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About the Fat Bastards
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How do you define a Fat Bastard - let's check the dictionary shall we.
fat
Pronunciation: 'fat
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): fat:ter, fat:est
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English f[AE]tt, akin to Old High German feizit fat
Synonyms: fat, obese, corpulent, fleshy, portly, stout, pudgy, rotund, plump, chubby. These adjectives mean having an abundance and often an excess of flesh. Fat implies excessive weight and generally has negative connotations: was getting fat and decided to exercise.
Dictionary definition: 1:notable for having an unusual amount of fat and weight
Fat Bastard definition: we agree with the dictionary; reference to both bike and rider
bastard
Pronunciation: 'bas-t&rd
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old Frisian bost marriage, Old English bindan to bind
Synonyms: illegitimate, love child, whoreson, mongrel, knave, lowlife, miscreant, rascal, rogue, scoundrel, son of a bitch
Dictionary definition: 1:an illegitimate child, born out of wedlock 2:something that is spurious, irregular, inferior, or of questionable origin
Fat Bastard definition: a being or person who is able to ride a line, clean a stunt or huck a huck before you can.
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In layman's terms, the Fat Bastards are a group of mountain bikers that enjoy the thrill of pedalling a 21kg (46 pounds for the metric challenged) bike up a mountain, then turning around and flowing, hucking, screaming and crashing back down. They have also been known to travel afar and hike that same fat bike over hill and dale, through the bushes and up stream beds looking for that perfect singletrack. You know, the one that the wrench at the bike store heard about from that out-of-town customer that heard it from a stranger he met at the last trailhead.
You can always tell if you're riding with the Fat Bastards because you will be endowed with our vast profoundness of riding knowledge, extensive lore of the trails and probably hear a litany of eloquent catch phrases like:
“what’s that smell?” or “Yup, thats it for climbing, we’re almost at the top”
“shut the f*ck-up” usually directed at the dog, but not always
“are you sure this is the right way?” followed by “that tree looks familiar”
“you’re not going to ride that, are you?” followed by “try it, its not as hard as it looks”
further followed by “I’ll do the fireman’s carry and you take the bike”
and lastly “that was a great ride" 'cus there's no such thing as a bad ride
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Get off the couch and ride |
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