Posted April 23rd, 2007
This is a mid 90’s Alex Pong CWS/BB kit a mate has in the box, practically new 489 grams for the lot. I lusted over them back then and still do now. Not much different from the stuff we have today. It’s worth remembering the visionaries.
technorati tags: cycling, bicycles, alex, pong, bling
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Posted April 21st, 2007
Lovely mini doco on a program that sends bicycles to Africa. Bicycles are life changing. 7:30 long.
technorati tags: cycling, bicycles
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Posted April 20th, 2007
Missed last week due to some personal matters, so I’ll grab a few posts from the past two weeks just to catch up.
There’s one big story really worth telling this week and CFSMTB does just that calling for the day to be a Stuart O’Grady Day. Beers for Stuey!
One of the most important things I […]
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Posted April 20th, 2007
Win a free bottle of Grange for taking a motoring road rage survey. Seriously.
technorati tags: motoring, road, rage, booze, advertising
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Posted April 19th, 2007
I’ve really been enjoying my post retail break of daily riding, blogging, Twittering and Tumbling over the past few weeks, of course I’ve also been job hunting.
Those efforts have met with success and I’m pleased to say that starting next week I’ll be joining the team at Trek Australia as their warranty manager.
What […]
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Posted April 19th, 2007
Send someone to NASA Ames Research Center, and they’re sure to expect rocket scientists and spaceships. But on a recent rainy morning, more than 100 budding engineers raced around Moffett Field on bikes for the annual Human Powered Vehicle Challenge.
Of course, these weren’t typical bikes; rather, they were fast-moving recumbent racers, with sleek designs that […]
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Posted April 19th, 2007
Through comments I’ve just been introduced to another Australian blog. Not exactly new, GT Veloce has been going since 2006 and obviously still has a bit to learn about introductions. But hey, he did get my attention. Here is what he had to say on a long dead post. You can check it out in […]
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Posted April 19th, 2007
The SMH beat me to this post so no other commentary is necessary.
Tony Abbott is the most puritanical of men - except, it seems, when it comes to his taste in clothing. Last year, the Health Minister wore a T-shirt promoting the Australian Hotels Association during the annual Pollie Pedal bike ride for charity. […]
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Posted April 17th, 2007
Over the past two days I spent a bit of time on the phone with the terrific young people at clubbing publication Partysan discussing a particularly offensive satirical Last Word piece by one of their freelance writers.
The conversations I had were fruitful, with the publication responding quickly to my concerns and those of other […]
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Posted April 16th, 2007
Just got off the phone with SBS and am happy to report that a one hour highlights package of Stuart O’Gradys big win will be broadcast on Sunday the 29th at 11 am. Better late than never in seeing the little Aussie battler kissing a brick.
technorati tags: cycling, bicycles, sbs, parisroubaix
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