Patrick Sunter's Blog – August 2009 Archive (3)

The 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide: Planning the Adelaide that (BISA Members & cyclists) want

(This is from a forthcoming article in BISA's pedal update magazine, but I'll publish here as well as I'm sure Adelaide Cyclists have some good ideas for the 30 year plan for Metropolitan Adelaide too).

You may have seen the bus stop and newspaper advertisements that the State Government is currently doing a major rewrite of Adelaide's Metropolitan Planning Strategy, now to be called the 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide.… Continue

Added by Patrick Sunter on August 30, 2009 at 12:30 — 5 Comments

You know it's springtime in Adelaide when ... the Maggies dive bomb ya on your bike!

Making the short ride from my home in Brooklyn Park to the nice bit of linear park along the Torrens where it intersects Henley Beach Rd, I had an experience I've not had since this time last year ... a Magpie dive-bombing me on my bike. It's a specific section of road it happens on - just past the Lockleys golf course.

This particular experience starts with a muffled thud on the back of your helmet, as if someone is politely knocking on a door, or a small kid has hit you a glancing… Continue

Added by Patrick Sunter on August 28, 2009 at 11:46 — 5 Comments

Human-Cycle Power in Victoria Park

On the last weekend in July I attended a ‘Pedal Prix’ event for the first time, now named the UniSA Australian HPV Super Series (yes, my Uni has recently signed on as major sponsor, following through on support for the Tour Down Under). The event was the second round of the year’s championship, held in Victoria Park under cloudy skies.

I showed up about an hour after the race start on Sunday morning - for a 9 hour event there’s not a huge rush to see every single minute! I was… Continue

Added by Patrick Sunter on August 23, 2009 at 20:27 — 1 Comment