Monthly Archives: November 2009
Money Well Spent
Wow…What a weekend to be a cyclist in Australia! Beautiful weather, bike racing galore, bikinis on the beaches….does it get any better than this? I think not… Photo by Leigh Schilling – Nothing to do with the following post… I …
Cycling Tips Newsletter
Thank you to those who have eagerly signed up to the Cycling Tips newsletter. In this fortnightly newsletter I’ll be crafting exclusive content, telling you about special offers and promotional codes, and hosting some kick-ass giveaways. In the upcoming newsletter …
Bike Lane Hazard?
I’ve been sent this video quite a few times after it was published in the AdelaideNow online newspaper last week. I appreciate and respect fellow cyclist’s efforts in lobbing for better bicycle laneways which I’m all for, but seriously, you’re …
How To Dress PRO
I had a great question from a reader last week on how to look PRO. Q. Having formally been a fairly keen golfer who started as a hacker and progressed to being a fairly decent low marker I know the …
Random Thursday Ramblings
photo by fyxomatosis Sometime it’s healthy to get out for a ride with a group of guys outside of your inner-circle. It’s a refreshing change that’ll show you new roads and potentially new friends. That’s just what I did last …
Pimp My Ride
Working with the Rapha team over the Sun Tour was a fantastic experience. Aside from getting some great blogging material and meeting heaps of new friends, it also scored me a few freebies. First and foremost I’m now the proud …
Ankling
A few months ago I did a couple posts on ankling. You can find them here and here. Ankling is basically a pedaling technique that recruits different muscles to either produce more power or to give your primary pedaling muscles …
Australian Cyclist Of The Year
So the finalists have been announced for the People’s Choice Aussie Cyclist of the Year Award. They are: • Brendan Bailey • Caroline Buchanan • Cadel Evans • Simon Gerrans • Jared Graves • Anna Meares • Mark Renshaw • …
The Four Breeds Of Bike Racers
I’ve still got truckloads of things to talk about from my experience with the Rapha team during the Sun Tour. John Herety, the Directeur Sportif, was a one-in-a-million character. Every time John opened his mouth I either learned something profound …
If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It!
My apologies for dragging you guys through the mud with the site upgrades over the past few days. After countless hours trying to clean things up I found that I absolutely hated the new layout. It may have been cleaner, …
Why the hell do the organisers put a corner like that right before a stage finis...
It's a 51cm 650c bike....