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Take the road or the bike path?

By ⋅ March 2, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments

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?

Top Gear ruined by a bike (and a boat)

By ⋅ November 14, 2007 ⋅ 4 comments

I think the “Race Across London” is about to become my favourite Top Gear moment…

More extreme utility cycling

By ⋅ August 10, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

As you might have gathered, I’m full of admiration for ‘extreme’ utility cyclists…

Extreme Utility Cycling

By ⋅ July 27, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Bicycles–did you know they can also be used to carry people?

‘Bicycles are the new cars’

By ⋅ July 26, 2007 ⋅ 3 comments

Catherine Deveny leaves no doubt about where she stands on cycling.

Los Angeles, Eighty Days, No Car

By ⋅ July 19, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

There’s a film in production about a woman who challenged the assumption that you need a car to get around Los Angeles.

This is a bike I really want to get

By ⋅ January 15, 2007 ⋅ 12 comments

At last, we’ve got an Australian importer for a Dutch utility bike. Yay!

Probing party policies

By ⋅ November 22, 2006 ⋅ 6 comments

With a state election approaching, I’ve got to ask: what’s in it for the commuting cyclist?

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