Cool People I Don’t Know- Fat Cyclist

This is the beginning of a series about cool people that I don’t know. At least, they appear to be cool. You can expect to read about these people from time to time on Velo Jello.

The first person I’ve selected to bring to your attention is Eldon, author of the Fatcylist.com.(A blog people actually read…unlike this one) Eldon prefers to go by the alias of “Fatty”. So I will address him as such. Fatty started his blog because he wanted to be accountable for losing weight. On his blog he writes, “I had known I needed to lose weight, but hadn’t really done much about it. As I pushed my bike up the road, I realized I had not tried one very successful diet tactic: humiliation. I resolved to start a blog, embarrassing myself by proclaiming my weight on a daily basis, no matter how bad I was doing.” I think this is freaking billiant!

Fatty’s post range from very meaningful to absolutely hilarious. (not that those two are mutually exclusive)

Unfortunately Fatty’s family has been going through a very difficult period. His wife, Susan, is fighting metastatic breast cancer. It seems as if the battle is not going well for her. Fatty and Susan have 4 children. I can tell from reading his blog that he and Susan are deeply committed to each other and their children.

Fatty started designing and selling cycling clothing to help fund breast cancer research and his wife’s treatment. I love the Clydesdale logo on the gear. I think that most of the jerseys have sold out! You can also donate money for Susan on the blog.

Fatty loves to ride. He loves his family. He loves his wife. I think he’s cool.