Ciao wheelers
After two great years in the saddle, The Wheeler has, for the moment, pumped its last tyre, clipped its last cleat and spun its final fixie. We go with sincere thanks to our committed supporters and devoted readers – but haven’t given up all hope of bringing back the printed magazine that everyone loved. It’s [...]…
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2013 Northern Combine Season Opener
The 2013 road racing season for the nine Melbourne Clubs that comprise the Northern Combine kicked off on Saturday, April 6, at the Kyneton-Pastoria…
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Polo power
Keen cyclist Stuart Campbell let us know his Bicycle Polo connections go way back – he was playing the game back in the…
MoreArt Bicycle Tours
Melbourne’s Squeaky Wheels group is once again staging its Bicycle Art Tours as part of the MoreArt Public Art show, 30 Sept –…
Sea2summit cycling challenge
Peter Montgomery of Montgomery Cycling Tours relives his 248 kilometre, 5,500 metre, high summer side. On 19 November 2011, my good friend, John…
Memories of a suburban bike shop
Joyce Currie recalls life growing up in a suburban bike shop, Duggan’s Cycles, in post-War Melbourne. These were the days when everyone aspired…
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Keen cyclist Stuart Campbell let us know his Bicycle Polo connections go way back – he was playing the game back in the 60s! Back on the bamboo…
When Tony Robinson, star of Time Team, The Worst Jobs in History and Blackadder put out a call for help in his latest show, The Wheeler was only…
I feel a bit guilty to admit that I’ve never got out of bed to watch the Tour de France, but this year I did join the TdF…
If you couldn’t make it to Paris for the Tour de France finale, there was Melbourne’s Federation Square on a blustery day in August to ‘yell for Cadel’…
The name on everyone’s lips since July has been Cadel Evans, after he fulfilled his destiny to become the first Australian to win the Tour de France. The…
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Reading, Riding and ‘Rithmatic
Melbourne-based children’s book publisher GriffinDay are releasing two new sporting titles in their Play Valley Kids series, using fun & engaging stories combined with practical…
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Uncomfortably numb: Pudendal Nerve Syndrome
Have you ever experienced a disturbing numbness between the legs? That feeling when you’ve been in…