Wide load avoidance thanks to the bike mirror
Take A Look Mirror to the rescue
Cycling
Just a bit less of me
A “The Conversation” tweet about weight loss caught my eye yesterday. I know, thanks to an old blog post, in November 2006 I weighed 68 kg. I also know, thanks to another old blog post, I also weighed ~68 kg in 2013 but had been up to 75 kg sometime
No cycling on this Auckland cycle path
Rather than fix the problem - variation of bridge surface treatments from good anti-slip to none along the Henderson Cycle Path - the answer is a new "No Cycling" sign. Other stretches with the same surface further along have use signs at all. Other places nearer Hwy 16
Automobile
Carless One Tree Hill so nice
First cycle ride up Maungakiekie/One Tree Hill since the road was closed to cars. So nice and packed with humans and dogs enjoying the walk without traffic. Much more peaceful on the summit without the constant carpark shuffle, and for once no drones!
Cycling
Traffic Light Thought–Cycle Commuting Fatalibee
I don't know where it happened but a bee* died on my commute tonight. Smashed into the brake lines * OK, more likely a wasp but that doesn't work for the title
Cycling
A Big Bike Film night lesson!
Great night last night; Big Bike Film night feature “The Moment” (at the Academy Cinema) on the birth of freeride mountain biking. Amazing riding often captured with huge (by today's stds) cine/video cameras on neck breaking helmet cams. My orignal plan to train in (so wouldn'
Traffic Light Thought–Why “Frog Rock” on the road to Piha?
I can’t remember this rock without “FROG” painted on it, in varying degrees of weathering. But why?
Traffic Light Thought–Letter boxes are more fun than email
These letter boxes, seen on a ride to Piha/Karekare, made me smile: Strictly no circulars, even those needed to make an 8! Fishy grins
Automobile
Cycle commuting vs driving
I like driving but was thinking in car tonight. When commuting by car/bus/train life begins when you get home. By bike as soon as you leave work. — Robin Capper (@robincapper) December 27, 2017 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Cycling around Oahu, Hawaii 2 | Laie to Waikiki
Breakfast was just fruit and yoghurt at the Airbnb, packed up my overnight stuff and hit the road fairly early, for me, on a holiday, about nine... I'd planned to follow the coast to Waialua, then the more minor roads south and skirt Pearl Harbour on a cycle
Cycling around Oahu, Hawaii 1 | Waikiki to Laie
On the Sunday I arrived in Honolulu I had organised something for today. I had this (apparently crazy judging by all I mentioned it too?) idea to cycle a lap of Oahu and sorted out a bike for it. The Plan Most of the rental places had 'sit-up'
Cycling
Meeting the remarkable Mark Beaumont (cycling Around the World in 80 Days)
The plan was to try and rendezvous with Mark Beaumont (who is cycling Around the World in 80 Days) as he approached Auckland Airport. But plans… I headed out from home on a nice sunny Saturday morning. I had been following Mark’s impressive progress north, from Taupo this day,