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NRMA Community Grants
Started this discussion. Last reply by Andrew Mar 10, 2012. 8 Replies 0 Likes
0.02 For Bicycle Riders?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Martin Geliot Dec 21, 2010. 32 Replies 0 Likes
Make it easy for the wheels to go round- this morning's SMH
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Jen replied to Bernie's discussion Lennox Bridge Parramatta - Support the Portals!"The designs I've seen are like that, there have been modifications from the initial proposals. There was a lot of consultation with the designers and feedback was taken on board. Certainly the last version I saw was different from the concept…"
Jen replied to Bernie's discussion Lennox Bridge Parramatta - Support the Portals!"http://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/proceed-with-the-lennox-bridge-portals petition to support the portals"
Jen replied to Bernie's discussion Lennox Bridge Parramatta - Support the Portals!"Having been to several consultations about the proposed portals, I don't think a concrete lined portal is a fair description. The plans include showing some of the old (and currently hidden) parts of the bridge.
Positioning of the portals was…"
Jen replied to Bernie's discussion Lennox Bridge Parramatta - Support the Portals!"There are flooding issues that rule out putting anything through the existing archway. It was also ruled out from a visual point of view."
Jen liked Pete Roberts's blog post Adelaide Cyclists visit Sydney ( Blog from Sister site www.adelaidecyclists.com )Jen liked biker1's discussion NSW State govt to fund new car parking spots for train commuters - $170 million for 1200 spotsJen replied to Andrew K's discussion Should I use slime tubes with Schwalbe Marathon Plus's"I've not had a flat with the marathons on the two bikes (excepting the puncture I put in with the tyre levers when trying to fit the first pair!) given my commute each day is through western Sydney with lots of glass I'm very happy. No…"
Jen replied to captainslow's discussion Orange Discovery Weekend"I'm assuming that we will get the chance to fill out evaluations of the weekend. For me there were some good things, in particular the very friendly vollies, but also issues- most of which are probably teething issues being the first such event."
Jen replied to Patrick Forman's discussion Restoration project on old Malvern Star Bicycle"It looks lovely! You could try universe bikes at north parramatta they have plenty of old bikes so might be able to help. Good luck."
Andrew replied to Jen's discussion NRMA Community Grants"I applied fo a NRMA comm grant a few years ago for free lights for students - fail."
Profile Information
- What sort of riding do you do ?
- Commuting, Recreational
- Where in Sydney do you live ?
- Western Suburbs
- Tell us about your bikes
- Bluebell- an Apollo who takes me where I want to go. With mudguards and a rack for the panniers she gets me to and from work.
Leela- inspired by this website, I bought a Bender folding bike from Aldi. A very different riding experience.
Daisy- again inspired by this website (which is very evil for my bank balance), Daisy was born. She has an 11 speed Alfine hub, is a new/old frame and lots of fun to ride.
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Announcing the delivery of Daisy, a younger sibling for Bluebell and Layla.
Posted on December 13, 2010 at 8:11pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
Daisy was delivered on Friday at Universe Cycles- the amount of effort Gary put into getting things just right was fantastic. Photos will be posted as soon as I work out how to get them from Mr Jen's new camera.
Daisy is a new (but old- Universe have some lovely brand new old bikes and frames are new in the box) lemon coloured Apollo step through frame, but with the new Shimano 11 Alfine hub fitted.
She wanted to get out into it straight away so we headed off to…
Continue Fun cycling- what was your last fun ride?
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 9:32pm 11 Comments 0 Likes
Tonight we decided that it was time to go for a ride for dinner. During the week we'd commented that we'd not ridden along the Canal Cycle path for a long time so agreed that was where we would head. A bottle of wine went into a pannier and off we headed. Given that it was approx 7pm on a Saturday evening, there were few people on the path (though unfortunately there were a few trail bikes). Once we made it to the locked gate on the path to the Prospect Reservoir, we headed back to Pemulawuy… Continue
Some day are diamonds (apologies to John Denver)
Posted on August 31, 2010 at 11:21pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
Some days are diamonds some days are stones
Sometimes the headwind won't leave me alone
Sometimes a cold wind blows a chill in my toes
Some days are diamonds some days are stones.
Ok, so I have a bizarre internal soundtrack on my commute- this one seems to come up fairly frequently.
It started me wondering- what is it that makes one ride seem so much easier than another one? I'm talking about commuting here, the route that generally has only minor variations each… Continue
Sometimes the headwind won't leave me alone
Sometimes a cold wind blows a chill in my toes
Some days are diamonds some days are stones.
Ok, so I have a bizarre internal soundtrack on my commute- this one seems to come up fairly frequently.
It started me wondering- what is it that makes one ride seem so much easier than another one? I'm talking about commuting here, the route that generally has only minor variations each… Continue
Fun cycling in Canberra (and the teen came too!)
Posted on April 17, 2010 at 10:31pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
We've spent the last few days in Canberra with the official aim of going to the Art Gallery. Despite the grumbling ("I'm not riding!") we persisted with taking Ms 17's bike (as well as her). Our first day we set up camp and then caught up with friends to decide how to spend the day until we had to be at the Art Gallery.
I wanted to ride there and it wasn't hard to convince my partner of this. Ms 17 was "not riding", and so was given the option of going in the car with our friends… Continue
Prospect shared path, "open" again today
Posted on October 31, 2009 at 7:28pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Earlier this evening we went for a ride along the old canal to see what it was like now the path is open again (on weekends only, at certain times etc....). It was good to be able to get through to Prospect without going through Pemulwuy or around the longer way. Despite the multiple signs warning of snakes near the Greystanes entry gate we didn't see any. We also chose not to dismount, as the signs directed, to go across the short section that hasn't been bitumened (is that even a… Continue
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 4:20pm on October 18, 2009,
Neil Alexander said… - We're lucky, I believe ours was done mainly by the workplace BUG
Hi Jen,
I'd be interested to know which map you are referring to. I have done a lot of route research for various cycle commuter route maps around Sydney (as Kim noted in that thread). Is it the Westmead/Parramatta map?
- At 7:24am on November 6, 2009,
RobK said… - Hi Jen,
Good to know you like the idea of the Ride 2 Eat. As you can see, up to this point there hasn't been too much interest in it. Is there a particular evening which is better or worse for you? Do you know of others that may be interested? What times & distances are best for you? Any feedback appreciated......It feels like I'm trying to organise these in a vacuum at the moment!
- At 11:40pm on April 20, 2011,
Steve D said… Hi Jen - I see you've bought an Aldi folding bike. I was looking at one of those for a while. How is it a 'very different riding experience'?
Steve
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