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Rick Harker is attending ChrisS's event
2010 UCI World Road Championships at Geelong - Melbourne
September 29, 2010 to October 3, 2010
Victoria will be in the international spotlight when the world's best cyclists converge on Melbourne and Geelong for the 2010 UCI Road World Championships. Individual Time Trial Date: Wednesday 29 September 2010 Event: Men's Under 23 - 31.8km Da...
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ChrisS replied to trundlebug's discussion ''Be seen, be safe''
Your call, go for it. ;)
yesterday
weg, Jack and SimonE are attending ChrisS's event
November 12, 2009 to November 29, 2009
>> Tickets available online
yesterday
Michael commented on ChrisS's blog post 'Changes to Victorian Rules for cyclists. NB: whats a proper seat?'
Just as worrying is this change - "Scooter riders are required to wear an approved bicycle helmet." Why? 1) Because the penalty for scooter riders points towards even stiffer penalties against cyclists - "failure to wear a helmet when riding a s...
yesterday
ChrisS added an event
November 12, 2009 to November 29, 2009
>> Tickets available online
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ChrisS commented on Richard Tulloch's blog post 'Colour clash - cycling Denmark's Bornholm Island'
Gudhjem village is quite Cezanne-like, the tiled roofs combine to give a illustration of creating structure & form via slabs of massive colour, which was a strong feature of his later post-impressionism pieces. Oh gawd, even decades later, that t...
on Thursday
ChrisS commented on Richard Tulloch's blog post 'My take on the Gong Ride (with very average photos)'
Still trying to get the hang of using bike cam, I believe my first idea to attach it onto the bars or even on the pannier rack would create a more satisfactory result. Yes, it's mildly fascinating to watch your own bike vids, but I'm really not su...
on Thursday

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What sort of riding do you do ?
Quick Answer: I am a bike nerd, Commuting, Utility/Transport, Road Cycling, Mountain Biking, Recreational, Touring, D.I.Y, Pub Bike, S.L.U.T (Sustainable Low Cost Transport), Rat Bike, Whatever
Where in Melbourne or nearby do you live ?
Tesla Towers, Beer Can Hill, Bearbrass
Now tell us about your bicycles ...
WE ARE LEGION.
What is the best thing about riding?
Two Wheels, One Dark Lord
A few words about yourself. (This bit is entirely optional!)
Bicycle advocate and raconteur. Part-time online media mogul, radio announcer, trainee barista, dish-pig and ne'er-do-well. Bit of a worry really.

I help out with some of the admin. duties on Melbourne Cyclist and are also involved with YarraBUG, producing weekly programs on YarraBUG Radio on 3CR 855AM, Wheels of Justice and work in the industry to pay the bills.

http://twitter.com/cfsmtb
http://www.yarrabug.org
http://www.yarrabug.org/radio
http://www.woj.com.au
http://www.humanpoweredcafe.com.au
Website/Blog:
http://cfsmtb.net

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Changes to Victorian Rules for cyclists. NB: whats a proper seat?

From VicRoads - Cyclists: From 9 November 2009, there will be some changes to the road safety rules for cyclists.

The changes are about the helmet and using the proper seat for bicycle passengers, and for cyclists turning from, and stopping in, bicycle boxes at intersections with traffic signals.

Seat and helmet
A bicycle passenger must wear an approved bicycle helmet and sit on a proper seat when ridin… Continue

Posted on October 25, 2009 at 10:51am — 6 Comments

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Albanese announces federally funded cycling infrastructure projects across NSW , Vic + more

Via Albanese's media release today - Another pot load of that economic stimulus $$$ - have a gander below if there's one in your area.

- Additional recent media releases from Albanese
- CPF: $40m for jobs and cycle paths is a healthy outcome for all

Economic Stimulus: $5.4m for Cycling Infrastructure Acro… Continue

Posted on October 23, 2009 at 5:26pm — 2 Comments

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On sale at Aldi this week: Oregon Scientific ATC2K

Finally got around to buying two, one for moi & another for a friend. I just haven't had the time to sit down and fiddle w/ it yet, or indeed, find a spare SD card. From the specs it mentions 32mb internal memory that's expandable up to 2gb. Is there any capacity to expand on that or not worth attempting?

Posted on October 2, 2009 at 1:52am — 7 Comments

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Oh, Phil, a flamingo

Courtesy of Bicycle Radio: Phil & Paul talk about, cheese, cows and The Man With The Big Hammer. May contain traces of TdF

- mp3 linkie

Enjoy.

Posted on July 23, 2009 at 10:25pm —

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Get On You Bike: Done by Law podcast on 3CR Community Radio


From Done By Law (7 July 2009)

This week we look at the rights of cyclists in accidents. Done By Law speaks to road accident injuries lawyer Tim Dionisopolos about how the law can assi… Continue

Posted on July 10, 2009 at 1:19am —

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At 6:14pm on November 5, 2009, Jack said…
Hi Chris,
is this the same Melbourne Bicycle Film Festival you were promoting for the Human Powered Cafe or is it a different one.
Cheers, Jack.
http://www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/Whatson/Festivals/ArtsandCulture/Pages/6e391043-d1ab-40cd-af9e-31edbf57b82a.aspx
At 4:47pm on July 21, 2009, Geoff Semon said…
Hi Chris
thanks for adding the tandem tickbox on the bike list and I have just updated my page.
Looking forward to ATBIAD
Cheers

Geoff
At 4:12pm on July 17, 2009, SimonE said…
Thanks for the welcome! I think you're the only one welcoming...it makes a big difference :)
At 7:19pm on May 29, 2009, dan3028 said…
Hi Chris,
Wondering where is the best place on the site to look for a group to go road-cycling with around Laverton/Point Cook area.
Cheers
Danny
At 4:40pm on May 29, 2009, Mark B said…
Thanks for the welcome. Not too sure why I joined as I am not in Melb very often at all.
Still, I can read the forums I guess.
Later Mark
At 10:12am on May 13, 2009, Philip James said…
Thanks for that Chris
At 8:09am on May 13, 2009, Trevor Shone said…
Hi Chris
Thanks heaps for the welcome.I get down to Melbourne a bit (not enough really) Last time i was down i took a heap of photos of various cycles and their owners and did a spread in Bicycle Network.Your town was made for cycling!! We will be coming down in two months (Jail for our puss again !!) to tour as many bike shops/cycling cafes to promote and post up posters for the Canberra Vintage/Classic ride. The human powered Cafe looks like a good start. Possible to catch up for a chat when down ?? I can also post down some posters to you if interested?
Cheers
Trevor
At 12:50am on April 3, 2009, Johnni said…
Hi again,
There appears to be two ways to send messages on this site!
What's the protocol: A message from My Page or a comment on the wall here?
Regards Johnni
At 8:31pm on March 30, 2009, Johnni said…
Hi ChrisS,

I appreciated your welcome ... from the official welcommer!?

I'll be in Melbourne for a few weeks, shortly.

A heads-up on a few group rides, if possible ...

The Tuesday 6:30 am Fitzroy Cycles Ride from Barkly Street
and the Wednesday 6:00 am North Road Ride.

Comments?

Can't wait to see how a Melburn Roobaix works! I guess I'll be able to navigate using a mini Melb. street Directory.

Regards

Johnni
At 11:53pm on March 27, 2009, Annabelle said…
Hi Chris,
Thank you for your message of welcome.
I guess the second best thing about a bike is that it is very environmentally-friendly... and it's always there ... ;)

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