Whether it’s road works, parked cars or a hazard, you will sometimes need to overtake something that’s in the way of where you would like to ride. Simon Vincett explains how it’s done, with illustrations by Karl Hilzinger. Life is often littered with obstacles and the riding life is no exception. No sweat. It’s just
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Active travel makes a healthier society and a stronger economy. Simon Vincett looks at subsidising transport that’s good for Australia. Damien Cook rides his bike four days a week, passing the thousands of cars lining Melbourne’s Eastern Freeway on his journey to and from work. His ride offers many benefits—reducing stress, improving his health, including his
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Last week the Bike Snob of New York City was in Australia for the Melbourne Writers Festival. Simon Vincett caught up with him for a ride and a chat about the urban cycling explosion, what’s needed next to get more people riding and the love underneath the merciless criticism of the Bike Snob NYC blog.
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Thijs van der Heijden suggests we could improve the way we use bike lanes and bike boxes. Perhaps it’s because I’m Dutch, but the single-file bicycle queue has puzzled me ever since I moved to Australia about two years ago. It seems so far off from my riding experience anywhere in Europe. I figured that
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Iain Treloar investigates the growing range of casual bike wear for men, and finds that it’s possible to look sharp both on the bike and off. Cycling and lycra – an inextricably linked pairing in the public consciousness. But riding a bike doesn’t need specific clothing – it’s a pure, simple and joyful activity that’s possible in any outfit,
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Your links to the week’s top bike news. Local news Look before opening VicRoads has launched a new sticker campaign to combat car dooring. Dooring is one fo the greatest concerns for commuters and road riders. To see why, check out this footage submitted by a reader who was doored outside Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, on
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Sharing and recording your ride is easy when you’re packing a modern video camera. Rowan Lamont tested five options. Tiny cameras and smart phones have helped make video recording easily accessible to us all, while free web hosting sites such as YouTube make it simple to reveal the results to the world. And there is
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Don’t let the cold and rain stop you having fun on your bike; Margot McGovern has plenty of tips to keep you riding throughout the winter. Bike riders in the northern hemisphere keep pedalling through snow, ice and sub-zero temperatures. With our comparatively mild winters, Australians have no excuse for giving up their wheels
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Links to the week’s top bike news. Local News Melbourne CBD to get 40kmph speed limit Signs point to lower speed limits introduced across Melbourne. The CBD will lead the charge, lowering the speed on inner city roads to 40km/h by the middle of 2013. Get the full scoop>> Cycling’s door zone of death Dooring
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