"I've said this before but it's worth saying again: there is no evidence that sit up bicycles are any safer than drop bar bicycles. None. Zip. Nada.
I've three bicycles, two of them have drop bars. Guess which is the only bicycle…"
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Euan joined RobE's group
Style over Speed
Understated riding is style.In the vein of Tweed Cycling Club and Copenhagen Cycling Chic - here we can show love for the bicycle , and its affinity for steel, wool and leather, street shoes and comfy duds... share style over speed & enjoy.See More
Euan is attending ChrisS's event
Four Goals for Promoting Urban Cycling with Mikael Colville-Andersen at BWM Edge, Fed Square,
July 24, 2010 from 2pm to 4pm
Mikael Colville-Andersen is a filmmaker, photographer and urban mobility expert who is also known as Denmark's Bicycle Ambassador. He lectures around the world on how cities can and should re-establish the bicycle as a respected and accepted transport form.In his presentation 'Four Goals for Promoting Urban Cycling', Colville-Andersen explains Copenhagen's journey – then, now and into the future – towards establishing the bicycle as a feasible, acceptable form of transport. Colville-Andersen…See More
Euan replied to Richard Monfries's discussion Hands up if you can only ride with an iPod in your ears"I'm unclear as to your point. If you're saying that there are some drivers who use music loud enough to drown out sirens, yes this is true. It's also true of some cyclists.
You'd have to have very good headphones turned up quite…"
Euan replied to Richard Monfries's discussion Hands up if you can only ride with an iPod in your ears"I really don't understand this hypervigilence thing. Commuting is mundane and incredibly predictable; I find it relaxing. I exercise the same amount of vigilance as I do when I'm walking; probably less than when I drive.
Cycling is not an…"
Euan replied to Richard Monfries's discussion Hands up if you can only ride with an iPod in your ears"I had my hearing tested on leaving the army and it is very good. For me hearing is not very useful at all. It has never saved me on the road as I _always_ check that where I'm going is clear with my eyes before proceeding.
That's what…"
Euan replied to Richard Monfries's discussion Hands up if you can only ride with an iPod in your ears"I think you got that the wrong way round. You need eyes to confirm what your ears are telling you. Hearing is incredibly unreliable, especially in an urban environment. In fact I find hearing quite useless and rely 100% on my eyes."
Euan replied to Richard Monfries's discussion Hands up if you can only ride with an iPod in your ears"It's not the looking at it that matters so much, it's your brain activity. When you're having a conversation on the radio or the phone, you're trying to fill in the missing body language in order to correctly interpret the tone…"
Euan replied to Richard Monfries's discussion Hands up if you can only ride with an iPod in your ears"Using a radio and listening to music are two different things. What takes our attention is not so much the sound but interpreting; trying to fill in the gaps of body language and coming up with a reply.
Listening to music is much more passive,…"
Euan replied to Richard Monfries's discussion Hands up if you can only ride with an iPod in your ears"Using eyes is far more important. People are blaming the iPod because it was there, people are ignoring the fact that this man didn't look for a tram on a tram track.
That's far more `duh.'"
joseph andrew dasilva left a comment for Euan"Hey, thanks for the link sharing from my website! Glas I'm reaching people in Australia while residing in such a small area of West Virginia, lol!"
Euan replied to AlexZ's discussion BV propaganda spin on the police CBD blitz"Since when do I have to use a dedicated bike lane? Does that mean that I breaking the law by riding on the road on the Nepean Highway?
For quite a few years as it happens. A dedicated bike lane is one of those things that's on the road, with a…"
Euan replied to Frida Louise's discussion Yarra Trail Rage"Not that I can see. It really is a nonsense that one should ding a bell every time one passes a pedestrian."
Euan replied to Phill Cameron's discussion Back Problems"Cycling posture is not what most people expect it to be, riding with poor cycling posture can exacerbate muscle problems in many areas of the body. The late Sheldon Brown has written a good piece on cycling posture, it helped me quite a bit when I…"
Profile Information
- What sort of riding do you do ?
- Commuting, Utility/Transport, Road Cycling, Mountain Biking, XC
- Where in Melbourne or nearby do you live ?
- St Kilda
- Now tell us about your bicycles ...
- '03 Trek 1200 (only frame, brifters and rear break caliper are original).
'07 Cannodale SystemSix
'03 Rocky Mountain ETSX50 (much too much under-used of late)
- What is the best thing about riding?
- Uhhhh...I only get to pick one?
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 12:30pm on January 11, 2010, joseph andrew dasilva said…
- Hey, thanks for the link sharing from my website! Glas I'm reaching people in Australia while residing in such a small area of West Virginia, lol!
- At 1:46pm on August 19, 2009,
Cory said… - Well hel-loh!
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