Treadly and Me
Commute
Swanston St: The upgrade
Topic of the week among inner Melbourne cyclists is the newly upgraded mega tram stop on Swanston St, in front of the State Library. It’s been months and millions in the making, how would it work?
What are you doing now, Albert?
It’s been about a year and a half since the curbside bike lanes were installed in Albert Street, East Melbourne. Let’s go back and see how the setup is going.
Speedlinking 5 June 2011
“[Roadside assist] man told us he’s doing lots of flat batteries these days because ‘Everyone’s riding their bikes…forget their car needs to be used’” –@treadlie
Speedlinking 29 April 2011
“As magical as a shiny new set of wheels can be, any old bike can still get you where you need to go as long as you can ride it” –Kathleen Wilker
Speedlinking 30 January 2011
“In fact, the contractions on the bike were the easiest to bear because I was distracted and doing something I love.”–Susie Weber
Keeping perspective
If you want to enjoy commuting by bike sometimes you have to keep things in perspective.
Speedlinking 8 October 2010
“The people I used to cycle with have all passed away, and I go too slow for the younger guys.” –Jack Thacker, 97 years old this month and still riding…
Give me intrigue or give me death?
In my two rules of bike lighting I mentioned the importance of using your lights to create “intrigue” for other road users.
Let me make it plainer: when riding at night put a flashing light and a static light on the front of your bike.
Lighting rig revisited
Daylight saving time has just kicked in here, so I thought I’d go back and have look at how my lighting rig worked out this winter, particularly with the addition of a high-intensity Ay Up headlight.
Speedlinking 31 August 2010
“Was almost run over by a Right To Lifer, that could have potentially been ironic.” –@rosewal (Twitter)
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