Stavros's Blog (10)

My tightarse single speed was stolen a while ago. It was actually my favourite bike. It was stolen from the front of my local boozery on busy Fitzroy Street in St Kilda. I was bloody angry at the time.

Last Friday about 1215 or so, I was sitting in a truck, in heavy traffic in Chrurch Street Richmond near the Swan Street intersection when a ghost appeared.

Travelling in the opposite direction was this hipster looking dude – ON MY BIKE. I knew… Continue

Spring is in the air - let's hope the weather holds up - Commuting in Spring, for me, is the best part apart riding.

Well, I'll be buttered on both sides! After a few years of listening to others extolling the virtues of Brooks saddles, I have only just worked it out.



Now, out of the box, I didn't mind the feel of the Brooks. The ride was firm but fair. It's taken me about 500km of tweaking of the bike set up to actually find the right position.I tweaked the set up a bit using a laser level last sunday and changed a lot of the cause of the struggle to get… Continue

WTF? Black socks? Green and Gold?



I'm no fashionista - far from it. I remember my mother saying in the morning while I was getting dressed to go to school, "Blue and Green should never be seen."



Who's idea was the Green and Gold anyway? According to history, it wasn't until 1984 that it actually became official that Green and Gold would be our national colours.



Sure - I understand that it represents the wattle. A national Icon of our indigenous fauna, that if… Continue

September 7th is Fathers Day (Australia and NZ) – for me, it’s never meant much in the past. But the better half of the Jovi’s mentioned it in passing this morning. “It’s Fathers Day soon, is there anything you want?”



It dawned on me - the squeeking squawking sound coming from the spare bedroom isn't just there for fun - "I can milk… Continue

With Melbourne fuel prices soaring (almost $1.60 p/litre yesterday) and some commentators tipping the price to reach the $2.00 mark by Christmas, it's pretty obvious that car dependant commuters are going to have to re think a few things.

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A nice day for it - and no cars

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Get two bikes from point A to point B

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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.

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