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What are you doing now, Albert?

By ⋅ November 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s been about a year and a half since the curbside bike lanes were installed in Albert Street, East Melbourne. Let’s go back and see how the setup is going.

Speedlinking 15 November 2011

By ⋅ November 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

“We try to do rides that are somewhat audacious. If they were easy, it wouldn’t be all that satisfying when you get to the finish.” –rider, Seattle Randonneurs video

Speedlinking 17 July 2011

By ⋅ July 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

“A sport is advanced by the handful of people who do it brilliantly, but it is kept sweet and sane by the great numbers of the mediocre, who do it for fun” –Elizabeth Coxhead

What are you doing, Albert?

By ⋅ August 10, 2010 ⋅ 9 comments

I’m late to the party on the Albert St separated bike lanes, but that’s no reason why I shouldn’t have a damn good rant about it.

Speedlinking 16 August 2009

By ⋅ August 16, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

“Slowing down to the urban biking pace reveals a city that many urban dwellers hadn’t taken notice of, yet” –anonymous quote on London Cyclist.

Speedlinking 30 July 2008

By ⋅ July 30, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

“Within societies of mass automobility, bicycles are often regarded as a children’s toy, a middle-class sports fad, or a form of transport for those who are too poor to drive. Within less that three generations, cultures of everyday or utility cycling disappeared. Those who continued to cycle are often regarded with suspicion.”–Adrian, Yellow Brick Road.

Speedlinking 21 June 2008

By ⋅ June 21, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

“But here’s the big secret: bike commuting is no sacrifice at all. As a matter of fact, I often feel a pang of guilt for doing it. It’s so much fun, and I derive so many benefits from it…” –Alan, www.ecovelo.info

Speedlinking 13 June 2008

By ⋅ June 13, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

“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

On being bike lane agnostic

By ⋅ July 20, 2007 ⋅ 4 comments

David Engwicht reckons he’s a ‘bike lane agnostic’. And I think I might be too.

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