Keep safe while commuting by bike: 5 useful tips for new bike commuters
It’s really important to keep safe while commuting by bike so when fellow rider/writer Amanda Wilks of Mountain Bike Reviewed contacted me and asked if
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A guide to buying women’s clip-in cycling shoes
I meet a lot of women who are reluctant to try women’s clip-in cycling shoes on their bike. They are nervous about falling off their
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Is it safe to ride a bike on Sydney roads?
Lots of women tell me that the reason they don’t want to ride a bike is because they don’t feel safe on Sydney’s roads. Therefore
Read moreA catch up with women’s hour record holder Bridie O’Donnell
When I started this blog four and a half years ago my very first pro cyclist interview was with Australian Bridie O’Donnell. Bridie’s recently hit
Read moreRoad safety for cyclists in Australia – a few steps forward
Every time I read a survey of female bike riders, they say that one of the greatest barriers for women to ride is road safety,
Read moreShould I buy a flat bar road bike or road bike?
As regular readers of this blog probably know I work in a bike shop and one of the most regular questions I’m asked by both
Read moreWhy I should be able to ride on the roads – a female road cyclist’s perspective
There’s been a lot of media space devoted to the issue of bike riders using the roads of late, so I thought I’d put my
Read moreLights for road bikes – See and be seen
Like many road cyclists I ride early in the morning to avoid traffic and to get a 20 km plus ride in before I have
Read moreA women’s guide to selecting the right bike
As a keen roadie I’m quite biased towards road bikes, but I’m also well aware as a person who sells bikes that a road bike
Read moreBike commuting tips for women
I originally wrote a blog post about commuting by bike last year, and at the time I didn’t commute, and had no intention of commuting,
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