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Speedlinking 2 January 2012
“I personally have found that it changes things: I now readily go places I didn’t. Cars are expensive to park; subways take too long. The bike is quick and easy.” –Tom Keane, The Boston Globe
What are you doing now, Albert?
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
“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 2 August 2011
“Keep calm and ride on”
Speedlinking 17 July 2011
“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
Speedlinking 5 July 2011
“My advice to you is that when you’re out on your bike, as often as possible, look up from your Garmin, heart rate monitor and bike computer, and look around and enjoy. Maybe even leave technology at home?” –xcmankan
Speedlinking 21 June 2011
“Toe overlap is not the end of the world, unless you crash and die – then it is.” –Skip Bernet
Dangerous cyclists and expectations
Another problem with dangerous cycling being seen as the norm is that inexperienced cyclists may think that breaking road rules is a prerequisite to being taken ‘seriously’.
Cyclelicious Maps for Australia
I’ve been playing with Cyclelicious’s map app, and there’s lots to like–especially now that it works for Australia.
Speedlinking 29 November 2010
“Cycling, like swimming, is a lifeskill that really ought to be taught early. But this can’t be forced. If the parents don’t cycle, they might not see cycling as a lifeskill at all”–Carlton Reid
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