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Australia was the first country in the world to introduce mandatory helmet laws, which it did 20 years ago. It was a raging controversy at the time and some cyclists still object.
Their protests generally tumble on rather deaf ears, but with the start of the bike hire scheme in Melbourne (Melbourne Bike Share, MBS) - and a similar scheme due to start very shortly in Brisbane (CityCycle) - the whole issue has been rolled back into the velodrome.
Having a bike hire scheme in which you just trot along, unlock a bicycle, and ride away doesn't work very well when the bicyclist is breaking the law if he or she isn't wearing a helmet and the bikes don't come with them (which they don't). That's a very difficult system for visitors to the city, including tourists. The problems are that helmets have
Published: 04-Sep-2010
While companies and corporations sag under the weight of the global financial crisis and its crippling impact on the economy, one business model - the charity bike ride - is bucking the trend, increasing participation rates and revenue.
Published: 02-Jul-2010
It could be said Evans' best chances to win the Tour have passed after he failed to win the Tour at his two best opportunities - in 2007 when he was beaten by 23 seconds by Spaniard Alberto Contador and 2008 when Spain's Carlos Sastre won by 58 seconds.
Published: 02-Jul-2010
More bikes, more cars - and more road rage. Here are 15 ways in which as a cyclist you can ease the situation.
Two cyclists were riding along a major road in the eastern suburbs of Sydney. It was just after 7am and the peak was building up. Two lanes and a parked-car lane had narrowed down to two lanes only. The two riders were taking up a lane but weren't riding two abreast.
Published: 05-Mar-2010
Thanks to the inventive makers of special bikes, the joys of cycling are not denied to those with disabilities.
"Freedom, escape, sanity, strength, and happiness ... these are some of the gifts I get from cycling."
"Hear, hear," you say. But Karen Darke is talking about hand-cycling. After a climbing accident left her a paraplegic at the age of 21, the British adventurer discovered hand cycling when she bought a Melbourne-made Greenspeed tandem recumbent trike, with hand cranks for the front rider and foot pedals at the rear.
Published: 05-Mar-2010
Taking your dog on a bike ride can be a satisfying experience for both of you, if you are properly prepared.
So you have a dog, you have a bike and you want to go for a ride. Who knows where? Maybe to the park, maybe to get groceries, maybe you want a jaunt through the countryside, or maybe you want to pedal to faraway lands.
Wherever you want to go, why not bring your four-legged friend along for the ride? With the right equipment, some patience and a little ingenuity, bicycles and dogs can be a great combination.
Published: 05-Mar-2010
Donna Little joined nine other women on the Gear Up Girl Cambodia Challenge to raise money for the Oncology Children's Foundation. This is her journal of the 500-kilometre adventure.
Published: 05-Mar-2010
Back at the beginning of the 20th century, in a world where coloured people were expected to know their place and not challenge the dominance of whites, the success of one plucky, determined youngster came as a disturbing shock, and his astonishing speed as a revelation. He was Marshall ‘Major' Taylor.
Published: 08-Jan-2010
The world's biggest bike expo showed the two biggest trends in cycling - cutting-edge technology and retro styling.
Published: 19-Nov-2009
For two weeks in May, Tanya Bosch, her husband Eddie and their friend Greg Pietersen joined 117 other riders and completed the 900km Mawson Trail from Adelaide to Blinman in the Flinders Ranges in South Australia. They had the time of their lives on what may well be one of the world's best remote MTB trails. This is Tanya's diary.
Published: 31-Aug-2009
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