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Speedlinking 22 February 2008

It’s not that I’m short on ideas for things to write about, I’m just short on ideas on finding time to write…

For whom the bell tolls?

I always thought that, in context, the purpose of a ringing bike bell was obvious. Apparently I was wrong.

Speedlinking 15 February 2008

“Roses are red, violets are blue…” Actually violets are violet but there’s nothing particularly romantic that rhymes with violet. And when you think about it, there are some pretty unpleasant things that rhyme with blue too. Argh!! Don’t think, speedlink…

An impressive collection

I recently visited a very interesting collection of vintage cycles.

Road crossings for off-road paths

Do dog-leg gates and other obstacles really make road crossings safer?

Speedlinking 11 February 2008

Fish can sing, birds can swim, I can speedlink…

Families trundle the Outer Circle

It was about as perfect a day as you could get for bike path trundling today.

Lift your game Bicycle NSW!

Come on Bicycle NSW! Why are you giving tacit support to ludicrous suggestions about bicycle registration?

Speedlinking 5 February 2008

Melancholy thoughts aside, I think it’s still safe for me to speedlink…

Commuting as training

While it’s a good way to keep up your mileage, I’m not entirely convinced that commuting is the best way of training, especially if you commute on bike paths…