Wombat's Blog – April 2010 Archive (9)
On Canberra... 2... and restorations...
The mountain bike… Continue
Added by Wombat on April 27, 2010 at 22:30 — 4 Comments
On Canberra...
I have been amazed over the past few days since I arrived in Canberra at the number of cyclists and pedestrians I have seen. Now, given, it has been the long weekend and all the bureaucrats have to have something to do on the weekend, but, considering a population of less than 350,000 ppl,… Continue
Added by Wombat on April 27, 2010 at 9:03 — 4 Comments
On birthdays...
First, there was breakfast in bed: scrambled eggs on toast with a side of fresh hot coffee. Nice. Thanks Honey!
Then there was the ride to school: a lazy 4km ish with the two older girls. No big issues, except for the hole that my eldest reported at about the 1/2 way mark... luckily, whom ever had owned the bike previously had put some goo in the tube so she was able to make it the rest of the way to school without the tyre… Continue
Added by Wombat on April 23, 2010 at 21:22 — 6 Comments
Motorists v cyclists: it doesn’t have to be this way
This article appeared today in Crikey.com.au
This week the Adelaide cycling community experienced the death (via the media) of one of its own. Simon Whitley, a 47-year-old husband and father… Continue
Added by Wombat on April 16, 2010 at 21:43 — 2 Comments
Tuesday night rides... and a car.
Added by Wombat on April 14, 2010 at 11:30 — 3 Comments
It wasn't that stormy... but it was dark.
Last night was the riding of the 108th Paris - Roubaix cycling race, but it
was the first in my memory. The race was dry. There were some crashes.
There was a… Continue
Added by Wombat on April 12, 2010 at 9:30 — 4 Comments
It was a dark and stormy night...
Roubaix? Where the hell is that? The Hell in the North.
I had not even heard of Roubaix last week, and now I can't wait to watch the race tomorrow night.
It was with a pang that I listened to my next-door-neighbour talk about the MotoGP racing that is happening this weekend, and I don't even know where they are racing. This time last year I was psyched! I was Pumped! I was ready… Continue
Added by Wombat on April 11, 2010 at 0:30 — 3 Comments
And the rains came down and the floods came up...
head as I lay in bed this morning listening to the torrents falling
from the clouds. For most who are without a job, I am imagining this
situation would not be that disturbing, but not for me.
I knew we were out of coffee.
I knew I had to go to the shops before I could have a coffee.
I knew I would have to ride.
So as time went on there was an ebb and flow to the sounds… Continue
Added by Wombat on April 7, 2010 at 19:53 — 5 Comments
Saved by the gloves...
This evening I am sitting here a bit sore. I endured my first proper
prang today. It wasn't very serious and the injuries are very minor, but
they could have been worse had it not been for my Levis and my riding
gloves.
Levis have saved my butt more than once (the first time was when I came off a motorbike at 60 odd kph on a hills ride) and today
was no different. Not a mark on the… Continue
Added by Wombat on April 7, 2010 at 19:30 — 9 Comments
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