Fat Girl on a Bicycle – A lightweight blog by a heavyweight cyclist

A better way of running away

When we were 17, my friend was murdered. After they found her body I was dazed with shock and grief. […]

And in the blink of an eye, I have a seven month old baby. A few months ago, I did […]

Yesterday Pat and Nate from the All City Cycles HQ in Minneapolis and Brian and Dunk from ISON Distribution visited […]

It can’t have escaped your attention that ‘gravel’ is a bit of a ‘thing’. There are gravel bikes, and gravel […]

Is there anything worse than being a shit driver? Or one of those bellends who moan about cyclists on Twitter? […]

At the beginning of the year, dreaming of warmer days, and with ambitions that only a long cold January can […]

or: On just getting out of the door Anyone who is on nodding terms with anxiety and self-doubt will know that […]

Last year, for the first time as an (almost completely) unclothed participant, I did the Manchester World Naked Bike Ride. […]

I think I’m a pretty accomplished cyclist. I’ve cycle toured solo across European countries and American states. I’ve raced time […]

1 March 2017. I’m about 40 miles out of Las Cruces, New Mexico, feeling strong and happy, looking forward to […]