Category Archives: cycling

Mellowed road-rager

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Stuart

For the seventeen years I’ve lived in Melbourne I’ve been a dedicated cyclist. Some of that time I was a bike courier, some as an ‘activist lite’ as part of Critical Mass, but mostly as a commuter, hacking my way … Continue reading →

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Giddy-up!

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Stuart

In the mid-nineties my buddy Glendyn and I published a bicycle zine. Zines were the shit. Like a blog, but photocopied and handed out to anyone who was interested. And, also like a blog, almost no-one read them and they … Continue reading →

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Easy roller

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Stuart

Got me a new bike. Not just a new bike, but a NEW bike: my first ever custom made steed, created from nothing by hand and with great love and diligence by Luke Laffan, manager/director/head maker of Fikas Bikes and … Continue reading →

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What’s in a name

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Stuart

Bikes I’ve owned and the names I’ve given them. The Sinner A 1994 black Cannondale mountain bike, the first high-end mtb I owned, bought brand new in the day. I’ve cross-countried on it, toured on it, commuted, couriered, single-speeded and … Continue reading →

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Hardest of the sorta hard

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Stuart

About five years ago, right around the time my first baby came along, time suddenly became very, very scarce. Being time-poor had never really been a problem for me. Were I raised in the era of my old man, of … Continue reading →

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Building a callous

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Stuart

There are positives to beating your head against a wall. For one, you build yourself a nice callous, and lord knows they’re handy for Glaswegian kissing. Also, learning to live with a perpetual headache is handy for building your emotional … Continue reading →

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Something to do on the weekend

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Stuart

On Sunday morning at 3am my alarm went off and me and mate Luke got up and got on our bicycles and began a 250 kilometre bike ride over three mountains. For fun, apparently. I’ve done the Audax ride every … Continue reading →

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Rules to cycle and live by

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Stuart

I’ve ridden pushies in the city for thirty years. I’ve had a pretty good run of it, danger-wise. I’ve had a handful of crashes and bust-ups and a load more terrifying near-misses, but considering some of the horror stories you … Continue reading →

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Bummed ride

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Stuart

Some bastard flogged my pushie on the weekend. The Red Rocket has a dollar value of nothin’ and a sentimental worth that is beyond calculation. I could never insure it for enough money to cover how much I loved it. … Continue reading →

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Steady as she goes

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Stuart

Slowly but surely, after much pain, exhaustion and being very sucky for a really long time, I think I’ve finally turned the corner and transformed myself into being A Runner. I started running about a year ago, and after steady, … Continue reading →

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