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May 2009 Blog Posts (5)

One wheel, one plain . . .

So Sid Rajan plans to ride the Nullarbor on a unicycle.
His PR claims he will be the second person to ride the Nullarbor on a unicycle (it also claims that Perth to Adelaide is 4000km, but we won't quibble over a thousand km error, will we?)
I thought that a group did it some years back, actually, in the nineties.
So the question remains . . . why?

Added by GeeBee on May 29, 2009 at 10:17am — 4 Comments

Victoria Police now handing out No-bell Awards

Note: this is a bicycle bell. Simple, cost effective, can be useful when necessary although I'd prefer a Airzound.



3AW talkback - rider gets pinged in the Melb CBD for having no bell. (27 May, 2009)



- Listen to mp3 - about 6 minutes



Several interesting subtexts… Continue

Added by ChrisS on May 28, 2009 at 12:00pm — 30 Comments

EuroTrash Tuesdays



Police + Free H*lm*ts + Cuddles = Bike Love.



Warning: the images contained above may cause spontaneous combustion and/or scabies amongst the traditional Herald Sun readership. with luck. Why can't VicPol do this instead of the current BLITZ in Melbourne's CBD?…



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Added by ChrisS on May 12, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

A new cycling accesory- Have your say!

To all cyclists,



Just a quick line to generate some thought on the needs and wants of cyclists. As a current director for a company 'Yawhoo,' we're looking to establish a cycling accessory. Thus far we have come up with the idea of what essentially is a safety contraption for those who ride in the dark; A non-intrusive wrist band that will illuminate to ensure cyclists are clearly visible, particularly when indicating with their hands. However, some perspective from you cyclists, the… Continue

Added by Darren Ford on May 12, 2009 at 3:29pm — 30 Comments

Connex Fare question & thoughts

Hi All,

This my first question here. Hope what I want to say makes sense.

As a recent arrival in Melb, I not to sure about the following.

I commute using Connex for part of my trip.

I use an Early Bird ticket (free get off by 7:00 am)



Question is:



Now if Connex is late (surprise surprise) would it be allowed to ride train further by the amount of time of delay.

ie: today 6:38 sandringham train was 6 minutes late (per announcement at Flinders Street… Continue

Added by bikinbruce on May 5, 2009 at 6:08pm — 16 Comments

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