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Hi all

Happy New year.

I fancy trying the shoe clip system, I've been told they are more efficient when cycling long distance. This year I aim to do the Brisbane to Gold Coast cycle, so need to increase my training and thought they may help. 

Are they worth getting and if so where can I get a cheap set. I don't want to pay too much because they may not be suitable for me. I would be grateful for some feedback.  

Thank…

I used to be a keen casual rider. Canberra was where it all started, with its beautiful paths through beautiful gardens.

Since moving to several different states, the interest in riding had dwindled, coupled with the fact that Adelaide was far too dangerous to even think about getting on a bike. Melbourne wasn't much better.

Since moving to Brisbane - I have decided to get back on the bike. After a recent kidney transplant and a few years (all my life actually) of being…

So how was your New Years Day ride ?

The sensible thing to do of course is getting out the door early in the morning to get a good ride in before it gets hot and the wind picks up.

When was I ever sensible though ?

I spent the morning with the kids, taking them to the park (on bikes of course) and bumming around the house eating my way through the lovely ham we bought for Christmas. At about 1 I got on the bike to go for a…

After 4 months of repeated UTI's and being diagnosed with BPH meds that leave you a little fatigued and changing my diet (FODMAP), working FIFO and a 130Hr fortnight the energy levels are at an all time low while sleeping is at an all time high. Anyone with suggestions to get back on the bike would be a real help.

Hey all

I've been a little absent here this month, my day job is keeping me busy as usual and this time of year is incredibly hectic for one of my "side jobs" which is running the website for this little event. Things on that front looked to be pretty stable on Tuesday night, so when Nick in his ever so subtle way suggested that we go…

Up early, bike all tuned up and adjusted last night, hit the road for my commute in at 6:15 (a bit later than usual), easy cruise in to the office, now sitting here in front of the desk fan watching the traffic bank up on Turbot St. 

Great way to start the day.

hi there,

I'm from New Zealand and im on holiday in Brisbane for the next week. I've heard of a morning bunch ride that leaves a old itialian cafe. 

Im just wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction.

Or any other morning bunch rides. 
Any speed or distance is fine. 

Thanks heaps

To this douchebag who thought that yelling at my wife and I for not wearing helmets while we ride slowly to dinner I have a few tips:

• Don't ride so fast around blind corners that way you don't have to lean onto 'our' side due to your speed (oh, but you're…

The family headed along to Pushies Galore this morning for a fun swap meet, there were some fabulous bargains to be had as well as some gorgeous new and restored vintage bikes to check out. The coffee van was in full swing, as were the bacon and egg rolls, and the music kept the vibe cool on such a sunny day...

DamianM's Wild Things T-shirt and our son even encouraged the owner of 'Muriel' the VW coffee van to give us a behind the scenes tour of his Wild Things body art - and…

It's normal for parents to be proud of their kids - I know. 

This week was pretty much up there in the proud stakes. Cycling was increased significantly thanks to the school holidays, not only did we get the usual weekend laps of the crit track, but Master 5 is now Master 6 and he rode there and back with his dad! All up he did about 16kms on his new road bike, not the furthest he's ridden but lots of busy roads and traffic, v. cool! Miss just turned 4 only managed 9kms, but…

So in the past fortnight, I bought a $50 pannier rack (the one that every bike store here sells) and received my Take A Look mirror in the post (I have it mounted to my visor with two cable ties as my glasses frames are too thin - Amazon has some descriptive reviews and user photos, but they don't ship here; some local bike stores here also stock it but I don't know if they do both sizes, I have the compact…

To the Santos-flavoured MAMIL in the 'commuting peloton' on the Centenary Bikeway this morning: A flick of your little finger doesn't mean it is now safe to overtake without looking first.

You're lucky I have very good brakes. I was doing nothing wrong and was ringing my bell loudly (and tooting) but as I'm sure you are aware, it is very difficult to hear above speeds of 40km/h due to wind noise - which is why you need to look first. It is precisely what I do…

Just returned from my first ride to Wynnum, think I got some nice photos; but as I got back towards the CBD to rest my bike and take more photos I noticed I was missing something - the "clunk" I heard a while earlier when going over some rough railway tracks around Wynnum or Lytton turns out to have been my rear blinky (I'll check my GPS log soon to get a clearer idea).

First thought was "bummer, looks like I'll be buying another blinky today/tomorrow" but then I realised I'd…

THIS rant has really nothing to do with pirates, but next Monday is “INTERNATIONAL TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY”, the event of which I have been celebrating for many years now. It’s easy really, just spend the day talking with a Cornish accent, and say ‘arrgh’ and ‘me hearty‘  a lot. Incidentally, nobody actually knows why movie pirates talk with a Cornish accent - maybe because they have seen…

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Well I made it to the City from Springfield Lakes :). But got lost twice, once at Darra and again at Sinnamon. I got to Darra train station and lost the bike path and at Sinnamon I just turned too soon. I know where I went wrong at Sinnamon, but not Darra. My phone states I did 43km, phew. I cheated on the way back and took the train from the city to Wacol and cycled home. One bit at a time :)

Sometimes I go searching for old stuff left behind by history, maybe because a lot of the things I grew up with, and am comfortable with, are becoming part of that ‘stuff’ left behind by history.

Newspaper reports casting cycling in a less favourable light than we might like are perhaps a recent occurrence. Now, stay with me here because this tale eventually gets around to things cycling related.  Anyway, this all started when I read a book called “…

I picked up these awesome panniers from Velogear and gave them their first test yesterday on the ride to work (20km's Durack to Taringa)

I think I always used to dismiss the idea of panniers and luggage in general thinking it looked a bit daggy but I've really come round to the idea. And after yesterday's ride to work there's no looking back.

The panniers made…