The week’s top bike news from around the world, brought to you every Friday. Local news A life well lived Bike pioneer and lifelong adventurer Wendy Law Stuart has passed away at the age of 86. She and school chum Shirley Duncan were the first women to cross the Nullarbor by bike as part of
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The week’s top bike news from around the world, brought to you every Friday. Local news A telling snapshot In an attempt to reduce traffic congestion in busy cities, the Cycling Promotion Fund has re-staged a famous 1991 photograph in Canberra demonstrating the space required to transport the same number of people by bus, bike
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The week’s top bike news from around the world, brought to you every Friday. Local news Plan to make Sydney riders pay A transport plan put forward by Sydney mayoral candidate Angela Vithoulkas will require riders over 13 to register for third party insurance “to protect pedestrians, motorists and other forms of transport”. The plan will
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You know you will. When your heart ramps up, the endorphins start pumping and your ride provides a natural high. The heart workout does you good as well, of course. Regular bike riding cuts the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Researchers at Baker IDI have shown that it improves heart capacity, lung function and
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Why is it that Easter eggs taste better than ordinary chocolate? Maybe it’s the proximity to coloured foil, or special Easter bunny DNA? Whatever the reason, there is no need to feel guilty for over-indulging in chocolate this Easter weekend. Think of an indulgence food, and most of us think of chocolate – it tastes
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