Thanks to everyone who shared their learnings from riding in June this year… Queens birthday long weekend was very cold but I have now equipped with sub zero weather gear. The trickiest for me would be a ride which starts at 4 or less degree and somehow get to 14–15+ mid day when it finishes.
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Did you keep riding through this cold, dark June we’ve had? Well done. You’ve souped up your fitness, saved money and saved greenhouse gases. But I bet you did it because it makes you feel good to ride! At the beginning of this month we gave an answer to the question Will I feel good?
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Want to enjoy a guilt-free morning treat while smugly lording it over your fellow workmates? Stephen Corneille reveals the rich rewards of riding to work. My decision to start riding to work was a gradual thing. Having decided it was a good idea, it took me another couple of years to actually take the plunge.
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Sharing and hiring cars combines brilliantly with bike riding. Simon Vincett reports. I ride a bike for most of my transport but cars are definitely useful for some tasks and trips. My clever wife, before we were married, starting sharing a car with a couple of friends. They each realised they only needed a car
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What are your survival tips for riding in winter? With two days left in the month, we’re nearly finished our June Riding Challenge. Did you keep up your riding? For many of us it seems May was a more challenging month. The map below shows above average rainfall in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide in
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Did your little one get their first bike for Christmas? Or maybe your partner never learned to ride? There is more to teaching someone to ride than training wheels and grazed knees, writes Nicola Dunnicliff-Wells. Like many kids, I learned to ride with an adult running behind, holding the seat till I could balance on
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While not quite life and death, the decision to clip in to your pedals can make a significant difference to your riding. Rowan Lamont gently introduces the idea. For many people the very notion of attaching their feet to their pedals seems like a crazy idea that could only lead to danger and catastrophe. Yet
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Cycle and sample six wine regions with these rides compiled by Simon Vincett. There’s no better way to appreciate the terroir of a wine region than by riding undulating roads among the vines themselves, viewing the contours of the fields, noting the dryness of the soil and feeling the influence of the climate. And no
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Opportunities to be physically active are disappearing from our lives but increased inactivity is harming us. Dr Rob Moodie suggests bikes are a solution. The way we lead our lives has changed dramatically in the last 30 to 40 years. Opportunities to be physically active have literally disappeared with the increased use of cars and labour
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So many Australian bike commuters ride in ‘bike clothes’ and get changed at work. If you don’t need to have a shower when you get there, try skipping the locker room altogether and walking straight to your desk with these smart threads. Would you believe there are office-worthy trousers that look sharp after riding through
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