Cycling in Melbourne Australia

September 2010 Blog Posts (5)

Why can't I take my bike on a country bus in Victoria?

I'm trying to get to the Great Victorian Bike Ride using public transport. They're not making it easy for me:

http://richardtulloch.wordpress.com/2010/09/21/trains-bikes-and-buses-a-pain-in-the-downunder/

Added by Richard Tulloch on September 21, 2010 at 8:17pm — 4 Comments

Bike helmet laws - the debate goes on

Very good article on helmets in the Sydney Morning Herald: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/wellbeing/head-case-20100915-15cs8.html

Until our infrastructure gets safer, I'll keep wearing my hard hat in Australia, but in Europe I like to feel the wind in my hair.…

Continue

Added by Richard Tulloch on September 16, 2010 at 9:22am — 14 Comments

Melbourne Streets

Hey all,

Just giving a plug for someone on twitter I follow (@will_watt), who takes a photo on Melbourne's streets, once a day.
This time around, he snapped a photo of a fast cyclist.
http://www.melbournestreet.net/index.php?showimage=124
Anyone we know?

Caz

Added by Carole Whitehead on September 8, 2010 at 3:56pm — 4 Comments

Funny bike chronicles

Have been trialing the new Hasa foldie this past week (specs here: http://cyclingdeal.rtrk.com.au/?scid=31771&kw=4351290). The purchase was a bit of a leap of faith as there's bugger-all on the net about the things, so I thought I'd post my findings for the benefit of anyone else who might be considering same.

The ride: Haven't taken it for the Big Commute via the Capital… Continue

Added by trundlebug on September 3, 2010 at 7:36pm — 2 Comments