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"The Bike Lane" videos

Started this discussion. Last reply by Gus K May 10. 3 Replies

I'm not sure how many people read the CycligTips blog, but for those who don't it's always worth a look. Recently Matt Keenan, Scott McGory…Continue

Instructions for building a carbon fibre + aluminium bike with 3D printed lugs

Started this discussion. Last reply by wujim Mar 14. 4 Replies

There have been a few discussions about 3d printing bikes before, but this is the most detailed writeup I've seen. Ignoring the odd geometry it seems like quite a reasonable process…Continue

Tags: building, printing, 3d

UCI survey on state and future of Cycling

Started Feb 22 0 Replies

The…Continue

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An idea for the TDU ride

Started this discussion. Last reply by Nick Lothian Dec 20, 2012. 8 Replies

Some guy just did the ride part of a triathlon on a hired city bike.I wonder if anyone would suffer long…Continue

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Winter Solstice at Mt Lofty

June 21, 2013 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
It's back!2012 RIDE HERE2011 RIDE HEREMeet at Bocelli's in Hutt Street at 6:30pm.Up Norton's via the Parade, Woods Hill Road, Mt Lofty Summit Road and back via the Old Freeway.Meeting at the ancient summit of Col d'Lofty on the shortest day of the year at around 8pm.Return to Bocelli's for something hot afterwards.Warm…See More
yesterday
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Nick Lothian might attend Bike SA's event
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Grand Slam Challenge Series #3 at Meadows

June 2, 2013 all day
The Grand Slam Challenge is a series of recreational rides catering to cyclists of differing abilities looking to share the experience with hundreds of like-minded riders. Between February and October there are five Grand Slam Challenge rides throughout the Adelaide Hills, Barossa Valley and Fleurieu Peninsula as part of the Grand Slam Challenge Series. Participants can ride in one, two, three, four or all five of the rides. Each ride combines two different loops of between 40km and 100km,…See More
yesterday
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Nick Lothian replied to ronBMC's discussion Android strava update
"What do you mean "matches" that of the iPhone? Yes, they are both on the same release cycle: http://blog.strava.com/stay-on-track-with-the-latest-versions-of-strava-for-android-and-iphone-5649/ They have equivalent features,…"
Saturday
Nick Lothian replied to Jane Johnson's discussion Sunglasses for cyling
"My pair are 125mm wide at the hinges and the arms are pretty flexible. I'm not convinced mine are exactly the same as the ones on the website.  Go down to the shop (in Mile End) and try them on - they seem to have a few different…"
Friday
Nick Lothian replied to Jane Johnson's discussion Sunglasses for cyling
"I used to wear Oakleys. Nice glasses, but scratch them or lose them and you'll regret it. I'm currently wearing a cheap pair similar to…"
Friday
Nick Lothian replied to shane makins's discussion Ti Bikes.
"There are a few Chinese companies and one Russia companies that will do custom Ti frames for a lot less than you'd anticipate. http://www.bicycles.net.au/forums/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=64160&p=968303 is a good write up of one,…"
Friday
Nick Lothian replied to Kim Black's discussion Cycling the solution to an ailing economy?
"Oh, I agree it's a good thing, and I think it is especially pertinent to Adelaide which is so centralised. "
Friday
Nick Lothian replied to David Case's discussion Great Visualisation of cyclist route choice (Sydney)
"There's plenty of companies that have access to better versions of that data, and you don't need any special equipment to get it beyond an ordinary GSM phone (even without GPS, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GSM_localization). Telcos…"
Friday
David Hume replied to Nick Lothian's discussion A Hard Rubbish Collection Find in the group LE CLUB LUG
"Sweet - please post pics when it's done."
Friday
Nick Lothian replied to Nick Lothian's discussion A Hard Rubbish Collection Find in the group LE CLUB LUG
"An update. I've decided to turn this into a bike for riding places I'd rather not take my carbon frame - dirt tracks and the like.  I'm putting 8 speed Shimano MTB gears on it, and Campag Veloce Brifters (apparently the 10 speed…"
Friday
Nick Lothian replied to Kim Black's discussion Cycling the solution to an ailing economy?
"I scanned the English summary of the report , and I was sad to note that their "Measure M3: Shorter distances travelled by car" has a much, much higher positive economic impact than a switch to either bikes or public…"
Friday
Nick Lothian replied to David Case's discussion Great Visualisation of cyclist route choice (Sydney)
"Here's a veloviewer link for the best commuter data I've been able to find: http://veloviewer.com/VeloFlow.php?segmentId=3317821&date=2013-03-25&nr=100 (For those who don't know Veloviewer, press "Load",…"
Thursday
Nick Lothian replied to durian rider's discussion Power meter on a commuter bike?
"You need to find better coffee shops. "
Thursday
Nick Lothian replied to durian rider's discussion Power meter on a commuter bike?
"There's quite a lot interesting about that bike - someone has obviously thought a lot about what they want: Hybrid (or 29er?) frame Suspension forks Suspension seatpost Some kind of weird bolt at the top of the seat stays - not sure…"
Thursday
Nick Lothian replied to Peter Macdonald's discussion Hazardous segments in the group Strava Users
"I raised a support request, and received this reply: http://app.strava.com/segments/774440 is back now. (The segment start about 150m from the lights. That's more than I'd like, but at least it starts after the lights and…"
Thursday
Nick Lothian replied to Mark Parnell MLC's discussion Bike Helmets in State Parliament
"I specifically didn't get into analysis of the paper or your argument - I'm merely pointing out that using statistics to derive causation is a valid and well understood process.  So far as the effect of MHL on bike usage, I'd…"
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What bikes do you ride?
2000 Giant TCR2
2010 BMC
2013 DeRosa
When do you ride?
Weekends, Commute

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