E-bikes are becoming increasingly popular but is an e-bike right for you? A little battery assistance is a great way to build confidence if you are concerned about your ability or your fitness. Many “regular” bike riders also find that they ride further or carry heavier loads when they ride an e-bike. Hills and the…
Feeling anxious about public transport? Many people will be considering the option to ride a bike as they return to the office following the COVID-19 outbreak and the lifting of isolation restrictions. Employees who ride are generally fitter, healthier and happier, being more productive, managing stress levels, and taking fewer sick days. Organisations benefit from…
When and where did you learn to ride a bike? I started riding a bike when I was a young child. My parents taught me, and I spent many happy hours cycling around the local neighbourhood with all the other kids. I didn’t spend much time at all cycling as an adult until about 10…
When did you learn to ride and what got you hooked? I learned to ride a bike on Christmas day in 1980. I was thrilled to miss out on church and instead got to stay home with Dad teaching me to ride. Riding a bike gave me freedom, I could be out all day on…
Where do you live? What’s your usual commute? I live near Gladesville so my usual commute is into the city, riding the bridges. I start with the cycleway under Tarban then over Gladesville Bridge and Iron Cove, either under Victoria Road and around The Bay Run, through the parks of the Inner West, or ANZAC…
Where do you live? What’s your usual commute? I live in Potts Point and I ride most often to the city via Woolloomooloo and through the Domain. I also ride to Surry Hills, Redfern and Newtown quite a lot, using the beautiful Bourke St cycleway. I rarely ride to the Eastern Suburbs because of the…