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The winter of my discontent

By ⋅ July 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Health-wise, it’s been a good day: no backache, no abdominal pain, no headache. So far so good. Now I suppose I should get out of bed.

Speedlinking 11 March 2009

By ⋅ March 11, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

“Why is 5-10 seconds so precious out of your life that you are willing to sacrifice mine for it?” –splork on HubPages

Speedlinking 10 February 2009

By ⋅ February 10, 2009 ⋅ One comment

“We take for granted the dominance of the car in our transport system but the might-is-right attitude is downright undemocratic, and proclaims that as a society we believe someone in a $40,000 car is more important than a person on a $200 bike.” –Debra Mayrhofer, New Matilda

Some bikes are unroadworthy

By ⋅ March 23, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

The “all bikes are unroadworthy” debate continues in the letters pages of the Royalauto.

Sub-standard response

By ⋅ February 27, 2006 ⋅ One comment

Following up on my earlier grumble about a somewhat anti-cyclist letter in the February issue of Royalauto, a response printed in the March issue still misses the point.

“All bikes are unroadworthy”

By ⋅ February 2, 2006 ⋅ 3 comments

According to a letter in the RoyalAuto, “there is not a roadworthy bicycle in Australia today!”

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