Mention bike riding to kids and it instantly becomes a promise. Screen time doesn’t compare with the fun of two-wheeled adventure. It won’t be a long ride or an exercise session for the adults but there’s nothing like seeing a kid tear around on a bike to remember how much fun bike riding can be.
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They call it multi-modal in transport planning lingo but those who do it just call it good sense. If you live miles from your work and it’s too far for you to ride, look at combining riding some of the way with public transport or driving. More and more major train stations have bike storage
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OK, maybe it’s time for a bribe. What’s your favourite treat? I’m partial to most things in the bakery myself. Go on, you can because you’re burning kilojoules with every pedal stroke. Some people seem to be able to eat anything they like without consequence. Others of us need to be aware that some treats
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This is an edited extract from a Catherine Deveny column, Cycling, that appears in the current June–July issue of Ride On. The only people that you will find outdoors at the moment are prostitutes, smokers and cyclists. And it seems in many circles that is how their social desirability is currently rated, in descending order.
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The winteriest weather yet – in an already cold year – is set to be a challenge this week. We probably won’t ride in snow (unless you live above 700m in Tas, Vic or NSW) but riders in southeastern Australia will shiver in showers and temperatures forecast to be 5 degrees below average. Dressing smart
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Enter an event you have to train for and suddenly every ride, no matter how short, has potential to be claimed as training. It’s a great way to motivate yourself to jump on the bike. Whether your style is Around the Bay or the Great Vic (or both) you’re a whole lot more comfortable if
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Sundays were made for bike riding, with expanses of time for exploration. An ever-popular destination to which to anchor your exploration is a cafe. For the caffeine fiend it delivers a necessary hit, for gastronomic explorers it might reveal a culinary treasure and for social butterflies it’s chance to see and be seen, or just
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It’s not bad weather, just the wrong clothes. Bike riding is an outdoor activity and weather is half the fun. I love to see the sun light up the treetops in the park on my daily ride. I also love the clean fresh look of the world right after the rain. Sometimes that rain unavoidably
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A comment to yesterday’s post (Bet you won’t!) got me thinking about what makes people ride regularly. It’s developing the habit because it’s convenient and enjoyable. Every ride becomes another drop in the bucket that confirms your love of riding. Like shoes that wear in to become your favourites, riding becomes comfortable your preferred mode of
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Time to tell your friends, family and colleagues that you’re up for the challenge. Make a bet with a workmate that you’ll ride to work all month; register for Ride to Work; make it a fundraising challenge; Facebook your progress. There’s nothing like a public commitment to cement your motivation. The act of telling someone
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