Weekly roundup
Posted May 27th, 2007 in The Desk
Yep, the roundup is back, this time on Sundays. It never really died, it was just resting.
Opening this stanza we have bad news coming from trackie and power meter blogger Alex Simmons, however what strikes me about Alex’ very matter of fact post is his optimism - new challenges await and he’s clearly up to the task.
Well I’ve been very quiet lately. I trust by now most regular readers would understand the reason being my accident back in April and hospitalisation since then. I have unfortunately had to have my lower left leg amputated.
Surly Dave goes rogaining and has a muddy good time.
The principles behind the Cyclic Navigator are very simple. You jump on your bike with a map and compass and have five hours to pick up as many of the marked controls as possible. Sound simple?
Le Rayon Vert posts on bike haters. That is people who actually take out their frustrations on our equipment.
Last night I returned from a gig at Urtext to where I’d locked my bike up just down Grenfell St a little at the bus stop. I noticed as I approached that it was a bit out of position as if someone had tried to push it over, but as I got up close I saw that someone had smashed up my helmet, so that a number of pieces had either completely come off, or were only just hanging on, and the strap no longer could thread through properly.
Crowlie tells us that car culture is at a standstill in Melbourne, no surprise really, it’s at a standstill just about everywhere, unfortunately motorists don’t appear to understand what happens when you keep banging your head on a brick wall.
Aren’t we all glad the public transport system was sold to companies interested in making a profit, rather than providing service?
To show that we’ve learned nothing in the last twenty years about public transport, the latest move is not to return control of the system to the Government and employ someone, anyone, who knows something about it and feels motivated to get it all in working order, but to spend $500 million on a new ticketing system!
ChrisL at Life Cycle revisits an old friend. One of his favourite rides.
The morning was a beautiful one as I took the hillier way out through Gilston, before settling into the long climb up the range. At first I didn’t feel as though I had the strength to make it, but these rides always revolve around form and technique rather than power. I could still make it with diminished power, just not as quickly.
Jake at Sydney Body Art Ride makes an interesting point about an ad for insurer GIO.
Reading the paper this morning I was annoyed to see this advert from GIO. The clear message is that public transport is only for losers and that everyone should aspire to commute to work by car. I’m also annoyed that Sydney Buses have allowed this photo to be taken on one of their vehicles. Why are Sydney Buses actively co-operating with a company that discourages the use of public transport?
Treadly posts on a very amusing video that has motorists giving tips to cyclists, here’s one of them.
Now, the first thing a cyclist has to do is put themselves in the shoes of a car driver. Car drivers are very busy people, generally more busy than a cyclist, and we have a lot of responsibilities. My life, for example, is so hectic I don’t even have time to make myself lunch in the morning, let alone go for joy rides during rush hour.
And on that note we end what has been a very tough week for the sport of cycling. Thankfully the success of bicycles for transport isn’t dependent on the antics of Bjarne Riis and Eric Zabel.
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