By Tony Stanley I’m sure that many BN members have seen the growing number of dockless bike share bikes in the Sydney area and particularly in built up areas. I haven’t personally used any of the Sydney options myself, though I have (through work travel) experienced a number of programs in other countries. The following article summarises my experiences: I … Read More
Bicycles, Motorbikes and Cars
Leaders Lowdown by John Hunt During my high school years I rode a bicycle about 3 kms a day each way to school from Greenacre to Bankstown, down the Hume Highway. In the afternoon I made a right hand turn from Chapel Road into the Hume Highway opposite the Three Swallows Hotel, when there were no traffic lights at the … Read More
Leader’s Lowdown – Greg Boyd L’etape 2017
https://letapeaustralia.com/ Ride Report – 2 Dec 2017 In the week leading up to L’etape the weather forecast was not looking that encouraging and each day closer to the ride date of 2 December 2017 the predicted flooding/rain and wind speed kept increasing! This was the opposite of 2016 where it was snowing then raining and cleared up for the ride, … Read More
Leader’s Lowdown – Exploring some rails trails in Eastern Victoria – Gerrit Hagen Edit
We had a lovely trip a late last year cycling some of the rail trials in Victoria. We have received a number of enquiries from people who are interested in doing this. What we usually do is we select a base from which to do most of our rides and add something in the beginning and at the end. This … Read More
Leader’s Lowdown – Greg Boyd Peaks Falls Creek 2017
Peaks, Falls Creek 2017Ride report Once more with feeling. The profile for Peaks looks like a few lumps, but those big lumps are 30 and 35km long and each over 1300m vertical climb. Click on this link for a virtual flyover. The lead up to Peaks 2017 was fraught with too much work, too much rain, too little training and probably a … Read More
Leader’s Lowdown – Greg Boyd L’etape 2016
https://letapeaustralia.com/Crackenback to Perisher Ride Report – 3 Dec 2016The latter half of the year has been busy and hence not much riding resulting in the usual loss of fitness and increased Kg. A struggle to complete the 170km in the Bowral Classic and likewise a struggle with the 165Km in Fitzs Challenge. The calendar cleared a few weeks prior to L’etape … Read More