Tony’s cunning plan
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 too happy to help out with his cunning plan. St Kilda was once a seaside destination for the leisured classes of Melbourne. Before the days of cars, [...]
Try track cycling day
15 April 2012 Ever thought, ‘I could do that’, as you watched our Aussie cyclists flying round the track on prime-time Olympic TV? Now’s your chance to get off the couch and give it a go. Darebin International Sports Centre Indoor Velodrome is opening it’s doors to curious riders of all levels in April, and [...]
SKCC crits
The highly popular Sunday morning criterium series run by the St Kilda Cycling Club wound up on the easter weekend with a typically robust series of graded races. The SKCC crit series attracts riders from across metropolitan Melbourne, and over summer also draws local international stars home for the Christmas break. It’s a great chance [...]
Towing the line
We love to see ‘em starting young, especially when they can share the load. New wheeler, Cara Sims, agreed to let her Dad, Chris, in on the action when she took her new tow-along bike on its inaugural spin around the farm near Harden, New South Wales. We’re digging the coordinated dress-helmet combo. Happy Birthday [...]
Nobody does it better
What would we do without SBS? We don’t want to be biased, but for cycling TV, nobody does it better. The Tour of Flanders; Australia’s very own moment in the sun, the UCI Track Cycling World Championship; Liege-Bastogne-Liege; the Paris Roubaix … it’s the next best thing to being there, and a whole lot less [...]
Goat Farm ride
Sebastian Jayne from NSW, MTB National Series. Lycra and dirt – a great combination.
Tour Down Under
We did some cycling in South Australia recently and happened to run into these chaps, peddling their legs off. The Tour Down Under attracts all the talent.
Pedal power in technicolour
Magnificent Revolution Australia (MRA), an offshoot of its London mother company, is an education project that demonstrates the potential for renewable energy by powering events, installations and cinema screens using pedal power. For 3 nights during Sydney’s month long queer pride festival Mardi Gras, MRA spearheaded by Greer Allen, set up Cycle In Cinema at [...]
Chain Reaction 2012 Victorian Ride
10-16 March, 2012 This weekend sees the start of the 2012 Victorian Chain Reaction ride – the ultimate corporate bike challenge, as they humbly like to bill themselves. And they may just be right. For the Victorian ride alone, over $775,000 has been raised in support of the Starlight Children’s Foundation, Eastern Health and the [...]