheeling Spirit posted up is an interseting tidbit and suitably inspired article I thought I respond here. First Post: The earliest record I can find is here on the “Way back machine”. That link is a little flaky but works sometimes. I did have afew posts prior to that but they were delted […]
Mrs Fat Lad’s Sandwood Squelcher
April 28, 2008 – 12:38 pm
‘My works about wordsAnd sounds you can taste’ Unlike my husband who is often eloquent and can wax lyrical about his adventures in riding all day long, I am not the same! I use photographs to tell my stories and adventures (some of which can be seen on this blog) so instead of Fat Lad’s […]
Fat Lad Returns to the Sandwood Squelcher
April 23, 2008 – 12:30 pm
A colleague once asked me if I can drive. I could only reply: “Well, I’ve got a license…” So when Mrs Fat Lad and I head north (Nearly ten hours of Mrs Fat Lad’s Doppler shifting driving) the only petrol head in our relationship does the motoring. Even being on holiday certain traditions must be […]
Fat Lad and His Most Rubbish Ride Ever
April 17, 2008 – 10:49 am
You may or may not have noticed, that, on the whole I’m a cheery kind of chap. This coupled with a laid back attitude that drives Mrs Fat Lad crazy means that rides that most riders would weep into their handlebars I can pull a positive out of. “Still” I can usually heard to be […]
Fat Lad is Dazzled
April 9, 2008 – 10:54 am
“Feck me it’s supposed to be Spring” “I think I’ve changed my tyres a few rides too early” “I think you’ve changed your tyres a few months too early” “Cold for April int it?” “This time last year we were already in shorts and summer jerseys” “When is this ground going to dry out” “I’m […]