Often overlooked, Townsville has much to offer the off-road rider, Sarah Down reveals. When it comes to holiday destinations, Queensland’s far-north city of Townsville tends to be overshadowed by its more tourism-focussed neighbour, Cairns. It also has a lesser reputation for mountain biking, with Smithfield Park—the home ground for the UCI Mountain World Cup events—gaining Cairns greater attention.
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$69.95 iPhone, $59.95 Galaxy, $39.95 other It’s hard to go past Quad Lock for mounting your smart phone on your handlebars. Minutes after receiving the package I had it installed on my bike—very satisfying. Also satisfying was that it worked just as easily and securely as I expected. The Bike Kit provides a case for the
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Warren Sutton crashed with a bike rider when driving across a bike lane and writes hoping that others can learn from his experience. Recently I was involved in a collision where I turned in front of a cyclist causing him to hit and subsequently somersault over my car. It was a shocking experience, which, if
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A shared bike ride is the perfect way to spark a romantic adventure. We asked our readers to share their bike love stories. And the winner is… The Great Victorian Bike Romance After spending the Great Vic 2009 with a group of six men and having a great time, I (Karen) arranged a catch up
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I’m one of those pushing 65+ riders who tends to ride solo. Having pigged out a bit over the Christmas period and with a couple of extra kilos to get rid of, it was time to go for a Sunday morning trundle. Sunday 30/12/2012, 0900 hours, fabulous conditions and absolutely enjoying myself. I’m in the bright lycra, twin AyUps flashing as usual, doing
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Back in the day, I rode the Malvern Star to my part-time job each morning. It was dark that time of the day and I could hear the whirr of the dynamo against my tyre, and feel the resistance it created against the pedals. On weekends I rode down to the local shops. Back then
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Glass hazard Commuting’s greatest enemy is glass on the road. Daily interactions with cars and other road users are normally cordial enough and I believe that for the safe rider, this area that dominates discussion is over emphasised. Glass removal is not sufficiently well managed. VicRoads will address problem sites if contacted although they apparently only
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Roads bias In your Feb-Mar issue a reader raised the query as to why many cyclists choose to use the road when there appears to be a very good dual-use path adjacent to it. I too had the same question until I started riding to work. It quickly became apparent to me that to get
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Just too late for our June-July issue, which covers the Le Tour, this letter to the editor deserves an audience. I have an idea for a national campaign to get more people riding through the toughest weeks of winter. I call it, “Ride the Tour”. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ur4U5UekTM]We all know how the Tour de France is a
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