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Archive for March, 2009

Speedlinking 31 March 2009

By ⋅ March 31, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

“When the road builders start riding their bikes to work instead of driving, it’s clear something different is happening.”–The Age

Speedlinking 22 March 2009

By ⋅ March 22, 2009 ⋅ One comment

“No lock can stop all thieves, but all locks are better than no lock at all” –@KarlOnSea

Bendable fender

By ⋅ March 18, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

Time to indulge my little mudguard obsession again.

Sharing the shared paths

By ⋅ March 12, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments

Shared paths sometimes bring walkers and cyclists into conflict. But the answer to the problem is not installation of speed humps.

Speedlinking 11 March 2009

By ⋅ March 11, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

“Why is 5-10 seconds so precious out of your life that you are willing to sacrifice mine for it?” –splork on HubPages

His attitude is not my problem

By ⋅ March 9, 2009 ⋅ 8 comments

A pathetically narrow bike lane and a driver with anger management issues. I’ll not let either disturb a quiet Sunday ride.

Speedlinking 7 March 2009

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“You learned a long time ago that it doesn’t matter how light or fast, just get on that bike.” –ORbike

Take the road or the bike path?

By ⋅ March 2, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments

With just under an hour to spare recently, I conducted an interesting little experiment: How much extra distance does riding on a shared path add compared to the adjacent on-road route?

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