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New Bright to Wandiligong heritage path opens!

Discover Wandiligong Village's heritage buildings, quaint swing bridges, Wandi sponge cake and farm gate apple orchards and more ...  Wandi Maze's Lynn Bullen is busy baking heaps of her famous mouthwatering Wandi sponges, to meet demand from waves of excited cyclists flocking up the new sealed 5 km all weather path from Bright, that has just opened along picturesque Morse's Creek. They are discovering heritage homes and pubs, quaint swing...

Read more... | Published: 17/12/10

Should path walkers keep to the right?

Lyn's common sense bikepath use suggestion needs your comments. More than 60 visitors have now blogged us with their views, most supporting her concept. Lyn from Doncaster writes: I am attempting a change in approach and create more simple and sensible shared bike/pedestrian path rules.  When I was a youngster and we often walked along roads without footpaths, we were always taught to walk on the right hand side facing...

Read more... | Published: 20/07/09

New Laws: Rogue cyclists face harshest ever fines and even jail

    New Victorian cycling laws that came into effect on June 18th sets jail terms for rogue cyclists and fines of more than $68,000! With the huge surge in people taking up cycling in the last five years, rogue bike riders who believe they don’t have to obey the road rules have given their fellow cyclists a bad name and made it difficult to earn the respect and courtesy...

Read more... | Published: 02/06/09

Be heard on your daily commute.

UPDATE! I got to use my horn for the first time in anger last night on Chapel Street.#1  Was a car that turned into a car spot at the last minute.  The driver immediately stopped, and was apologetic.  Thank you driver.#2  Pedestrian crossing the road without looking, she was infuriated that I disturb her from getting cleaned up.  With eyes open, life could be much better.It sure bloody well works.Lately...

Read more... | Published: 18/01/09

Choosing the right bike

Before buying a bike check with your friends or colleagues who ride regularly to get their opinion on what type of bike you should choose then visit your local bike shop to get their advice. Today you have more choices than ever before: Hybrid bike - great for rail trails, roads and tracks and everyday riding around town Flat bar road bike - an excellent choice for fast and efficient...

Read more... | Published: 11/01/08

Pedal Power

Leg speed translates into pedal power and it’s known as the ‘cadence’ or rate at which a cyclist turns the pedals per minute. If your leg speed is not tuned to the road ahead then neither are you. Over a distance if you pedal lower than the 60 to 80 revolutions per minute (rpm or cadence) you will quickly tire out. Climbing steep hills or cycling into a head wind...

Read more... | Published: 11/01/08

Using gears

For the novice, the hardest thing about learning to ride other than getting the right balance, is using the gears and knowing what happens next. The best advice is to practise where the different gear lever positions are, so you automatically know where to shift them. Practise on a quiet street, bike path or empty car park. To better understand how the gears work, try this simple 60 second exercise....

Read more... | Published: 11/01/08

Braking

Since you have two brakes, one for each hand, if you want to stop as safely as possible, you need to pay attention to how you use each of them. Conventional wisdom says use both brakes at the same time but with care. This is probably good advice for beginners, who have not yet learned to use their brakes more skillfully. Over the bars Many cyclists shy away from using...

Read more... | Published: 11/01/08

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