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Richard Monfries
- 50, Male
- Melbourne Victoria
- Australia
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Box Bike Club
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Hands up if you can only ride with an iPod in your ears
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Chris Harris Jun 19.
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Richard, look up a woman named Gill Plaistow from South Australia. She has some inspirational rides under her belt including two crossings of the Simpson Desert, the last one aged 63.
I'm currently researching a piece for Australian Cyclist magazine on women in cycling. It had always been my intent to profile ordinary women who are involved in cycling in everyday ways, from mechanics, to educators, commuters, track cyclists, and…
Let me think about it while I ride, without music, to autobarn to pick up my Dukes of Hazard air horns.
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 loud to block out h…
I suppose the fact that a car has to have a working horn for a roadworthy certificate implies that people should be able to hear them?
Well I just want one... not sure why though !
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 extreme m…
I returned to daily cycling after an enforced break (an athroplasty of two toes in my foot damaged as the result of a broken leg 30 years ago, motorbike V car) and I tried a mirror on my helmet. I thought my aural reactions and neck flexibility had…
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- What sort of riding do you do ?
- Commuting
- Where in Melbourne or nearby do you live ?
- Clifton Hill
- Now tell us about your bicycles ...
- Gitane flat bar converted to drop-bar for commuting; Tommasini road frame waiting to be re-built; steel frame waiting to be re-built as knockabout track bike; dreaming of converting a tandem to cargo bike, a la Surly Big Dummy
- What is the best thing about riding?
- Not driving a car
- A few words about yourself. (This bit is entirely optional!)
- Approaching half way through the allotted span, reasonably fit and healthy
- Website/Blog:
- http://www.velopede.com/
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The inspiration of this woman who rides
I'm currently researching a piece for Australian Cyclist magazine on women in cycling. It had always been my intent to profile ordinary women who are involved in cycling in everyday ways, from mechanics, to educators, commuters, track… Continue
Posted on June 30, 2010 at 5:35pm — 1 Comment
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