After a bit of psyching up, Quentin Frayne entered the fray of veterans racing. Bike racing? That’s for super-fit, super-fast young guns with thighs like sides of lamb, isn’t it? It’s riding in enormous packs at breakneck speed into those spectacularly dangerous bunch sprints we see on telly at Tour de France time. It’s victory
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Tonight is the longest night of the year – the winter solstice. For some it’s another excuse to get naked on a bike but for all of us it means less dark from now on through to high summer. Tomorrow, 22 June 2011, is the shortest day of the year for us in the southern
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Indeed you might ask! Rowan Lamont is happy to answer you with a straight face. There comes a time, usually after a few longer rides, where riding in your running shorts or cut off jeans just isn’t as convenient as you once thought and you find yourself in a bike shop staring at a rack
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Book in for a maintenance course and learn to keep your bike running smoothly. You’ll love having it running well and you can be pleased with tuning it yourself and knowing how to do it in the future. Bikes are pretty simple machines and you can do a lot of maintenance yourself. Just cleaning the chain,
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Anyone can escape the city by bike with these easy, simple-to-navigate routes. They take quiet roads or off-road paths with good surfaces that should be appropriate for any bike (except Eagle Mountain Bike Park). All routes are within 45km of a city centre and many are accessible by local train. Eagle Mountain Bike Park Adelaide
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Want to take a break from your hectic life and discover a new sense of freedom? Bike-touring devotee Nicola Dunnicliff-Wells will soon have you packing your panniers. Whether you’re going for days, weeks or months, touring on a bike is a rewarding way to travel. Unencumbered by excess baggage, you live simply, carrying only what
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Halfway through June now, and halfway through our June riding challenge. Have you been pushing the pedals in the past couple of weeks? I don’t mean riding every day necessarily, just getting out for a few spins in the fresh air and choosing the bike to get somewhere when it’s appropriate. Whatever amount of riding
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Muscles tender from all this riding? Book a massage or even DIY. Jon Miller explains the muscle repair, shortened recovery and pain relief benefits. In 1924, Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi enthralled the world by winning five gold medals at the Olympic Games, including taking the titles in the 5000 and 1500 metre events with
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Miss out on colds and flu…and live longer. That’s not a bad health package. Perhaps it’s not being in the stuffy confines of public transport or the warm incubator of your private vehicle. More likely you get hardier and you stimulate your immune system through exercise, but it’s apparent to riders that you catch fewer
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Apart from those in the west, Australians still have some more riding time this Queen’s birthday long weekend and the weather looks to be slightly improved too. It’s a great opportunity to get yourself outside among some trees – it lifts the soul (and you forget about your legs). Every day in the natural environment
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