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Cycling is Australia’s Deadliest Sport

( Rant and News )

Inside Sport magazine reckons cycling is Australia’s Deadliest Sport. And they could well be right…

Reading up on knee pain

( Rant and Grrr! )

The self-diagnosis continues, as I head for the “self-help” shelves in search of knee pain remedies.

Daft Master Plan for Gardiners Creek

( Melbourne and Rant and News and Grrr! )

Neither masterful nor much of a plan, the Gardiners Creek Master Plan is online.

Seat height and my knee injury

( Rant and Grrr! )

I may have injured myself by having my seat too low. Could 2cm make that much difference? Over several weeks, yeah maybe.

See a commuter challenge for what it is

( Rant and News and Commute )

Is a commuter challenge about showcasing the supremacy of commuting by bike or demonstrating how bad traffic congestion has become in the modern city?

Eastlink Path Upgrade: No Pain, No Gain?

( Melbourne and Rant and News )

While improvements are being made to the Dandenong Creek Trail along Eastlink, cyclists will need a mountain bike to get through the detour. The trouble is, not all commuters ride mountain bikes…

Solway St Bridge: It’s getting tedious now

( Melbourne and Rant and News and Grrr! )

The Solway St Bridge is heading into its second year of official closure.

Do some cyclists seek confrontation?

( Rant and Grrr! )

These days I try to avoid heated exchanges with other road users, but judging by an incident I witnessed last night, some riders are always up for it. Even when they’re completely in the wrong.

Of course it was the lawyers!

( Melbourne and Rant and Heh! and News and Grrr! )

I detect the work of the hired legal help in the recent glaring balls-up in the Terms and Conditions for this year’s Around the Bay ride…

Mobile phones and the dickhead count

( Rant and Grrr! )

Is increasing mobile phone usage by cyclists an indication of a rising dickhead count?

Kosky: Minister for Passing the Buck

( Melbourne and Rant and News and Grrr! )

If Minister Kosky isn’t interested in running the public transport system she should step aside in favour of someone who is.

No tour coaches in Swanston St? Yes!

( Melbourne and Rant and News )

I can’t say I’m particularly disturbed by the suggestion to ban tourist coaches from Swanston St. In fact, I’m delighted.

Pull over, driver. And get off that phone!

( Melbourne and Rant and News )

Let’s get behind the wheel and do anything other than pay attention to the road….

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