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Sports Bag for Cycling

Redesign the mussette?! Unthinkable! :-)

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Vic Police Prejudice

More news to hand, apparently the cyclist may have swerved to avoid a car. There but for the grace of physics go I. Jeez you've got to have eyes in the back of your head some days. Vale a colleague…

Tagged: bias, police

Replied 21 hours ago

Before any witness statements are gathered, before a crash investigator has measured the skid marks, Victoria Police have stated in a media release about semi-trailer/bicycle crash that, "...a cyclis…

Tagged: bias, police

Started this discussion. Last reply by Steve Jay 21 hours ago.

A bicyclist who is serial flasher, or a flasher that rides a bike?: in The Age today

Isn't The Age planning to move from Broadsheet to Tabloid sometime soon? ;-)

Tagged: TheAge, bicycleflasher, flasher

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Need to ride more and get more riding time :-( Feb 19

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Steve Jay replied to Maggie's discussion 'Sports Bag for Cycling'

Redesign the mussette?! Unthinkable! :-)

4 hours ago

Steve Jay replied to Steve Jay's discussion 'Vic Police Prejudice'

21 hours ago

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Vic Police Prejudice

22 hours ago

Steve Jay replied to Richard Monfries's discussion 'A bicyclist who is serial flasher, or a flasher that rides a bike?: in The Age today'

Isn't The Age planning to move from Broadsheet to Tabloid sometime soon? ;-)

23 hours ago

Steve Jay replied to P Butler's discussion 'Longer commuting to work'

Paid bike parking seems to me like bringing to cycling one of the worst things about driving, but I'm a curmudgeon like that :-) I'd ride 1 day and leave the bike at home the next (60km isn't a huge distance in isolation), but I live within an ideal…

yesterday

Steve Jay replied to P Butler's discussion 'Longer commuting to work'

Is that 30 one way? Probably doable if you build up to it, and bikes are allowed on trains when you need a rest day or feel the need to bail going home. (It's conditionally, so check the rules.) 30 klicks round trip is relatively easy (again provid…

on Monday

Steve Jay replied to phil's discussion 'dangerous riding'

!. Registration of motor vehicles pays for a system of tracing a device which can be used to kill, that is ALL it pays for. The CTP component that you pay at rego time is to cover the medical costs you might cause if your car gets out of control. Ag…

on Monday

Steve Jay replied to phil's discussion 'dangerous riding'

The fact is only sociopaths will actually dehumanise us enough to deliberately run us off. There are those who are angry at cyclists for the time they waste waiting behind us (all 2 seconds), but they will never risk scratching their paint, going to…

on Monday

Steve Jay replied to me's discussion 'run your engine on the best!'

Tending well towards my performance experience of the last 20 years. A change is as good as a holiday.

on Saturday

Steve Jay replied to me's discussion 'run your engine on the best!'

Tending a bit more towards the style of my youth :-)

on Saturday

Steve Jay replied to phil's discussion 'dangerous riding'

My dome does make me more aero and simulates the feeling of wind in the hair while wearing the helmet forced on me by a law designed by drivers for drivers. Phil, seriously, my comment about motorists only noticing cyclists that do wrong, while not…

on Saturday

Steve Jay replied to me's discussion 'run your engine on the best!'

Bass guitar. Just joined a recently formed covers band, TSix. Classic rock (Stones, Bowie and Dire Straights as examples) and classy euro-pop. (Del Amitri, Paulo Nutini and James also as examples.) Very drivetime friendly playlist.

on Friday

Steve Jay replied to me's discussion 'run your engine on the best!'

Saturdays are when we do the trip :-)

March 11

Steve Jay replied to Brooklyn Forum's discussion '$50,000 cycle racks installed on Federation Trail...'

This from the site... ...is sweet music to my cynical ears. I was cycling down through Albert Park the other day and noticed a cycle lane that disappeared onto the footpath at intersections, only to return on the other side. There was no "crush" at…

March 11

Steve Jay replied to me's discussion 'run your engine on the best!'

Damn, you've made me hungry now ;-) At least cyclists are a well-targeted demographic for organic vegies :-) Not quite in our area, but I'll discuss it with my partner. We have a weekly trip to Burnley for my band rehearsals so Brunswick's not too…

March 11

Steve Jay replied to phil's discussion 'dangerous riding'

Now I feel dirty :-(

March 11

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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, S.L.U.T (Sustainable Low Cost Transport), Whatever

Where in Melbourne or nearby do you live ?

Bentleigh

Now tell us about your bicycles ...

2007 Cell S2200 road bike
1993 Giant Iguana chromo rigid MTB (my ute)
1996 Giant ATX-970 ("Lives" in Hobart as transport for when I'm visiting family.)

What is the best thing about riding?

By not driving (or even owning) a car I'm healthier, wealthier and happier.

A few words about yourself. (This bit is entirely optional!)

Moved to Melbourne to live 6 months ago. 35 years of on-road cycling (30 years driving experience), car-free, foundation president of Bicycle Tasmania (last on committee in any capacity in 1996)

I also believe that because the law allows cycling without a licence (which is an old french word for privilege), then cycling is a right, while driving is privilege. To me, this means that cyclists should have the legal priority over motorists. (And yes, pedestrians should have the legal priority over cyclists, too, in my opinion.)

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It'd be funny, but...

If this isn't yet another example, proving it's too easy to get a driving licence, what is. Even allowing for youthful impulsiveness, somebody who would do this would have been flagged in basic psych profiling used in police and military recruiting tests.

And apparently another twit was booked for driving flat-out, going the wrong way down a one-way st, with 7 people in their car this morning, too. How many… Continue

Posted on October 25, 2009 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

Hmm, hadn't factored the possibility of rain into my RTB

Sunday looks like "Showers, clearing early," but just how early is early?

I've been planning to travel light. Light, long sleeves and legs, one spare tube, a tiny puncture repair kit, cable lock velcroed to handlebars, 4 bananas, 6 muesli bars. Now it looks like I need a rain coat, at least for some of the trip.

I might start off wearing a garbage bag...

Posted on October 15, 2009 at 7:17pm — 5 Comments

On track for RTB

Proper RTB training began for me this year once I'd got my move out of the way. Although I was living 15km out of town in Hobart (when I'd bought the Hobart place, my mum was worried I was "moving halfway to Launceston"), prep for the move to Melbourne and winter weather were cutting training days to about 2 a week. Once I hit August in Melbourne, I was pulling 4 commutes a week on the bike and living 15km from work, just like in Hobart.

Doing irregular shifts, I sometimes get short weeks alter… Continue

Posted on September 30, 2009 at 11:00am — 6 Comments

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At 7:42pm on October 4, 2009, ChrisS said…: Hi Steve,

Which Hobart suburb are you from? I've been over here about 20 years & have lost touch with whatever going on down there, but have been attempting to stay up to date w/ bicycle stuff with Tim from Bicycle Tas & the Bottles & Chains crew.

cheers,

ChrisS

At 8:48pm on September 29, 2009, Kristin Rule said…: Hi Steve,

Hope you're enjoying Melbourne (great Music Scene with lots of talented Tasmanians!). If you're touring Vic and after a place to stay, we are currently setting up (building) a BB&B (Bicycle Bed and Breakfast) some 150k from Melbourne ...more info at www.theunconventionalcellist.com/accommodation.html

All the Best,
Kristin