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Cops, cars, jaywalkers, bikes and priorities…
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Bicycle helicopter
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Bike beats traffic in shock horror story
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Dan replied to Omar@Go! Alliance's discussion Australian Cyclists Party - Tomorrow we get real!"This is terrific! Amazing job by all."
Peter Robinson commented on Dan's blog post Those scofflaw cops..."2 policemen riding carefully hardly make a hazard, and they're not on bikes to enforce road rules, they are there for general community policing. It's hardly the same as allowing every cyclist on the footpath.
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Dan commented on Dan's blog post Those scofflaw cops..."Because I know the cops, and they know me...!
And they are nice guys."
Bob Moore commented on Dan's blog post Those scofflaw cops..."Me too. Wyntcha put this up on the Police facebook page, see what reaction you get:)"
Dan commented on Dan's blog post Those scofflaw cops..."I think that's right, MB.However, these cops were riding on a busy CBD footpath at lunchtime, when it was thronged with pedestrians. If it had been me, I would have walked my bike, or been on the road."
MadameBike commented on Dan's blog post Those scofflaw cops..."Look, let's not get too one-sided about this. I always ride up Beecroft Road on the footpath in peak hour and have been seen by Police on numerous occasions and they have not said a word to me. If I rode on the road there and then I would…"
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- What sort of riding do you do ?
- Commuting, Whatever
- Where in Sydney do you live ?
- Inner West
- Tell us about your bikes
- I've had a lot of bikes over the last five years; at one point I had five bikes in the shed. However, I've now rationalised down to two bikes (although I am itching to get another...)
Salsa Casseroll singlespeed / fixie
This is what I usually ride to work on. It’s set up as a fixed-gear, which means you can’t stop pedalling. Sounds mad, but it’s lots of fun. And it makes going up hills easier (kind of). I love this bike. It makes me smile every time I ride it. And it looks cool.
Xtracycle Radish
My cargo bike. I've carried all sorts of things on this, from my trombone to a table, from a person to a pile of boxes. it really does open up a new world of riding - just so practical. It's also made me re-think the benefits of an upright, slower bike that you can hop on any time without getting changed or putting on funny shoes.
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- http://chillikebab.wordpress.com
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Those scofflaw cops...
Posted on January 25, 2014 at 12:59pm 15 Comments 1 Like
I came out of work at lunchtime the other day to see two bicycle police officers riding on the pavement outside our building. The ground slopes away a little bit, and one of them instead of being on the pavement proper rode up on the paved area outside the office block. When he got to the end he realised that the pavement had dropped away, and there were a few…
Poles, signs and Pyrmont Bridge
Posted on January 16, 2014 at 9:55pm 7 Comments 0 Likes
Various blog-worthy things have occurred to me over recent weeks, but I’ve been too lazy / busy to write them up into proper articles. So here’s a few vignettes for blogs that could have been..
Firstly, what’s the difference between these two photos?
The one on the…
Continue Convenience and inconvenience
Posted on December 4, 2013 at 7:05pm 2 Comments 1 Like
A big part of why I ride my bike is because it’s so convenient. It’s often the quickest way to get around, it’s easier than driving or catching a bus, and I can pretty much guarantee parking right outside my destination.
I’ve written several times about my cargo bike, and how it opens up a range of new possibilities for bicycle usage. It was brought home to me again the other day, when…
Continue California commuting
Posted on October 5, 2013 at 11:18pm 2 Comments 1 Like
All the leaves are brown / And the sky is grey / I went for a walk / On a winters day…
Only I didn’t; the leaves were mostly still green, the sky was blue and of course I wasn’t walking – I was riding a bike. Still, that song was still going around in my head as I pedalled around that bastion of the American Dream – Silicon Valley, California. I…
Continue WITWIMB?
Posted on September 27, 2013 at 3:17pm 18 Comments 0 Likes
Ooooh, I've always wanted to do one of these, but rarely go anywhere not instantly recognisable as Sydney's Inner west.
This is not the inner west, however...
There are a couple of hints if you look…
Comment Wall (18 comments)
- At 9:58pm on November 2, 2008,
DamianM said… - Hi Dan
Welcome to Sydneycyclist! (a little belatedly I know, I'm usually more on top of this)
How do you like the Casseroll ? I considered that bike just before I bought my Masi
- At 9:27pm on March 6, 2009,
Neil Alexander said… - Hope you are able to read the map without the aid of the microscope I need these days. Geez they made it tiny! I really enjoyed researching the routes in Balmain -- some of the harbourside routes are superbly scenic but do you reckon they could shoehorn any more cars in there? Talk about wall-to-wall parking... See you again one Tuesday, maybe after DL saving ends and it is actually light in the morning at 5.45 when I need to leave Artarmon to get there.
- At 10:11am on June 29, 2009, DamianM said…
- Hey Dan
Damn you're quick up that hill!
- At 11:06am on June 29, 2009, DamianM said…
- It's all good, I need some new cleats I think, having lots of problems with the left foot staying in at the moment, so I got a slow start. I would have overtaken me too!
- At 5:15pm on September 21, 2009, DamianM said…
- Hey thanks for the comment. Yeah I'm healing up pretty well, my right shoulder is still a little sore, I might go get some remedial massage done now it doesn't hurt too much.
Skin is all healed up too.
My fitness is a bit of a worry, with my last 6 months of work I hadn't been riding much other than commuting, add in two weeks off the bike and I'm horrible shape.
Thankfully I'm working at home for a few weeks so I can turn that around.
Next step is get the bike fixed....thankfully I have more than one :)
- At 1:22pm on October 9, 2009,
Freewheelin' Franklin said… - Hi Dan,
Can you tell me what crank length you run on your fixie?
I' using some old 175's that I want to replace cause I keep touching when I pedal through corners. Was thinking most likely165's but was interested to hear what someone running a fixed casseroll was using.
PS glad you're likeing the new one - they are pleasant hey!
- At 9:37am on October 16, 2009, Neil Alexander said…
- Tiny, tiny screwdriver was put in a "safe place where it can be easily found". I will begin searching for it now.
- At 9:48pm on October 19, 2009, Freewheelin' Franklin said…
- great if you let me know when you get it back that would be tops
Am looking at these particular bits of fluff
I'm pretty sure the bb height is the same for all frame sizes - but will have to go check the salsa website to make sure. Mines a 53 (weird salsa size)
- At 12:09pm on November 4, 2009, Freewheelin' Franklin said…
- thanks for that. I'll go the 167.5's then should be no probs... of course tyre size probably makes a difference too
- At 5:40pm on January 12, 2010,
Michael S. (Boxhead) said… - Thanks Dan. It was good to meet you also. See you again some time zooming past on your fixie.
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