“Fat-busting but not wallet-busting, the humble bicycle is an increasingly popular choice of transport. Around 130m bikes rolled off production lines in 2007 and even more are set to be made this year.” –The Economist
Two Melbourne cyclists died in road collisions last Thursday. Both deaths were avoidable.
“Cup of coffee in hand, I realize that it’s true what they say: Bicycles Rule in the Netherlands.” –Eric, Downwind of Amsterdam.
“Cycling is an activity in and of itself, regardless of where you end up, or whether you break a sweat.” –Happy Woman Magazine
Being forced to stay off the bike has given me cause to ponder the meaning of detraining.
Do you look down (just a little bit) on power-assisted bikes?
And normal service should resume shortly…
“Roses are red, violets are blue…” Actually violets are violet but there’s nothing particularly romantic that rhymes with violet. And when you think about it, there are some pretty unpleasant things that rhyme with blue too. Argh!! Don’t think, speedlink…
It didn’t seem like a good idea at first, but going on the Cheryl’s Choice ride yesterday turned out to be a good decision…
Mt Donna Buang…never been up there before.
‘Treadly and Me’ spluttered inauspiciously into life on 1 January 2006. So as the year draws to a close, this provides me with the excuse to ruminate on what was and what may be…in this little corner of the web, at least.
It was just me and the cows on the popular Lilydale-Warburton Rail Trail, to start with at least…
CycleSport Victora released a Code of Conduct for Cyclists. It’s a worthy exercise but my reaction is…ho hum.