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Iain’s week 8 weigh-in (2013)

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Iain

Stepping on the scales last week for the first time in ages wasn’t easy. The shame of not having weighed myself in so long, given all our Two Fat Laddies promises and blogs in 2011 and 2012, was strong. And … Continue reading →

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This road is longer than I ever thought

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Iain

I never thought Two fat Laddies would be such a long journey. I thought we’d have done it by now; that Shaun and I would each be five stones lighter. But life get in the way of things sometimes. Bookmark … Continue reading →

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Tour de Farce, maybe, but we’ll Pedal for Scotland

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Shaun

Cycling was never my thing as a kid. I enjoyed it enough dodging about on the streets with friends, steering between the shards of broken glass that inevitably littered the bleak, concrete housing scheme where I grew up. But they … Continue reading →

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Some scumbag stole my bike from the tenement close

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Iain

My bike got tanned. I got home, as usual, and walked up the stairs to the flat. It wasn’t until I got to the landing just below home, and found my way blocked by one of the massive full length … Continue reading →

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The 3am Club

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Shaun

The streets where I live are deathly quiet in the hour between 3am and 4am on a weekday, save the odd passing gritter or lorry hauling it’s cargo towards the motorway. It is a stillness to life which, when enveloped … Continue reading →

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Closer Together, Further Apart

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Iain

So, three weeks into the new job with Shaun and so far so good. It is a little odd now sitting directly across from the cove. For a good chunk of each day we are face to face, involved in … Continue reading →

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What Next?

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Shaun

I’m on a few days off. Not for any particular reason other than recharging the batteries after what has been a fairly hectic month or two. In that time I’ll be doing my best to catch up with friends and … Continue reading →

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The Glasgow to Edinburgh bike ride and meeting one of the Greatest Living Scotsmen

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Iain

It’s amazing how quickly the stuff we have done, and the posts we promise ourselves to write, can recede quickly into the distance of memory if we don’t find the time to get our thoughts together and get them down. … Continue reading →

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Last Minute Thoughts on Two Fat Laddies’ Hebridean Road Trip

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Iain

We’re just three sleeps away now from the Two Fat Laddies road trip to the Isles. On Wednesday we’ll be setting off ridiculously early to drive from Edinburgh to Lewis, via Skye, to hang out at the Hebridean Celtic Festival … Continue reading →

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Why White Van Man Should Give Cyclists A Brake

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Shaun

So, having sold my car at the weekend in favour of cycling to work and upping the exercise regime for Two Fat Laddies, I have to admit to being fairly excited. No more jams, the wind whistling through my hair … Continue reading →

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