Bicycle Restoration – Sydney Cyclist – Brilliant restoration of a very cool kid’s bike. Damn, I wish I had a bike like that!
Tag: cycling
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Cycling Stuff
Just because I can’t ride* right now, doesn’t mean I can’t still think about it, right? The Snook and I have just become members of Bicycle NSW. In addition to being a great organisation dedicated to promoting cycling, it also provides public liability and personal accident insurance to its members. If you want to be a responsible bike rider, you should have insurance.
I’m also thinking about two upcoming events I’d like to attend. First is Rolling with Clover, a group bike ride/protest through the CBD next Sunday in support of the Lord Mayor. We’re meant to dress up in something fancy. (You know, because only dirty hippies ride bikes and not big important capitalists or whatever.) The other event is the Ride 2 Riverstone, a fundraiser ride that takes place in Western Sydney. Maybe I could do the short one – the 35km – by May? That could be fun.
* Following an ultrasound last week, I’ve finally got a diagnosis: quadriceps tendinosis. The immediate prescription, as ever, is REST. And this time no cycling either. I’ve got a physio appointment lined up for Wednesday, and I’m using the foam roller on my quads. But I miss my bike already… 🙁
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“Bike Thief” – NYTimes.com
“Bike Thief” – NYTimes.com – A guy in New York conducts an experiment where he attempts to steal his own bike in broad daylight in a number of locations – including right outside the 9th Precinct Police Department. Needless to say, nobody stops him. This is why I’m so nervous about parking my bike outside. At home we bring them in the house, and at work I take it in the office (up two flights of stairs). I’ve only parked on the street a couple times, and mostly where I could see it. This past weekend, I rode to Surry Hills for the Guild meeting and parked my bike at the racks behind the Library. It was out of my sight for over two hours. Happily, it didn’t get nicked… but I’m sure it could have happened just as easily as it did in NYC.
Interestingly, the video mostly shows him using chain locks. Are the U-locks or steel cable locks any stronger? I have a Knog lock, and it feels pretty hefty. Just wondering if maybe the type of lock is more of a factor than I thought…)
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Photo post
Time to fill up our big new freezer! Rode to Alexandria and bought a lot of MEAT.
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Motherf**kin’ Bike
Motherf**kin’ Bike – Terribly rude song, but also hilarious. Represents just about all cyclist stereotypes. (I especially liked the use of the ukulele.)
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Measurable Progress
Over the past six weeks, I’ve ridden my bike to my new office in the Rocks several times. I realised today that I’ve been getting faster with every single ride! Check out this data:
30/01 – 27:15
03/02 – 22:57
03/02 – 22:57
06/02 – 21:36
05/03 – 20:41
06/03 – 19:24
07/03 – 18:00I’ve ridden a lot more than that, but those are all basically the same route to work in the morning.
Pretty cool, huh! Today was the fastest ever. I’m sure that some portion of it is just me being more comfortable riding in traffic, but there’s obviously some strength increases happening too. The best part is that I haven’t really been trying – I’m just having fun on my bike!
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Photo post
Proof that I did it. Turns out bike shorts underneath were a Very Good Idea. #justflashedhalfofsydney
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Shared today on Google Reader
- GAO To Feds: Replace Dollar Bills With Coins – PLEASE. This would be awesome. I hate $1 bills.
- ‘Cycle Pub’ is a Bicycle Built for Beer
- Have a great weekend!
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Mad Cyclists
This one’s for the mad cyclists out there: How about riding from Sydney to Perth? (For comparison, say from Atlanta to L.A.)
Edited 07/04/2025: Link is dead and not archived.