Shared paths sometimes bring walkers and cyclists into conflict. But the answer to the problem is not installation of speed humps.
With just under an hour to spare recently, I conducted an interesting little experiment: How much extra distance does riding on a shared path add compared to the adjacent on-road route?
It’s often been said that if you have two cyclists travelling in the same direction, then you have a race. Maybe, but not if I’m one of the cyclists. I just don’t give a shit. On the rare occasions that I’m in the mood for competition, the only person I’m interested in getting the better of is myself.
“I hate that the bicycle is made out to be something political. I have stated here before, if automobiles ran on pixie dust and had zero carbon emissions, I would still ride a bicycle. I am a cyclist, and riding a bicycle is a love and a passion.” –Dave Moulton
“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
Zed, from Boroondara BUG, says that there will be some fairly major detours on the Gardiners Creek Trail due to the widening of the tollway coming up in the next few months. Also a few changes…
Do you look down (just a little bit) on power-assisted bikes?
It was about as perfect a day as you could get for bike path trundling today.
While it’s a good way to keep up your mileage, I’m not entirely convinced that commuting is the best way of training, especially if you commute on bike paths…
I haven’t broken a New Year’s resolution yet, so it must be safe for me to speedlink…
The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry, but an almost total lack of planning led to a pretty good New Year’s Day family ride for us this year.
I’ve had a few short rides on recumbent trikes before, but recently I got the chance to hang onto one for a few days…just a few, sweet days…
Some recommended routes for exploring Melbourne by bike.