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Fat Lad Says…..

I have proof! That’s your very own boil in the bag Fat Lad overtaking someone! Big thanks to Simon for taking the shot and to the Singletrack office for pointing me in the right direction! Fat Lad

Fat Lad Fettles

This is generally where you will find my dearest Husband on a Tuesday Night, Thursday Night and Sunday Morning………. fettling his bike before he rides!

Fat Lad’s Own Brand of Mayhem – Race and Aftermath

Out of the coral and with my adrenalin up I was flying. I was actually passing other riders….. I don’t think I have ever had the opportunity to utter the immortal words “on your left”. It was a proud moment for chunky cyclists the world over. Not long after the first climb I paced with […]

Fat Lad’s Own Brand of Mayhem – Pre Race

Juancho seems to think this particular corner of t’interweb has become a little soft lately. He may be right. As always things are not as straight forward in the weird and wonderful world of Fat Lad and in the first two weeks of marriage I managed to be poorly with a horrendous virus for six […]

Introducing Mr and Mrs Fat Lad

This is the only word for our very special day: Perfect. Mr and Mrs Fat Lad

Run Fat Lad, Run!

Shhhh, don’t tell anyone, we’ll keep it our little secret. Fat Lad isgetting some extra miles in. On the road. Utilising my old SaracenMaxtrax with some skinny slick tyres I’m firing to work and back a couple of times a week. Changed out of my work clothes and into some lycraI pulled the tarmac taunter […]

Fat Lad Tests His Future Marriage

For the last few Saturdays Mrs Fat Lad and I have been joining some other pootlers for fun and frolics on the trails of West Yorkshire. With a few rides under her belt Chip suggested us going for a steady one starting out from Ladybower. Sarah (for that’s Mrs Fat Lad’s name) was eager to […]

Fat Lad’s Close Call

Saturday is becoming something of a tradition in the Fat Lad household. Early morning we scoot off for the weekly shop, once back; a spot of lunch and then we scoot off to somewhere for a weekend pootle. This week we were (on Mrs Fat Lads suggestion) on home ground for a Reservoir Raid. Various […]

Fat Lad Wishes……

The Pootle Crew, The Sunday Morning Family, Bad Brains Mountain Bike Club, Juancho, Sascha, Other Bike Blog Geeks too, Family, Buddies and feck it everyone else too: Merry Christmas Fat Lad

Fat Lad Pootle Crew Christmas Ride

Few words: Pete goes to warp speed trying to keep up with Jim : The “steady” ones catch a breather (and hill medicine) before the whippets arrive: Pub! Good times, great pedalling and the best company. Riding seldom gets any better than this…… Fat Lad