Elizabeth's Page

"I have a bell and use it from about 3 or 4 metres to warn pedestrians with whom I'm sharing the space that I'm going to pass. I generally find it works well but I also slow when sharing with pedestrians to a speed that will allow me to…"

"Funny how people who think its a war our there seem to have more confrontations than those of us who don't.  Far as I can tell attitude goes a long way to smoothing the ride through the city, and through life.Not that I've never…"

"I wonder how this list and cyclists in general would react to a motorist posting a message like Ed's where the Mr Dopey was a cyclist.  Let's try to share the space and take care around the more vulnerable road users. …"

"I suspect it would be easier and probably cheaper to bring their own bikes with them.  Most bike rentals here are set up for day rentals at prices that would quickly outstrip the cost of shipping over a two month stay.  Alternatively I…"

"Maybe it's my gender; maybe that I don't ride to/from the CBD everyday in peak hour; but when I do my route is mainly on secondary roads with little bits on arterials and shared paths/footpaths and I'm not copping the abuse which…"

"If you believe these long range weather forecasts, you'd be better off in March rather than April."

"Hi Warren -- Thanks for the info ... I'll take the suggestion of switching to March under consideration -- how is April?  My husband is a school teacher so we have to work with the school hols.  That said we've already booked a…"

"This year is the first year that I've not been to East Gippsland for a few years. Places like Paynesville, the ferry to Raymond Island, Locksport, Lake Reeves, the silt getties in Lake King all have blown me away. The largest fleet of wooden…"