“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
Yep, speedlinking again.
I always thought that, in context, the purpose of a ringing bike bell was obvious. Apparently I was wrong.
Do dog-leg gates and other obstacles really make road crossings safer?
Melancholy thoughts aside, I think it’s still safe for me to speedlink…
Some recommended routes for exploring Melbourne by bike.
The upgrade to the Dandenong Creek trail in Koomba Park, as part of the Eastlink construction, is finally complete and the new path is a significant improvement on the old gravel track.
It’s odd the things that come to mind while you’re commuting by bike. Lately I’ve been thinking about path surfaces. I don’t know why…
It wasn’t much of an alternative to a 100km dirt brevet, but my fall back plan was to hit Dandenong Creek Trail…
After a three month gap, I take a fresh look at Gardiners Creek Trail–and find a few small improvements have occurred.
Well its been nearly 13 weeks since construction work commenced on the upgrade to the Dandenong Creek Trail in the Koomba Park area, as part of the Eastlink project, and for the past 7 weeks the Trail has been closed between Boronia Road and Mountain Hwy.
For regular shared path users, congestion on bike paths has been something for worrying about later–off in the future. But not any more: it’s already arrived on some Melbourne trails.
Neither masterful nor much of a plan, the Gardiners Creek Master Plan is online.