Category: bikes
10 tips for car drivers
1.) If you see a cyclist ahead and you can’t pass because of opposing traffic, resist the urge to run over him, even though you can. You know what a mess it can make of your car if you hit a deer; a cyclist will probably do even more damage. 2.) Don’t throw stuff at…
Some ideas for the auckland city council in regards to cycling..
I’ve been cycling in auckland for a while now, and I’ve had a few ideas.. 1. We NEEED more cycleways.. the only way to get people out of cars and onto bikes.. Ak is a beautiful place to ride, but the roads are dangerous.. and not necessarily directionally condusive to riding. I ride from Manurewa,…
mad cycling in auckland…
Rode my motorbike into work this morning, and decided the best option was the fastest, along the side of the manukau harbour, side on to the wind. Well.. they say it was only 60kmh gusts (40mph for the metrically retarted), but it was blowing me (110kg) and my bike (239kg dry) across 2 lanes of…
cycling for power.
I’m really enjoying biking to work, I have 2 routes, one of which goes along the harbour, and has a steep but short climb and is 30 km (ish). The other goes along Gt Sth Rd and is undulating but is shorter at 28 k(ish). That means I am doing 56-60 km a day when…
a couple of things about riding motorbikes…
1. never assume someone has seen you… they havent.. it does not matter how bright your colours are.. they didnt see you. 2. go to bunnings and get the angora socks – 2 pair for $4.50 – awesome. 3. Alpine star gloves.. rock. 4. If you drive a car… I dont give a toss what…
Cycling to work
I rode in from home to work on saturday, just to see if it can be done without too much danger.. I split the tracks so I could get an accurate time. I will chop the 5km off the home trip.. that nearly killed me 😛 If anyone can recall the track/road that goes up…
Bikethelake!
At the end of the year I am going to bike lake Rotorua. I started my training yesterday with a 40km ride, which included a ride up west rd, brookby on the way to Clevedon. I made it all the way to the top, going from 65m, to 180m in elevation. The fun bit was…
Pike’s Peak – Considering Lily
You can dress in camouflage But that won’t help you hide And you can run, run, run, run But you can’t outrun the tide You’re setting a pattern That leads to danger Heading down a path Where God is a stranger You can call the shots You can cast your own lots And you can…
Proof I did it..
Here is the official map and the “bib” I was given when I rode in the poverty cycle. I ended up riding the route with a young lady with whom I had a very interesting conversation – she’s one smart cookie. And.. if you ride in the rain with a flu for 6.5 hours, chances…
PovertyCycle Tomorrow, March 5
Hi As you know tomorrow I will be cycling on the Poverty Cycle Auckland Iconic ride, a ride of something over 50km – 50-55km, depending on what route I take. I was concerned that it was a bit umm… weird? Or at least, I never feel comfortable asking people for money, but even worse at…
Right, so, howsit?
Today I completed the 3rd attempt at the Poverty Cycle ride (practice). I realised I had not ridden the “lagoon” section, so I included that and didnt do the useless Puketutu Island bit.. The map is here: http://www.worksmartlabs.com/cardiotrainer/tracks.php?trackId=671508755&sig=5cef1930de64997f839709344c00d00315e92a51 For anyone who is interested, it is 12.4 KM from where I started to the tear fund…
Poverty Cycle
I wanted to do something to show how much life has changed for me. A few years ago I borrowed my mate Gavin’s mountain bike. I cycled down the road about 3 k total. When I got home I could hardly move, definitely nearly died walking up the 3 stairs into the house. Now I regularly ride…
2 years ago…
2 years ago I waddled into the Manukau Surgery Centre to meet Kate, the nurse in charge of bariatric (weightloss) surgery. I was about 190KG, having lost about 20kg. I was approved at this time to have the surgery on June 30 2009. I had to lose about another 10kg. I could hardly walk, I…
xmas update
Got a new bike yesterday, a GIANT upland. I couldn’t really afford it, but thanks to the gratuity of friends and family (and God), by the time I got home I had more money than I had spent in my pocket.. Now _that_ is a christmas miracle. I can now cycle 2-5km/hr faster. Yesterday I…