Monthly Archives: June 2009
What You Missed This Morning…
“While many of you were sleeping, and by all rights I should have been to, I decided to go for a morning ride (instead of hitting the gym). The cat thought it best to wake us at 5 am, and …
What You Missed This Morning…
Currently touring for the next month around France. Beautiful morning on my journey from Manosque to Moustiers-Ste Marie in Provence. Lac de Ste-Croix behind me. Magic! – Jeff
The Great Melbourne Coffee Hunt
We swung by Midali after our ride on Saturday morning as it was one of the places recommended by a reader in this post. My goal is to hit all of the recommended coffee shops after my morning rides and …
What You Missed This Morning…
Summit of the Col de Peyresourde in the Pyrenees. Not the best photo, but one of the only ones without mine or my mate’s ugly face in it. -Tristan
Power vs Torque
Torque is a measure of how much a force acting on an object causes that object to rotate. Force per pedal stroke basically. Power is a product of torque and rotational speed (i.e. cadence). The power graphs below are a …
What You Missed This Morning…
Here is a pic for you. The red blob is me at the start of the Passo Fedaia (Marmolada), in the dolomites of Italy. The climb stats are 14km @ 7.5% average, the first 9km are around 4% which mean …
Best Of The Best
Cycling and cafes go hand in hand. A bike ride doesn’t end at the sprint finish – it ends after some good food and a few coffees are consumed at your favorite cafe. Melbourne is a big city and there’s …
“What You Missed…” Photo Guidelines
I’m extremely pleased and overwhelmed by the number of reader submitted photos that I’m receiving for the “what you missed this morning” posts. Some amazing photos coming in from places I can only dream of riding. I get dozens every …
What You Missed This Morning…
My favorite ride. Taken in Sherbrooke Forest on Mt Dandenong (near Melbourne) – Andy
Group Ride Etiquette
I’m going to keep today’s post short and sweet as I’ve written up a page that outlines all of Melbourne’s group rides. A permanent link to this is on the navigation menu at the top of the page. Many of …
Why the hell do the organisers put a corner like that right before a stage finis...
It's a 51cm 650c bike....