"There is an 8 speed Birdy for sale on EBay, opening price $590, expires Mar 3 2013.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Birdy-folding-travel-bike-/140920063437?pt=AU_Sport_Cycling_Bikes&hash=item20cf7d85cd
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Frank Fisher 1943-2012
Started Nov 21, 2012 0 Replies 1 Like
I realised that Prof. Frank Fisher passed away on 21 September 2012. I was away at the time, and not sure this was marked on the site.Frank was a character, and a huge cyclist. Only met him a couple…Continue
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harrowagenda21 replied to Mark Donnellan's discussion Maintenance works on Heidelberg Road Bridge"Mike it appears on 11 Jan 2013 an individual lost control going down this slope and ended up at the rocks at the bottom, breaking their arm. I don't control Council budgets, don't live in Yarra, and can't negotiate with the water…"
harrowagenda21 replied to Mark B's discussion Folding bikes"6 months later in Feb '13 I noticed the St Kilda shop that sells folders had some discounts - and ended up with a new 9-gear Birdy. At under 11kg and very fast, looking good for a few multi-mode journeys.
There was earlier a 2011 secondhand…"
harrowagenda21 posted a discussionFrank Fisher 1943-2012
I realised that Prof. Frank Fisher passed away on 21 September 2012. I was away at the time, and not sure this was marked on the site.Frank was a character, and a huge cyclist. Only met him a couple of times in relation to cycling activism and other things, but he clearly made an impression on many people.Here are some links.Tribute book made before he died, downloadable http://understandascope.org/books/Obituary in The Age…See More
harrowagenda21 replied to Chelsea Carey's discussion Electric Bikes - Improvements? Pros and Cons?"I strongly recomment AtoB magazine, run by the Henshaws, some electric bike enthusiasts in the UK (also folders, cargo bikes, car-free living etc.) . You can read the most recent issue online and also see listings with reviews of pretty much…"
harrowagenda21 replied to Mark Donnellan's discussion Maintenance works on Heidelberg Road Bridge"When is Yarra going to negotiate with Melbourne Water and Parks and actually fix the incline just past the Heidelberg Rd bridge, Merri trail, that kids have to push their bikes up every day and which makes the path inaccessible to the…"
harrowagenda21 replied to Doddsy's discussion Whats the deal with Bike Victoria?"The London Cycling Campaign supports and nurtures its Borough Groups effectively. BV in VIC does not. I wait in anticipation to see if the new Chair can at least bring him or herself to admit a major constituency, the commuters and the inner city…"
harrowagenda21 replied to Mark B's discussion Folding bikes"I have two, but left them both in the UK when I emigrated. Here, I don't have the Tube, buses, or long distance trains to negotiate so I use a cumbersome. These days around London you find hundreds of folders - mostly Bromptons which I…"
harrowagenda21 replied to Stephen's discussion Can't believe I've been putting up with helmet hair all these years for only some marginal decrease in the likelihood of injury..."I have been in Aus 8 years now and when I first arrived, after 40 years without a bike accident, I thought the whole country was mad. Compulsory helmet law? Only when I was stopped by the police and cautioned did I actually believe it. The rest of…"
harrowagenda21 replied to Doddsy's discussion Whats the deal with Bike Victoria?"The CEO has resigned, effective end 2012. Let us hope there will be change and urban commuters will be better supported and government challenged a little…"
harrowagenda21 replied to ChrisS's discussion News: Harry Barber resigns from Bicycle Network Victoria"The discussion backing my comments about BV is here in an earlier post from 2010. As you can see, the lack of support for urban cycle commuters is deemed to be a big…"
harrowagenda21 replied to ChrisS's discussion News: Harry Barber resigns from Bicycle Network Victoria"I am sure HB has done good job at representing cycling to the masses, and helped increase participation. I have met him once and he seemed a nice bloke.
But then again, there have been some terrible gaffes on his watch, and a refusal by…"
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