OK, the cycling bug's bit me big-time. And, like all good cyclists, it was the bike's fault I'm too slow. More to the pont, the road buzz from the alloy frame was starting to really grate on long rides. So

When I was in the States last July, I tried a very expensive hamburger at a very fancy Bay Area hotel. It was truly spectacular, and the secret seemed to be blue cheese.So, figuring that it can't be that hard

There was supposed to be four of us. But with two of the group puncturing and the other going home, it was just me that actually made it out this slghtly-delayed ride in the early morning of the hottest day

So...I was slightly naughty by skipping out early from the work Christmas party. But the weather forecast for this weekend was so appalling (and, indeed, thus far the weather has been very, very wet), that if I was to get

The anticipation for this show has been long - Eddie Perfect announced this, initially in jest, some time ago. A "work in progress" version appeared at the comedy festival. Snippets have turned up on television. Finally, the opening night saw

If you think I'm a bit nutty for spending weekends riding up hills, prepare to meet somebody truly insane. Damian Watson, like me, has a mild case of Crohn's disease. Damian, like me, thinks that Crohn's and the closely related

It had to happen. A recreational ride specifically to promote rider safety, and I manage to get involved in an accident. But I was trying to do the right thing; rather than scream through a roundabout, I decided to brake

This is another standard Melbourne cyclist's climb. It has the benefit of being particularly easy to reach if you're in the inner northern suburbs; the route is about as painless as any to get out of Melbourne. Plenty Road even

Dissertationwriter4u.com came up in the ads on Google mail today. This charming little company describes itself thusly:We are a group of professional writers. We can help you immensely in any of your writing needs, be it your thesis, dissertation, a

I've now climbed Mount Donna Buang (twice), Falls Creek, and the back side of Mount Macedon a couple of times. But - at least if you're not racing up them as fast as you can- they're not nasty hill climbs.

I've spent some time going through some of my photos, trying to get the photo gallery back in some sort of order. It's still not perfect, but I'm getting there...One set I've gotten organized is the photos from my trip

While it was undoubtedly an unpleasant and occasionally dangerous day for the riders in the Tour Down Under , it sure made for entertaining racing yesterday. The first couple of days were, frankly, not that quick. The third day was

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Vesper's Hill doesn't sound so bad on first glance - 350-odd metres of climbing at an average of 7.6%. But have a look at the profile (the second one on the page). The first couple of kilometres is easy enough,

This was the one we've been working towards: 120-odd kilometres, and 1600 metres of climbing, through some of West Gippsland's hill country. Would we make it, or would weather, fatigue, injury or just the dying of the light keep us

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With all the cycling I've been doing, I've been kind of itching to find out how my level of fitness compares to amateur club cyclists. After the appalling weather cleared Sunday afternoon, I got the chance to find out. I've

Just call me Lance. I never thought I'd get to the point where I'd ever think a 117 km ride could be "easy", but there you go.read more

It seems that Melbourne bike shops cater exclusively to aspiring Robbie McEwens who ride exclusively on Beach Road. How else do you explain my mate showing up with his brand-new Bianchi that comes standard gearing basically identical to what McEwen

is an organized recreational ride around the banks of Lake Hume, in north-eastern Victoria. My longest previous ride had been roughly 100 kilometres, and I haven't done much bunch riding before. Just how fast were these guys going to scream