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Superhero sighting

SuperNeroMan spotted at Brunetti, 9am Saturday, on return from Roccanera …

Added by Matt Holden on April 19, 2008 at 12:30pm — 5 Comments

Schwinn Madison

Here is a review of the Schwinn Madison, for anyone interested ...

Added by Matt Holden on April 17, 2008 at 9:30pm — 8 Comments

Women's Information Workshop: Beat the Cycling Winter Blues!

Pass this info onto your friends, workmates, contact and family!

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Women's Information Workshop: Beat the Cycling Winter Blues! The Cycling Promotion Fund is organising a free information workshop for women to hear great ideas for safe and enjoyable winter cycling and preparing for upcoming events.

Program

Riding in…

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Added by ChrisS on April 16, 2008 at 1:30pm — No Comments

100 million reasons to ride a bike

This from a story in The Age today:
"According to the 2008 World Development Report, more than 240 kilograms of corn — enough to feed one person for a year — is required to produce 100 litres of ethanol, enough to fill the tank of a sports utility vehicle." That's a long line of hungry people waiting at the petrol pump ...

Added by Matt Holden on April 15, 2008 at 9:53pm — 3 Comments

We love this ....

BMX bandit brings kid to our school on this set-up ...

excuse the phonecam effect ...

Added by Matt Holden on April 15, 2008 at 9:23pm — 1 Comment

Single-speed, off-the-rack

Saw this Giant Bowery in Lygon Cycles

for $695, with brakes, in matt black; and this Schwinn Madison at iRide in the city

for $795. For those who don't want to build ... like… Continue

Added by Matt Holden on April 14, 2008 at 8:30pm — 26 Comments

Stuart O’Grady on Paris-Roubaix

Fun comments from last year's winner
here

Added by Matt Holden on April 14, 2008 at 8:05pm — 2 Comments

optimum seat height

My furniture finally arrived from Sydney, including my bike (yay!). Took it for a short ride along the Yarra track this morning. After riding the Apollo for a couple of weeks I noticed I didn't feel like my leg was getting optimum power and that maybe the seat is too low. I'm sure it's a matter of experiment, but was just curious to know if there's any way to work out your optimum seat height?

Added by Marianne on April 13, 2008 at 1:19pm — 2 Comments

Smile you miserable bastards

Messrs. Frigswell and Digby Caesar-Salad Esq. of West Kunting do the “Blue Steel”. Even the hunting hounds back then had stiff upper muzzles.

Why does everyone from n00b commuters to weekend warriors feel the necessity to tear along shared paths and roads as if they’re racing for sheep stations? Folks, calm down and enjoy the ride. The PB attempt can come later, at a more appropriate venue like the Hawthorn Mellowdrome, Biatch Road… Continue

Added by ChrisS on April 10, 2008 at 6:00pm — 5 Comments

Daylight saving finished!

It's good for commuters. I don't have to ride in the dark for at less another 2 weeks.

Anyway, I have ordered a L2D CE Q5 torch from the Torchworld as winter's coming.

It should arrive today.

I have watch this video in Youtube, and I think it's enough for a medium speed riding on dark bike… Continue

Added by Ghost on April 8, 2008 at 3:08pm — No Comments

S.L.U.T.ting around Dandenong Creek Trail

What a beautiful morning. The Autumn sun lured quite a few people out. I headed out for a pootle up the Dandenong Creek Trail from my place. Nothing really energetic. Just out and about to roll the legs over.

More here....>>>>>

Added by Stavros on April 7, 2008 at 12:55pm — No Comments

Special Edition Cycling News

Special Edition Cycling News for April 1, 2008

Edited by the CN équipe Avril Imbécile

Topics include:

New TTT format for 2009 Tour de France?
"Mystic Manchester" leads to medal enquiry
New 'cross world cup event on seventh continent
UCI imposes limit on team names
Judge Judith Sheindlin to…

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Added by ChrisS on April 1, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Criteriums ARE fun

I raced my first Crit for the season and to my surprise I had lots of fun:

* I didn't fall off once, yet was resigned to the fact it wouldn't hurt too much if I did my normal dumb little falls on the unbanked corners (trackie)... I had my arm and leg warmers on + gloves so I was protected.

* My legs began to get lactic build up but it went away and I could finish the crit (that is a big thing for me).

* I came 5th (e grade... was looking for smaller font but didn't find… Continue

Added by Nic on April 1, 2008 at 11:19am — 2 Comments

Mad bastards!

Here's the new cycling trend that the urban hipsters will be flocking to in droves. Maybe not for moi, as I don't really want to fast track that hip replacement quite yet

x-posted at…

Added by ChrisS on March 26, 2008 at 9:00pm — 4 Comments

US: Scraper Bikes

Inner urban America meets rat bike, meets disc wheels, meets customisation, meets rap, and then drifts off and meets something else… Continue

Added by ChrisS on March 25, 2008 at 1:30pm — No Comments

new beginning...retro gear...and can anyone tell me how to...?

I've just moved back to Melbourne and thought I'd take advantage of living near the yarra track, being back in Melbourne and having my brother's old, but pretty cool Apollo II racer handy, to go for a short ride on this glorious morning. The path can be pretty hectic with riders and walkers and joggers, but I timed it well and it was great to get my bike legs moving after being off my bike for a while.

The worst thing about that track is that it's gravel. The logic of it escapes me,… Continue

Added by Marianne on March 22, 2008 at 10:07am — 1 Comment

The not so monthly S.L.U.T. ride. The Nongs booze Crooze.

Bloody hot but bloody good fun - check out more here

Added by Stavros on March 17, 2008 at 9:45am — 2 Comments

Just keep riding!

Seriously cool Melbourne commuting vid from Nomad Tales, clearly illustrating how travelling from Brunnie to Footscray takes just on 25 minutes.

Virtually every streetscape will be familar to viewers, from the Upfield shared path, through the top of Royal Park, those f!king steps at Manningham Street, Moonee Ponds Creek path under CityLink (try riding that bit when it floods), through Kensington, short cut… Continue

Added by ChrisS on March 16, 2008 at 1:30pm — No Comments