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Angus Kingston replied to heather's discussion 'Injured cyclist awarded damages when path did not meet Austroads'

Yeah! They replaced my great runway ramp with stairs in their recent upgrade. And the fence! Surely it'd be better to run into the water than to smack into a fence.

1 hour ago

Angus Kingston replied to Angus Kingston's discussion 'Rear axel widths' in the group Bicycle Maintenance

I think Sheldon Brown talks about them being 125mm - http://sheldonbrown.com/frame-spacing.html I think I need to get the wheel services and use some spacers. It sort of fits and it is from the same era. I do have a newer wheel that could work so…

1 hour ago

jeff Lock replied to heather's discussion 'Injured cyclist awarded damages when path did not meet Austroads'

What it will do is give councils one more excuse for not doing anything or even worse winding back and shutting down their feeble attempts at cycling infrastructure already attempted. Just look at the Linear Park now all you get to see along a lot o…

1 hour ago

Carla Scragg replied to heather's discussion 'Injured cyclist awarded damages when path did not meet Austroads'

Woo hoo! Charles Sturt, I'm SO coming for you, after I clean up Adelaide City...(I have massive problems with overhanging tree branches obscuring visibility near Port Road, and that irritating white bar that prevents me from continuing on the path t…

1 hour ago

Joseph Wearing replied to Patrick Sunter's discussion 'Comments on trial "Copenhagen Lane" in Sturt St?'

On further inspection, the green left turn arrow facing traffic coming out of the cemetery goes off at the same time as the right turn arrow facing traffic facing traffic travelling west out of Sturt Street. This means that cars turning right out of…

4 hours ago

Andrew (Wombat) Wright replied to heather's discussion 'Injured cyclist awarded damages when path did not meet Austroads'

FAR OUT!! This has implications for South Australian bike paths such as the Unley Bicycle Route between Goodwood Rd and King WIlliam Rd. I previously mentioned how poor this path was in the dark, but the Judge's assertion that the path should have…

5 hours ago

Sophia MacRae commented on Bicycle Fish's group 'Super Tuesday (Counters)'

Oh well, he would know! ;-) Glad you got it sorted with BV. Keep up the good work with your cycling advocacy in SA. Cheers!

6 hours ago

Patrick Sunter commented on Angus Kingston's blog post 'Adding insult to injury'

Sorry to hear you're having a bit of a tough time of it Gus. The latest Aus Cyclists magazine had quite a good article about bicycle fit ... I've been meaning to check it out. For me the bugbear at the moment is indoor soccer rather than cycling .…

7 hours ago

Jim Woods commented on Angus Kingston's blog post 'Adding insult to injury'

Hey Mark thanks for the reminder, I had some lower back pain when pulling off from lights in too big a gear about 18 mths ago and when I mentioned it to a bloke In the bike shop (good rider/mechanic) he asked immediately how much stretching are you…

10 hours ago

Jewlz Wright is now a member of Adelaide Cyclists

Welcome Them!

17 hours ago

Mark Matthew commented on Clive Palfrey's blog post 'Ring my bell'

You can buy an air horn that runs off compressed air. Occupies one of your cages, and sounds like a truck horn. Scares the bejeezers out of people, but again, not much use in an emergency braking situation.

17 hours ago

Clive Palfrey commented on Clive Palfrey's blog post 'Ring my bell'

I have often thought that it should be possible to purchase a few cheap components from an electronics shop to make a light weight, very noisy audible warning device, preferably one that doesn't sound like a smoke alarm but it should be at least as…

18 hours ago

Andrew (Wombat) Wright, Mark Matthew and 3 other members joined Angus Kingston's group

Open Cycle Map - Adelaide

Open Cycle Map is a free editable map of the world. It is made by cyclist like you. Open Cycling Map allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way.

18 hours ago

Mark Matthew commented on Angus Kingston's blog post 'Adding insult to injury'

Must be force of habit for me now, but I will always wear bike shorts or knicks everytime I ride, and on every bike I ride, yep, even on the chopper. I also do about half an hour of stretches before every ride, even the 17km commute to work, and wi…

18 hours ago

Mike Giffen replied to G. Borja's discussion 'Because Men and Women are Different Down There'

I might be well out of order - but are we a group that is going to allow advertising access to this site for nothing more than promoting a company's commercial interests. Perhaps something more along the lines of an overall sponsorship of adelaide c…

19 hours ago

Jim Woods commented on Jim Woods's photo '700_defy_advanced0'

The leaner older sibling of the bike I was knocked off on Anzac hgwy roundabout.

20 hours ago

Events

Format Festival Adelaide

February 27, 2010 to March 14, 2010 – Peel St, (off Hindley) Adelaide

A part of the Adelaide Fringe Festival the Format Festival is produced by cyclists and friends of Adelaide Cyclists Click here for the full Format Festival 2010 Guide Poster by Staci Wilson Facem…

Organized by Format Collective | Type: arts, festival, adelaide
2010 Ride to School Day

March 12, 2010 all day – Adelaide

The Ride2School Program is a behaviour change program which aims to increase the number of students walking and riding to school. Ride2School encourages healthy lifestyles by increasing students' phy…

Organized by CPF | Type: family, event
World Naked Bike Ride, Adelaide 2010

March 13, 2010 from 1pm to 4pm – Victoria Sq, Adelaide

Peacefully expose the vulnerability of cyclists, humanity and nature in the face of cars, aggression, consumerism and non-renewable energy. After assembling with your bike (or sk8s) and helmet part…

Organized by WNBR | Type: ride
Savings & Loans Coast to Coast

March 14, 2010 all day – Adelaide to Victor Harbor

The 2010 Coast to Coast challenge is on March 14th. Map: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/373036 Registrations: http://www.bikesa.asn.au/servlet/Web?s=2060570&p=Ecommerce_Index_CoasttoCoast…

Organized by Bicycle SA | Type: community, challenge
Rundle Mall Rampage

March 17, 2010 from 7:30am to 8:30am – Adelaide

Get your wonderpants on and race to Rundle - on your bike, your scooter, the bus, the car, the train the tram... first to Malls Balls will be crowned commuting champion of the world! Rules of the ra…

Organized by Amanda Steele | Type: commuting, championship
Mike Turtur Cycleway Opening Ceremony & BBQ

March 19, 2010 from 8:15am to 9am – City/Glenelg Cycleway

the opening ceremony for the bicycle overpass on the new Mike Turtur Cycleway is scheduled for 8.15am, Friday 19th March (yep - just before the elections!) All are welcome! We understand that Patrick…

Organized by | Type: opening, ceremony
Earth Ride 2010

March 28, 2010 from 9am to 2pm – Vic Square Adelaide CBD

Earth Ride Adelaide 2010 is a FREE community event, held in conjunction with the global Earth Hour, aimed at promoting environmental sustainability, including sustainable transport options and encour…

Organized by BicycleSA | Type: ride
CancerVoicesSA Training Ride

April 4, 2010 from 8am to 12pm – St Peters Girls College Car Park

Training Rides commence from St Peters Girls College car park Stonyfell Rd, Stonyfell at 8am. Everyone is WELCOME especially our new Team members. The Team continues to grow, so we may split into fas…

Organized by Ashleigh Moore | Type: community, awareness, social, networking

Welcome & News

Adelaide, "one of the world's cycling meccas" (Lance Armstrong).

Podcast #2 - March 2010 featuring an interview with writer Ianto Ware is out now. Listen on the player or at the new Podcast page.

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Injured cyclist awarded damages when path did not meet Austroads 4 Replies

Bayside City Council ordered to pay $229,000 damages to an injured cyclist. Evidence was presented that the path did not meet Austroads [Guide to Traffic Engineering Practice: Part 14 - Bicycles].Dat…

Started by heather in Cycling in Adelaide. Last reply by Angus Kingston 1 hour ago.

Comments on trial "Copenhagen Lane" in Sturt St? 22 Replies

Hi guys, one of the discussions we've had in BISA lately is a wish to get feedback from the cycling community on the new 'Copenhagen lane' in Sturt St, where the ACC is undergoing a trial of a separ…

Tagged: Copenhagen_Lane, Sturt_St

Started by Patrick Sunter in Advocacy & Safety. Last reply by Joseph Wearing 4 hours ago.

Because Men and Women are Different Down There 11 Replies

G'Day Mates, Who among you Bikies have had the opportunity to use Dave Zabriskie's Nuts? (: For those of you who are interested, I would love to set up a special promo for all Adelaide Cyclist wh…

Tagged: garmin, slipstream, columbia, HTC, fahlin

Started by G. Borja in Cycling in Adelaide. Last reply by Mike Giffen 19 hours ago.

Design Adelaide cyclist `Kit` 25 Replies

I reckon there are some good designers in our 300 strong midst.How about an Adelaide cyclists team kit?

Started by Jim Woods in Cycling in Adelaide. Last reply by Jim Woods 20 hours ago.

Radio National - Cycling Safety 5 Replies

Hi, ABC Radio National's Australia Talks talkback program tomorrow night (Weds 9 Mar & podcast) is looking at cycling safety. 6pm Radio National (729AM Adelaide & online) (call in from 5.30p…

Tagged: safety, radio

Started by Angus Kingston in Advocacy & Safety. Last reply by heather 22 hours ago.

You know you are an (Adelaide) cyclist when... 21 Replies

... you walk around for most of the day with your jeans in your sock and nobody says anything.Please add to this silly list to lighten the vibe.

Tagged: humour

Started by Angus Kingston in Cycling in Adelaide. Last reply by Roger the car-door Dodger 22 hours ago.

Cycling Etiquette 30 Replies

If you are a cycling enthusiast, you have probably spent many late nights watching the Tours on telly, or the SBS replays some weeks later. When watching these, do you think to yourself how are there…

Started by Mark Matthew in Cycling in Adelaide. Last reply by heather 1 day ago.

Ride Like Crazy Team Sky Jersey E-Bay Auction 3 Replies

Hello Superstars! Up for auction for one week only is an original Chris J Sutton Team Sky jersey, signed by the entire TDU Team and DS Sean Yates. Proceeds of this sale will be donated to Ride Like…

Tagged: Memorabilia, Sport, Auction, Charity

Started by Mark Matthew in Cycling in Adelaide. Last reply by Mark Matthew 1 day ago.

another cyclist killed in traffic collision 9 Replies

On brief 3pm news item today (Friday 5 March 2010) that a cyclist had been killed, a man in his 50s on Yorke Peninsula. There was a picture of a car with half of the windscreen caved in.

Started by heather in Cycling in Adelaide. Last reply by Andrew (Wombat) Wright 1 day ago.

24 hr bike lanes... 21 Replies

I mentioned this in my blog the other day on here, but didn't get any nibbles of conversation so I thought I would put it out front for discussion... Making bike lanes in SA 24 hour...I have been thi…

Started by Andrew (Wombat) Wright in Cycling in Adelaide. Last reply by Richard Gawel Mar 8.

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Blog Posts

Adding insult to injury

Yesterday I nearly passed out at work and ended up in the Emergency Dept at Modbury. Not such a good look really.

Over the past week or so I've been meaning to book a session with a physio and… Continue

Posted by Angus Kingston on March 10, 2010 at 3:00pm — 6 Comments

Bruised Giant arives home somewhat invigorated...

...as am I!
Eagerly awaiting the arrival on Friday of its` older, leaner sibling.

This has been an excellent result to this unfortunate event and all rectified and complete in 1 day under a month... very good really!
A pleasant surprise, in more ways than one.

Posted by Jim Woods on March 10, 2010 at 2:00pm

Ring my bell

I find it quite remarkable that so many on this group dismiss bells on bicycles. There may be occaisions when it is too dangerous to move your hand to ring the bell but perhaps the bell should be fitted in a place closer to your hand or perhaps you are not riding in a safe manner. We complain about motorists breaking the law who in turn justify their actions and decry all cyclists but cyclists seem to think it's perfectly understandable to break the law and disregard simple courtesies. Anytim

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Posted by Clive Palfrey on March 9, 2010 at 8:15pm — 11 Comments

Life post cars...

I just want to preface this blog by saying that we have not had a car since June last year when our last car was taken off the road.

From time to time on a day off I get to sit in bed and enjoy a cup of Jo with my wife. We sometimes read and sometimes surf the web and always chat about what we are into at the time. This morning Jewlz reminded me that we were supposed to be heading to Croydon Park (we live in Mitchell Park) for a friend's birthday party this afternoon and so I started th… Continue

Posted by Andrew (Wombat) Wright on March 8, 2010 at 7:50pm — 10 Comments

Adelaide Cyclists meet up ride in pursuit of pancakes

Thanks to everyone who came for the Bianca Ki… Continue

Posted by Angus Kingston on March 8, 2010 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Project: Apollo bicycle build

I picked up an old fixed fork Apollo mountain bike over a year ago. It was in 'electric green'. I've stripped it down and resprayed it 'volcanic orange'. I don't know what the plan is from here. I could just put it back togeher, it could become a fixed gear or I might even turn it into an Xtracycle cargo bike... or just give it to Bikes for Refugees.Lessons learnt so far. Don't re

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Posted by Angus Kingston on March 5, 2010 at 7:29am