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Dan commented on Colin's group Helmetless riders"Helmets in the news again...
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/it-is-chilling-he-goes-out-cold-moment-ethan-wright-catapulted-headfirst-into-concrete-20170718-gxddq6.html
My comment below - having trouble submitting it on the SMH website…"
Dan replied to SHUT UPLEGS's discussion Signs and Operation Pedro"It is a shared path. The police won't nick you for riding on it.
However, what they will do is nick you if you ride on this path, and then use the ped crossing pram ramp to get back onto the road prior to the left turn into where the SHB steps…"
Dan replied to Dan's discussion future transport survey"To be fair, I posted the link to the metropolitan survey. There is also a regional one, although it seems to be business focused:
https://future.transport.nsw.gov.au/get-involved/survey/business-survey/
One of the reasons I think digital (and…"
timothy.clifford replied to Dan's discussion future transport survey"Survey done. Had a whole section of regional travel. Not too bad."
timothy.clifford replied to Dan's discussion future transport survey"Yep, that is what I was always told NSW stood for."
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The NSW government are doing a survey about future transport needs.It has a lot of opportuntiies to say we need mnore and better cycling infra.Spend a few minutes doing it, and keep the cycling answers boosted! You might also win a years Opal travel...…See More
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- What sort of riding do you do ?
- Commuting, Whatever
- Where in Sydney do you live ?
- Inner West
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- 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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Ride and Fly
Posted on June 23, 2017 at 6:18pm 4 Comments 2 Likes
You may remember some time ago I impulse purchased a luggage trailer. My initial review was not 100% favourable, and to be honest since then it’s pretty much stayed in the garage unused.
However, the other day I had to go…
Continue Bike share in Shanghai
Posted on June 19, 2017 at 11:11am 1 Comment 0 Likes
I had to visit Shanghai recently, and was amazed by the number of bike share bikes there were everywhere. And I mean everywhere. The system there does not rely on the docking stations more common elsewhere, but rather the bikes can be picked up and left anywhere, meaning there are bikes scattered all over the place. You literally can’t walk more than a few metres without…
Tag-a-long-a-Radish
Posted on May 23, 2017 at 10:30pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
As you may remember, over the New Year period we went to the UK, and had a very successful experience with a …
Teaching kids how bikes work...
Posted on May 10, 2017 at 12:05pm 1 Comment 2 Likes
With the junior Dans now at school, we have the joy of school readers. Books they bring home to read to us – full of the joy of them learning to read, and the crushing monotony of the repetitive sentences.
The other day, one of the juniors brought home this one – ‘How does my bike work?’. This book I of course approved of. Nothing like some good early education…
Continue I can ride!
Posted on May 2, 2017 at 1:37pm 4 Comments 6 Likes
My youngest daughter has, for many years, been an absolute natural on a balance bike. Since she was two years old she’s been scooting along, balancing with ease and maneuvering like a pro. However, the transition to a bike with pedals has taken longer than expected. Despite the fact that she can scoot along on a tiny balance bike (long outgrown), lift up her feet and pretend to pedal, for…
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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