Treadly and Me

Speedlinking 16 September 2008

“You could give me statistics out the wazoo about bike safety, but the only thing that really made a difference was getting some positive cycling experiences.” –Julie White

Speedlinking 13 June 2008

“Did you hear about the centipede who fell in a ditch? He couldn’t get up. He was too exhausted trying to figure out what foot to put first. Same thing with a bike. Who needs 18 gears?” — Fred Mathes

Speedlinking 27 April 2008

And there I was, thinking I might never speedlink again…

Speedlinking 7 April 2008

Yep, speedlinking again.

Speedlinking 26 October 2007

Nothing has happened here since my last efforts, so it must be safe for me to speedlink…

11 ways to get cycling fit

For a cycling commuter, riding fitness is being able to get to work and back easily, plus having a bit left in reserve.

The end of the first year

A year on and ‘Treadly and Me’ is still here-who’d have thunk it? In the 243 posts since this blog started on 1 January 2006 I’ve avoided blogging about the blog, so perhaps you’ll excuse this one indulgence…

Mugged for my bike

In August I made an entry called How To Steal a Bike, prompted by a couple of films on the web showing people ignoring someone stealing a bike right before their eyes. In the discussion that followed I suggested a possible approach for witnesses to a suspected bike theft: simply shouting Oi, that’s my bike might be enough to see-off a thief. However for reasons of personal safety I didn’t think this was an entirely foolproof method.

Comments on the topic went quiet until last week when Paul from Adelaide recounted his largely unsuccessful attempt to use this approach. Feeling that the story shouldn’t be hidden away in the comments, I’ve asked Paul to go back and start at the beginning for this guest entry. You may not agree with what Paul did—you may even think him reckless or that he brought a bad outcome on himself. Maybe. Regardless it stands as a warning: your bike is replaceable, your life is not.

–T&M.

Vote 1 Akermanis?

Footballer Jason Akermanis fancies himself a future politician. And if he retains his pro-cycling policy, he might just get our vote. Maybe. Perhaps. Possibly. No promises. But we’d think about it.

Bike courier=endangered species

Reports on the demise of the bike courier…are they ‘greatly exaggerated’?