Cycling and the job search
Jeff's Ten Reasons to Start Biking While Looking for Job
Cycling and the retired footballer
Ex-Wallaby, the gorgeous George Gregan has [taken up mountain g][]
Bike parking at work?
Commuters and would-be commuters, have a bash at Bicycle Victoria's bike parking workplace audit 2009.
Two-wheeled paramedics
Paramedics cycle to emergency patients:
A spokesman for the London Ambulance Service said: "We have increased our use of fast response cars, motorcycles and bicycles to navigate London's busy roads."
Cool and rugged
Can a folder bike be "cool?" Yeah, I think the Dahon Mμ UNO probably counts as cool.
On the other hand, the Montague Paratrooper is "the tactical mountain bike that folds." Whoa! (There's also a civilian version.)
Go and ride
Among the rides mentioned by YarraBUG radio, the Mums & Dads on Bikes Rides caught my eye:
Kids in bike seats welcome! Kids in trailers welcome! Kids on training wheels welcome! Kids on tag-a-longs welcome! Kids on own bikes welcome! Want to ride with your rides for fun, exercise and socialising? Join us on one of our easy rides to one of Melbourne's many child-friendly destinations. Rides take place the first Sunday of every month. Rides leave from Jika Jika Community Centre, Plant Street, Northcote, Contact Kathy kbrunning@bigpond.com.
How cool is that?
It's a fair cop
The Londoner's stolen bike double-take
"Mr Fletcher? This is Fulham police station. We think we may have recovered your stolen bicycle."
Braving a budget bike
Helen Pidd is trialling "Britain's cheapest new bike". It will be interesting to see how that goes.
That reminds me of Steve's Bike of Doom and [BT Humble's Budget e][].
Gadgets
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B.iCycle: iPhone as cyclometer
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I first mentioned the Gyrobike a few years ago and I'm pleased to see that it's soon to be released for general purchase. This is a good thing.
Get off the grass
What's stopping the bamboo bike from shooting into the mainstream?
I hypothesise that it's a lack of a high-profile race winner on such a machine. But if ever there's a bamboo bike Tour de France winner, it will become the bike material du jour for the 'new golf' set.
"Angular, dude"
The Bau Bike provokes some hilarious comments at MetaFilter
Doyle's dream down the drain
The Lord Mayor of Melbourne had a dream of returning cars to Swanston St. A recent survey of options rejected that idea whole-heartedly, with most respondents preferring Option 6 "Decreased motor vehicle access".
I'd caution excitable cyclists that this wouldn't necessarily make Swantson St a pedaller's paradise—avoiding tangling with pedestrians could become even more a factor than it is now.
World's biggest, deepest velodrome
Hydroelectric power station Avce - Fixed gear heaven [via A Woman and a Fixed Wheel and [Bottles and s][]]
Attitudes?
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Questioning attitudes towards cyclists
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I think this guys is confusing "civil disobedience" with "complete dipshittery" [twitterer]
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Bike safety public service announcements "Are ads like this counterproductive to cycling advocacy?"
Biggest winners?
Government subsidies for people to lose weight and get fit [twitterer]
Comments
Err... there's a link buried in the first line of my comment up above :)
Anyway, Subaru offers courtesy Montague bikes at each of their showrooms while you get your car serviced.
It definitely falls squarely in the realms of recreational MTB. I'd consider riding the Yarra Trails on it. Would ride Lysterfield on it for a bet. Although I wouldn't be so keen on hitting the You Yangs Stockyards with it because the fork is just rubbish....
Was that an official test ride or does someone you know own a Montague? And would you be happy to take it out to the You Yangs?
I've had a ride on one of those Montague folding bikes. Not nearly as bad as I was expecting and if I recall, would probably ride better than my stock Yeah (Dahon copy).
That said, big wheels are still useless for folding....
On 'Two Wheeled Paramedics':
You have these in Melbourne, just not full-time in the CBD like London does. Likewise, since 2007 we've operated them in Adelaide. Again, not full-time, but for major events, and times when the CBD is particularly congested because of them - the events, not the bikes. Apart from being brilliantly effective in crowds or traffic, as a cyclist this is just about the most enjoyable way to spend a day at work I can think of.
Ta Treadly for another distracting stack of links to get lost in.
Another good crop Treadly, ta!
Don't think Subaru stock any such Montague Bike these days. They ran a special a few years ago.
From my recollection they are meant to be a comfortable ride, not a freakishly small folder that won't carry a guy over 150lbs
They are now distributed properly in Australia tho - by a disti called Eureka Brands.