Recently, the Pootle crew have gotten into the habit of having longer rides upon the sabbath. I’m not sure I approve but I tag along anyway. All these miles are improving my fitness no end and narrowing the waist some what. However, I have a reputation to maintain. I think an athletes diet of Pies […]
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Fat Lad Cleans His Bike
June 5, 2006 – 3:15 am
For other, perhaps even more worthy, cycling/MTB journals this wouldn’t merit more than a throw away sentence. A few discarded words of soapy routine maybe, but a whole post? Definitely not. You all should fear for the very existence of the universe and the fabric of the cosmos itself. That’s right Fat Lad has cleaned […]
Fat Lad rides the Tyersal Treat
June 1, 2006 – 8:02 am
Preface After a night out to celebrate two of the club’s finest member’s birthdays on the Saturday night, I was feeling a little delicate Sunday morning. The ride was the Middleton Mosh and it flowed really well despite the one or twelve beers I was rapidly sweating out of my system. In the basin jump/play […]
A Fat Lad Public Service Announcment
May 24, 2006 – 4:53 am
WHERE THE F*CK IS THE SUMMER? I HAVE SPENT ALL WINTER RIDING THROUGH SHITE AND GLOOP SO I CAN ENJOY THE BRIEF BRITISH SUMMERTIME WITH A LITTLE MORE IN THE LEGS! In other news, the day job is currently getting in the way of my write-ups. Recently we have had some rides of such joy […]
Fat lad and the Extended Reservoir Raid
April 27, 2006 – 6:53 am
With the nights getting lighter and the trails getting drier we’d made a decision via the forum to start extending the rides a little. Post day job, I dragged the Kona into the front yard to put my freshly cleaned chain on while the sun beat down gloriously. Self confessed newbie Andy rolled up as […]
Fat Lad Chases the Sunset
April 18, 2006 – 8:12 am
Despite the 2 foot deep mud and constant rainfall, I’m told that spring has sprung. I suppose if nothing else we at least get to start our pootles in the light. With Keith’s car broken and Gezz’s many many bikes in various states of repair it was to be the party faithful only tonight. With […]
Fat Lad and the Pootle Crew Away Weekend
April 7, 2006 – 6:34 am
Saturday With lots of enthusiasm but not a great deal of planning the Tuesday Pootle Crew decided it was time to get away and have a giggle in a different location. With little deliberation we settled on the Mountain Bike Mecca of Glentress and Fat Lad was tasked with finding places to stay. In the […]
Fat Lad gets Political
March 24, 2006 – 3:29 pm
One of the things I always promised myself about my particular corner of the t’internet would be that I always posted things relvant to the pedalling world and ther would be no bad poetry or inane references to Sylvia Plath. However, somethings always need a voice. This would be one of those things. From Save […]
Fat Lad rides the Calverly Corker
March 16, 2006 – 5:01 am
You have to ask. No really you do. What sorts of idiots go out in the sort of weather we had Sunday morning. Below zero temperatures, lots of snow and a biting arctic-esque wind. Read on and find out… For a guy who really does not like mornings getting out of bed on a Sunday […]
Fat Lad and the Craic
March 8, 2006 – 8:07 am
I must have done something right, I can’t think what. Maybe I was some sort of saintly-type person in a previous incarnation… Like Gandhi only with better shoes and a tiny bit more round the middle. Since Christmas I think I’ve missed maybe two rides, and every single one I pedalled has been superb. Some […]