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Your comments welcome: what does the Workshop still need at this stage?

9 months since we opened the  Community Bicycle Workshop! 

West Torrens Council  want for a short report, to know all is OK; BISA need a report too.   Council were supposed to get one every 3 months, but didnt ask til now....

Both BISA and W Torrens asked, if people who use  the workshop need anything further?  

Wish list time! 

My impression is, people visiting the Workshop, can nearly always get done, what they want to.    I can…

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Added by Mike Brisco on May 22, 2012 at 14:41 — 7 Comments

Riding to Jaspers and back for a Bacon and Egg Roll - A Step towards a 200km ride

For some time now I have been toying with a couple of ideas to make my first 200km bike ride a reality. The first of these is to double up on the ride I made on the 12th March this year, the day after the Gawler Wheelers 1st year anniversary ride where I rode home from Nuriootpa, some 116km. The second option is to ride to a Gawler Wheelers Saturday morning ride, participate and then ride home. I now know its just over 70km, by a short route, to Gawler, 59.1km for the route number 1 ride and…

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Added by Steven Ellison on May 22, 2012 at 7:00 — 2 Comments

Pedal 4 a Cause

Only 4 months left for our next ride. This time raising money for Lifelibe. We driving to Woomera then being left off the chain to ride from Woomera up to the Oonadatta Track, across to Marree and down to Adelaide. We will be using out off road bikes as well as our road bikes. Sponsors are few and far between at the moment especially accommodation and there will be a few cool nights out camping. So looking forward to an adventure again.

Added by Greg Andrew on May 22, 2012 at 0:53 — No Comments

Forgive me readers for I have sinned, I have not posted in 14 days

Where do I start?

The last post was for the
SSRC 'P' Ride, hopefully the first of many. That was on the 6th May 2012. Since then I have ridden 8 times.


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Added by Steven Ellison on May 21, 2012 at 17:59 — 2 Comments

"I just like to ride my bike and have fun"

A great quote from Melissa Ansett after she won the Ingkerreke Commercial Mountain Bike Enduro at Alice Springs.

“Last time I just rode, this time I was raced it. But I didn’t think I would win, so it was a really nice surprise. Kind of weird in a way as I just enjoy riding, and do a few local races in my area, so to win a big event like this is pretty huge."

“It’s given me some confidence, and I’m not usually confident. But I’m not about to get a coach. I just like to…

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Added by Luke on May 20, 2012 at 18:31 — 1 Comment

sore butt

After a great ride with the first winter ride this year, I've come to realise that after a few hundred km on my bike that my butt isn't settling in with rides over 3 hours. what id like to know is, what should I do? Upgrade my saddle, go to a carbon seat post, or invest in higher quality knicks?

Added by Shav (shavanel) Bird on May 20, 2012 at 15:06 — 13 Comments

My latest creation

Had a few spare hours today waiting for a delivery from Stratco, I was a little bored and had a dirty chain. I've had this idea bouncing around in my head for some time and after a quick trip down to J-Car I came back with a little device, namely a motorised gearbox.

The rest is history.…

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Added by Alastair (A-Man) Dowler on May 18, 2012 at 21:30 — 6 Comments

Re-thinking Trouble at the Mill....

Have done some more thinking...

What Hayhurst (I said Hazlehurst earlier) chose to raise, were really issues about  groups finding ways to share space. The space is adequate, for both, to get done what they want.    There will always be niggles, but niggles can be sorted out by friendly give and take, communication.  Like we, and most of them, had been doing for 8 months.

As Hayhurst raised these as Safety, I had to address them formally, and  do a full risk assessment. Took…

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Added by Mike Brisco on May 18, 2012 at 12:20 — 3 Comments

Thought Of The Day

While struggling up a quiet climb this afternoon, I momentarily thought wouldn't this be more enjoyable if the gradients in the Hills were a little more gentle.

But if they were a little more gentle, they'd probably be suburbs.

Keep tweeting little birds.

Evans Drive, Mark Oliphant Conservation…

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Added by Brian Jenkins (BJ) on May 16, 2012 at 22:50 — 4 Comments

ADE needs NYC Style Bike Sharing (5 year plan)

http://citibikenyc.com/
For this type of system to work in Adelaide we must relax helmet laws for share bike riders. In 5 years time I would like to think Adelaide could develop a CBD safe enough to have a Bike Share System of its own with a relaxation of helmet laws for people using the system within the CBD and surrounding parklands.

Added by Will Matthews on May 16, 2012 at 0:15 — 9 Comments

Trouble at the mill.....

There  were two complaints last week from   Hazlehurst Senior Citizens Club, who use the hall after us on Saturday . The issues are basically about how people can share space, and could have been solved earlier, and informally, and in a friendly way. However Hazlehurst chose not to do that, and instead   chose to raise them semi-officially, and as OH&S.

The issue was , while Hazlehurst members were arriving,  some  people were working on a bike, near the back door . The bike was…

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Added by Mike Brisco on May 15, 2012 at 17:18 — 4 Comments

Workshop donates 35 recycled bikes, to Augusta Park primary school, Port Augusta

The Bike Workshop isn’t just about giving bikes to individuals or families, it can also tackle projects, with more reach.. . 

Wednesday this week, we took one “class set” of 35 BMX-size bikes to Augusta Park primary school in Port Augusta. This followed a request from teacher Ben Kitchin, whom I’ve known since 2008.

 

Schools don't just use bikes for cycling...

 Ben, at his old school, Wilsden,   organised bike-fixing lessons (with help of the…

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Added by Mike Brisco on May 11, 2012 at 17:05 — 5 Comments

Riding Willunga Hill for the first time

On the weekend, I went with a few mates who are seasoned riders. They were kind enough t give me tips and advice on improving my cycling technique. They decided to take me up Willunga hill on Saturday. I wasn't expecting it, and was kind of unprepared. (late night with not enough sleep, didnt water load as much as I should, felt a bit off with lungs) but I went along anyway to see what the fuss was about.

On the way there we did some mini sprints, learning the techniques of wheel…

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Added by Shav (shavanel) Bird on May 8, 2012 at 12:06 — 35 Comments

Sunday SSRC "P" Ride - maybe the first of many

Whats This?

The Adelaide Cyclists group "Southern Suburbs Road Cyclists" have been holding group rides for beginners for some time called "the 'L' Ride" and "The Rag Tag Trailer Ride (for parents and kids)." Well, now they have added a 3rd class of ride, the "P" ride. If you are not aware, the SSRC evolved from the "Muddies" group who once a fortnight do a 50km or so ride that includes a couple of…

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Added by Steven Ellison on May 7, 2012 at 18:30 — 3 Comments

Accompanying David on his First 100km+ ride

Minimal Planning

We had made very few plans for the ride except a brief outline of where we would ride and a starting point and time. Just going on previous rides I had suggested we head down the Coast to Vines to Marino and follow the coast to Glenelg. From there head up Anzac Highway to the city, along West terrace to Port road and then down to Port Adelaide. From Port Adelaide down to Outer Harbour then follow the coast all the way back to Seacliff and back up the Coast to Vines…

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Added by Steven Ellison on May 7, 2012 at 13:03 — No Comments

When did you last change the gear cable?

I got caught in the very heavy rain last Tuesday, and the BSA got saturated (not to mention the rider).  However, it seemed to have dried out fairly well.

But this morning, going to and from the Community Bike Workshop at Plympton, I was having trouble getting the outside sprocket (high gear) on the cassette.  It would not change the final step unless I backed off, went down one, and then changed two at once.

Oiling and cleaning the chain made a slight improvement, but still…

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Added by David Southern on May 5, 2012 at 21:08 — 9 Comments

20% discount on NZO mtb bike gear

Guys, 

just passing this on. My business has negotiated a 20% discount off NZO gear, and I'm happy to pass it on to all Adelaide Cyclists. 

Get 20% off our favourite bike gear from New Zealand! Discount valid once per person, until end of June 2012.

Escapegoat NZO discount

We love their gear, especially the Doobie shorts, which are super…

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Added by Ian Fehler on May 4, 2012 at 14:46 — No Comments

Why Adelaide needs a bicycle scrapyard....

For recyclers, scrapyards are useful - they return components to service;  people use them to keep other things going.

Adelaide has plenty of car yards - there must be a demand  .

But Bike scrapyards? That is another service, the Bike Workshop provides to the public...

 

 

School bike project: 

 Last week,  we had a request from Melissa at WhiteLion – they were starting a bike-fixing program at a local school.  The   kids would do…

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Added by Mike Brisco on May 3, 2012 at 18:00 — No Comments

Many cyclists are making good use of the Community Bicycle Workshop

I thought people might like to hear, how cyclists are making use of the Workshop these days.   This was Saturday, 29th April... morning session.

Main development:

Refreshments! - tea and coffee, cooled water   occasionally, fruit, sticky buns and scones…volunteers and workers can help themselves any time, or stop for a mid-morning tea break and chat.. 

Helping school bike project get started: We sorted out 6 suitable bikes and parts, to…

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Added by Mike Brisco on May 3, 2012 at 18:00 — 1 Comment

Ride Hard Breathe Easy – A challenge for me

For those of you who don’t know me I’ll let you in on a secret, I’m naturally very lazy! Cold, wet and windy is perfect weather for curling up with a good book and not doing anything until it goes away. Which at times can mean the entirety of winter! So how is it I ended up trying to ride 800km in one month? Well I have an over developed sense of curiosity and I was curious to see if I could do it and what it would take. So I thought I’d give it a go, it couldn’t hurt that much…

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Added by Virginia Riches on May 2, 2012 at 0:09 — 5 Comments

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