‘Commuter Cup’ qualifies as fast track to heart health … if you don’t get hurt
Ah, the ol’ ‘Commuter Cup’ – riding as fast as you can on your way to and from work. C’mon, be honest – you’ve tried it. You’ve thought: I can go faster than that gaudy turkey in lycra… I can beat the dude on the full carbon whatsit… I need to overtake that squeaky bike [...]
First magpie of the swooping season
On Saturday I copped my first magpie attack for 2011 on a lonely stretch near Woodend in Victoria. This was my third maggie attack and very gentle compared to attack 2, which happened when I got lost along a creek/drain in Bundoora a couple of years ago. In their nice, quiet breeding-ground that I had [...]
Jo Hogan makes long list for Aussie team at the Road Worlds
Cycling Australia has announced the long list for both the men’s and women’s teams to compete at the 2011 UCI Road World Championships to be held in Copenhagen from 19-25 September. Our cover girl from The Wheeler #04, Jo Hogan, has made this long list for the road race, along with Ruth Corset (Team Jayco AIS), [...]
Yellow fever: Cadel’s win lifts our spirits
The public welcome for Cadel in Federation Square was quite amazing. Cadel wove his way north down St Kilda Road from the National Gallery, shaking people’s hands on each side of the barricades as he went. The Wheeler was there, asking people what Cadel’s win meant to them, see the next issue for their answers. [...]
Sign the minimum safe passing distance petition
Queensland cyclist Dave Sharp set up SafeCyclingAustralia nearly 2 years ago. His main aim is to achieve a minimum safe passing distance between cyclists and motorists of 1 metre and get this enshrined in law. “Any Aussie cyclist will be able to tell you a story or two when it comes to close calls,” Dave [...]
MIFF presents ‘The Kid With a Bike’
Eleven-year-old Cyril is determined to re-establish contact with his absentee father and recover his bicycle, stubbornly ignoring the signs that he has been deliberately abandoned. The Kid With a Bike (Le Gamin au vélo), will screen at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival, which runs from 21 July to 7 August. The film won the [...]
You bet you can bet on the Warny, legally too
This year Centrebet.com is running legalised online betting on the Melbourne–Warrnambool, the world’s second oldest running UCI race (after Liège–Bastogne–Liège), so your windstopper in the wind and the butterflies in your tummy won’t be the only things fluttering … The 116-year-old, 265-kilometre ‘Warny’ to be held on Saturday 29 October is still the southern hemisphere’s [...]
Stockholm reviewing traffic issues from cyclists’ perspective
Some Stockholm politicians are arguing that the city’s cyclists be allowed to run red lights and cycle against one-way traffic in order to ease bicycle congestion and help those who choose to travel by bicycle, reported The Local – ‘Sweden’s news in English’ – on 14 June. According to The Local’s source, Swedish daily Dagens [...]
Bikes and design at the State of Design Festival
Victoria’s State of Design Festival is coming. First on your list will be the exhibition ‘Fashion Design Mobility’ presented by RMIT University’s Mick Peel. Mick Peel is a designer and a maker, a teacher and academic. He also runs a business, Busyman Bicycles, best summarised as “customised bikes, hand-crafted leather saddles, bar covers, toe straps [...]
First Australian Gran Fondo to be on the Great Ocean Road
I’ve been out training – honest. For my first race. Yes indeedy. The first time I’ll whack a number on my bike is for Amy’s Gran Fondo on 18 September … Coach is pleased with my efforts; I’m extremely pleased with his input and advice and extremely well-timed words of encouragement on hills … especially [...]