Well done TerryM! I know the first time I did the 40k round trip to work and back I had to stop for a coke halfway home for some caffeine and sugar just to keep me going. Nothing better than riding across the harbour early in the morning.
Argh, public transport here is NOT THAT BAD! I hear pampered Gen-Y'ers complaining about how they are too scared to catch a bus that they have never caught before, the same people who cannot make a 10 minute drive along a major road without relying…
+1 to the daytime lights, my LED light is a NiteRider Ultrafazer Max and I pretty much run it whenever I am riding these days. Having had numerous close calls and been hospitalized once on sunny days I think it's worth having it onboard.
I think with front lights there is no such thing as overkill either. I'm another one for the multiple light option, when I arrive home in winter my daughters greet me with cries of 'The Christmas tree is here!'. I've had lights fail mid-ride and now…
I'm all for *someone* putting together an inquiry into this and pushing the government however I do feel somewhat uneasy that it's a media outlet doing so. While they can rightly say they are trying to get some progress out of the government it's no…
I would be surprised (not to mention inconsolably distraught) if they get elected again. About a year after they managed to weasel their way back in last time there was a by-election in the seat of Ryde, a historically safe labour seat. They suffere…
I have a dedicated commuting bike (and a rack and panniers sitting on the shelf) but I opt for a backpack. I've used racks in the past but didn't like the extra weight back there on the frame, found them a hassle to take on and off, had issues with…
Yep, some years back a mate of mine got pinged while wringing out his 1000cc motorbike on the M4, he managed to reduce the 3 year suspension to one year on appeal. He started riding an old mountain bike from Kellyville to Pymble for work, I helped h…
I'm not sure why there would be a problem, quill stems were used for decades without the stem 'resting' on the headset locknut and the reason that threadless stems have spaces is not about holding the stem up but rather allowing it to preload the he…
My 9 yr old boy made himself a bow and arrows yesterday and spent half an hour 'hiding' up a tree waiting for one of the bunnies around our place to show up, no luck however.
Real car, real figures but "ready to be launched.... for sale in Shanghai for $600" is rubbish. VW have approved a limited production run for this year and I'd be surprised if it was sold anywhere but Europe. I think it's a great idea, almost like a…