May 2012 Blog Posts (7)

I recently had some ‘best-manly’ duties to perform in Sydney. I’ve been to Sydney a few times, sometimes as a tourist and sometimes for work. Usually when I visit towns and cities, I walk around them because, in my most humble opinion, it is the best way to explore places. All cities are slightly different in culture I think, though the layout of most Australian CBD’s are the same - romanesque where the streets are usually squared like an Imperial Roman Legion had built the place (and…

Hey - another shot from the bridge......the coast ride i did the day before is mapped as well - this was 38KM - its a bit slower as alot of people usually around on this one......great shot from Hastings Point....and also great shots of Cabarita beach i will post at later date

Hey All...last weekend i enjoyed a ride down @ Kingscliff .....if you down the GC for the weekend or are keen for a day trip to Kingscliff ..there is a really good 60KM ride @ Kingscliff (there are options to lengthen ride)....couple of decent hill climbs to test...Murwillumbah is just over 30km from starting points for a good stop half way..... you have options there is a CAFE just as you ride out to the Murwillumbah bridge or a really good park under the Murwillumbah bridge looked a great…

Now I know why you all dislike the mandatory helmet laws... Today, I needed to get from the Valley to West End, meet friends, and then do the return trip. Money is very tight at the moment and a bus trip costs$2.24 each way (off-peak).



Then I had a bright idea - subscribe to CityCycle (costs $2 for a day) and make sure each trip comes under half hour so it's free. All up, costing me $2, as opposed to $4.48.



Well, reality set in when I realised that I didn't have my helmet…

Well, I did the commute again this morning, boy it was definitely cold this time!!

And I have a first - I was aggressively honked at by an arrogant driver, in an SUV, of course. Seriously, why is it always the SUV drivers? Quite upsetting, really. It occurred just after a notoriously dangerous left turn from Turbot St onto Barry Parade. In fact, pedestrians have been hit by idiots coming around that corner too fast. I was pedaling hard trying to safely get over to the left side of the…

This morning was the first time in a long while that I cycled into work. The trip takes over an hour so the behind is rather sorry:-( The ride home will certainly be even less comfortable...

My better half and I just spent a week tandem riding on the Clare Valley Riesling Trail about 110kms north of Adelaide South Australia.

We began by basing ourselves at the Rising Sun Hotel at Auburn. Lovely old historic hotel, clean and comfortable run by a wonderful family and staff providing excellent…