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Swanston St: The upgrade
Topic of the week among inner Melbourne cyclists is the newly upgraded mega tram stop on Swanston St, in front of the State Library. It’s been months and millions in the making, how would it work?
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 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 29 April 2011
“As magical as a shiny new set of wheels can be, any old bike can still get you where you need to go as long as you can ride it” –Kathleen Wilker
Speedlinking 31 March 2011
“Wearing a fluorescent jacket doesn’t mean that you no longer need to look where you are going.” –road.cc
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’.
Speedlinking 9 March 2011
“This is part of the beauty of cycling – all it really takes to be a cycling advocate is to ride your bike. The more people there are out there riding bikes, the more cycling benefits.” –BikeSnobNYC
Keeping perspective
If you want to enjoy commuting by bike sometimes you have to keep things in perspective.
Speedlinking 27 September 2010
“…most of our cycling just isn’t all that exciting. It’s generally very pleasant but not worth reporting on frequently. Its the everyday stuff we do all the time, ride to school, ride home, ride to swimming, ride to the shops, ride to friend’s houses… you get the picture.” –faithh
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