Cycling in Melbourne Australia

January 2011 Blog Posts (3)

Ride Like a Wombat

I thought I'd move my half arsed MTB blog here instead of fkdbook.

This is relevant to my Mountain Bike which is a 2005 (I think) Avanti Agressor.

I might start another one for my commuter bike which I also do a lot of K's on.

Any constructive comments welcome.

Otherswise, try this site: http://bullshit.com/

11/9/2011 - ??? km, I went for a few rides at Lysterfield and a few local rides. The button on my…

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Added by Chris Harris on January 9, 2011 at 12:00pm — No Comments

The Garmin Edge 800 GPS - does anyone really need it?

I took the new Garmin Edge 800 for a test drive on the Great Vic Bike Ride - here's my review of its performance:

http://richardtulloch.wordpress.com/2011/01/05/garmin-edge-800-what-kind-of-cyclist-needs-gps-navigation/

Added by Richard Tulloch on January 5, 2011 at 12:12pm — No Comments

Bellarine Rail Trail - there and back again

T he family spent post-Christmas -> New Years at a friend's place in Queenscliffe. Had a great time, and did quite a few small rides for supplies, and with Thing1 (who can now ride hills).

Anyway, I was around 80km shy of 4,000km for the year (mostly commuting) and I had put my 35mm knobbies back on my MASI Speciale CX for some YouYangs fun, so I thought why not do the Bellarine…

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Added by Cory on January 3, 2011 at 11:00am — 2 Comments