When an injury keeps you sidelined from the hobbies you love, it’s hard not to get impatient and frustrated. Michael Hobbs chats with Cabrini Allied Health Centre’s Kirby Young for his top five rehab tips to get you back on the bike, quicker. In a fast-paced world, a sudden injury can put your life into
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There are many ways to avoid injury when riding. Michael Hobbs highlights five key tips for pain-free pedalling. It’s rare to meet a rider, indeed any sportsperson, that’s moves 100% pain-free. We’re continually searching for that weightless, free movement we once had, or thought we had in our youth. Though you may never reach this
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While we may live in the era of Xbox, Playstation, Facebook and YouTube, Craig Richards and Sarah Down find that the simple dream of owning a brand new bike is still alive for some Australian teenagers. Meet Nick Metha, 16 (pictured above). Nick was one of more than 900 teens who took part in Victoria’s
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When cycling is the norm, discovers Phoebe Rountree, a bike is key to fitting in. The to-do list looped around my jet-lagged brain. Sign housing contract. Shop for groceries. Buy bedding. Get a bike. I’d just arrived in Uppsala, Sweden, for a student-exchange semester. This was an unfamiliar, slightly daunting experience, and I wanted to
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Jon Miller maps out three classic flat training rides that will help get you in shape for any season. Riding on long flat stretches helps you build up aerobic capacity, improve your speed, increase stamina, and develop your riding style and rhythm. Test yourself on these three classic flat training rides; you’ll find them an ideal
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It’s been quite a week for cyclists in Australia. Bike riding issues have dominated media coverage with stories including a car dooring incident in Melbourne. Bicycle Network CEO Craig Richards encourages all road users to work together and talks doorings, car registration and the “war on the roads” in this new video. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSF1PchkHco&w=560&h=315] Ride
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More than 1,800 cyclists have signed up to take on Australia’s toughest bike ride this Sunday. Melissa Heagney gives you a preview. The descent at Falls Creek It’s early morning, still dark when you line up at the start in Falls Creek. Riders bustle around you, doing their last minute preparation – checking their bikes
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It rained, but no amount of inclement weather could dampen the spirits of the Newcastle Challenge riders today. Guest blogger Anthea Hargreaves explains. Elated riders cross the finish line at Nobby’s Beach Reserve in Newcastle The skies may have been grey, but the weather was as warm as the greetings from the riders as
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The week’s top bike news from around the world, brought to you every Friday. Local news Minister’s anti-bike fiction Claims by NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay that bikes are causing congestion in Sydney appear to have been conjured out of thin air. An investigation by the Sydney Morning Herald shows that his Roads Department had
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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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