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I'm with Euan 100% on this one. Same thing tends to happen early in Spring every year - everyone comes out of hibernation to get fit for summer. I've very little patience for these people - especially the dickwad I saw wearing bib knicks (I don't think he realised that you're meant to wear a jersey as well), doing up his toe straps (who the f*ck uses them these days!?!) whilst riding - sorry, wobbling - in Peak Hour on Ipswich Road.... in the gutter. Fool. I find too often if I pass on advice to someone, they generally just look at me funny possibly because they're not used to people being sociable/nice/helpful on the roads. It's times like these I don't blame people for riding Coronation Drive rather than using the - hopeless at the best of times - bike path which runs alongside the road. Lotte -- LotteBum |
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I wish the ones on mountain bikes - nearly everyone I pass - would
either pick another road (than the one I happen to be using!) or ride them in the mountains they were designed for. Why's that? Jules |
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SuzieB Wrote: I think it's time Euan and I got involved with our local BUG. The BUG doesn't meet again until February and are more into the touring group they run than in bicycle advocacy as far as I can tell. If we can weedle our way in to the group I'd be interested in running some local bicycle education courses. Would there be liability issues with doing something like that? Damn fine idea. There are potential liability probs, check if the BUG has Incorporation Association etc. I know the *mob* mentioned below are investigating this for 2006. commence sales pitch here By the way, if you're in the inner 'burbs of Melbourne, or as Jay Woo's case, travel through them, we here at YarraBUG would love to hear from you. Have any ride ideas, Adult bike ed stuff, or any cycling infrastructure improvements in the Yarra area? Feel most free to contact us. For more on this bonus free offer: email or visit our glittering showroom, *ahem* website, at: http://www.yarrabug.org Also in this introductory offer, there's the chance of winning double passes to a new TdF film "Overcoming". So join YarraBUG! We're fun, do lots of advocacy and occasionally give away stuff. / sales pitch here -- cfsmtb |
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cfsmtb Wrote: Damn fine idea. There are potential liability probs, check if the BUG has Incorporation Association etc. I know the *mob* mentioned below are investigating this for 2006. commence sales pitch here By the way, if you're in the inner 'burbs of Melbourne, or as Jay Woo's case, travel through them, we here at YarraBUG would love to hear from you. Have any ride ideas, Adult bike ed stuff, or any cycling infrastructure improvements in the Yarra area? Feel most free to contact us. For more on this bonus free offer: email or visit our glittering showroom, *ahem* website, at: http://www.yarrabug.org Also in this introductory offer, there's the chance of winning double passes to a new TdF film "Overcoming". So join YarraBUG! We're fun, do lots of advocacy and occasionally give away stuff. / sales pitch here The Americans are big on what they call "bike rodeos", which are basically a collection of activity stations whichparticipants rotate through, doing & learning stuff at each station. Some culiminate in a linked sequence of activities (like an obstacle course, without too many obstacles) to demonstrate achieved competencies. At Warragul we have used some of these concepts and activities with great success. It's fun, not boring because you get to change activity after a shortish period of time, and participants get to demonstrate what they have learned in a "semi competitive" way. Lots on the www in regard to bike rodeos. -- warrwych |
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"Jules" asked...
Why's that? 'Cause its soooo embarrassing to get passed on you carbon latte racer by the guy with muddy shoes, coloured socks and helmet visor on the mountain bike with big DJ forks running 2.5" tyres at 20psi and a big smile on his face ;-) Parbs |
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LotteBum wrote:
wear a jersey as well), doing up his toe straps (who the f*ck uses them these days!?!) Hmmm, well I use them on the commuter and the SS. On the commuter because I don't trust my ability to unclip quick enough in CBD traffic, ad on the SS because I want to ride to the shops in whatever I'm wearing. DaveB |
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LotteBum wrote:
doing up his toe straps (who the f*ck uses them these days!?!) I have two bikes with Look pedals and one with toe straps. I know toe straps are just soooo last century but those Superb Pro pedals are just so .... superb, and I'm not giving them up. Theo |
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Hey,
I've been lurking here for a little while now but this is my first post, so hi all. I suppose that I'm not a serious cyclist, but I moved to Melbourne from Adelaide this year and work on the opposote side of the city to where I live, so (due to a lack of drivers licence and dislike of crowds on public transport) I commute along about 18km each way to work on my reasonablly cheap MTB. Michael Warner wrote: In principle it's great to see people out riding on the work. In practice, though, I wish the ones on mountain bikes - nearly everyone I pass - would either pick another road (than the one I happen to be using!) or ride them in the mountains they were designed for. I'm not entirely sure what this comment is getting at though. I decided on a MTB when I moved here as the comparable roadie I could have got for the same amount of cash would have proven a lot less robust and more difficult for me to maintain. With the MTB I also have the option of getting some road tyres and thereby get a bit of general purpose usage for my somewhat limited dollar. I have been riding for maany years now and think that I have enough skill and control (if somewhat lacking in the fitness department) to not endanger anyone else or encroach on other riders, and a realistic enough idea of my general fitness and ability to not act like too much of a ******. So what exactly is wrong about me commuting on my MTB? I really enjoy my daily rides and would hate to think that the people passing me (nearly every one had a problem. Cheers -- daveL |
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In aus.bicycle on Fri, 06 Jan 2006 09:51:56 +1100
DaveB wrote: LotteBum wrote: wear a jersey as well), doing up his toe straps (who the f*ck uses them these days!?!) Hmmm, well I use them on the commuter and the SS. On the commuter because I don't trust my ability to unclip quick enough in CBD traffic, ad on the SS because I want to ride to the shops in whatever I'm wearing. I used them when I was riding to work because I couldn't see the point in having to buy expensive pedals and expensive shoes. If you want to get people into cycling, saying "you have to buy all this specialist **** or you'll get sworn at and called a fool" is probably not the way to do it. When new motorcyclists ask about riding kit I don't say "Have to get the right boots" I say "wear something that covers your ankles with leather - you can buy fancy boots if you want to but it's not required". Clipless pedals aren't needed to ride a pushbike. Hell, tying your feet to the bike isn't needed. Zebee |
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daveL Wrote: Hey, I've been lurking here for a little while now but this is my first post, so hi all. I suppose that I'm not a serious cyclist, but I moved to Melbourne from Adelaide this year and work on the opposote side of the city to where I live, so (due to a lack of drivers licence and dislike of crowds on public transport) I commute along about 18km each way to work on my reasonablly cheap MTB. Michael Warner wrote: In principle it's great to see people out riding on the work. In practice, though, I wish the ones on mountain bikes - nearly everyone I pass - would either pick another road (than the one I happen to be using!) or ride them in the mountains they were designed for. I'm not entirely sure what this comment is getting at though. I decided on a MTB when I moved here as the comparable roadie I could have got for the same amount of cash would have proven a lot less robust and more difficult for me to maintain. With the MTB I also have the option of getting some road tyres and thereby get a bit of general purpose usage for my somewhat limited dollar. I have been riding for maany years now and think that I have enough skill and control (if somewhat lacking in the fitness department) to not endanger anyone else or encroach on other riders, and a realistic enough idea of my general fitness and ability to not act like too much of a ******. So what exactly is wrong about me commuting on my MTB? I really enjoy my daily rides and would hate to think that the people passing me (nearly every one had a problem. Cheers -- daveL Hi DaveL you will have to excuse some of our banter - we all ride a range of bikes here and for a range of different reasons. I also ride my mtb to work (the same one I rode Mont on - its a bike, it goes), so it's gotta be good. I think Mr Warner was getting at that most newbies to the sport, grossly generalising here, buy some kind of mtbas their first bike. When pitted against peak hour traffic, and combined with undeveloped or underdeveloped skills, they can be hazardous because they are slower and "harder" to manouvere in traffic. It's a bit like a keen nissan z driver getting stuck behind an L plater driving a combi. -- warrwych |
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