The snow is certainly coming down thickly. At this rate I will need to get my bike snow chains out. They work really well for ice, though for slushy stuff a normal knobbly tyre is usually adequate. The NZ Herald …
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Keeping gear dry in sleet
It was sleeting this morning as I biked to work in significant amounts. I have two boxes of old books to drop off to a 2nd hand book shop and 30kg of nuts and bolts to pick up on the …
Starting with a Solid Base
For anyone who has spent the past 20-odd months living in Christchurch, the importance of a solid foundation is pretty obvious. Otherwise sturdy homes and other buildings were no match for ground conditions that turned into quicksand when the big …
How to Ride a Bike: A Guide for Fat Cyclists
Here is a neat link that a friend sent me. Another perspective of how fattist we as a society is (and yes, my day job is health promotion to combat obesity!) http://www.charlottecooper.net/docs/fat/rideabike.htm
…Even though we were active cyclists as kids,
As easy as riding a bicycle?
Not!
I have a new neighbour at work who comes from Fiji. She told me that over there girls do not ride bikes- and especially not women. Its just not in their culture. That was in March this year. Well, …
A little about me!
Thought I should introduce myself. Although I own many bicycles I rarely have the chance to get on and pedal.
All that changed about 2 months ago with my return to full-time work. Now that I am the source of …