Bike Touring Part 2: Equipment for bicycle touring
Here’s part 2 of the three part series on bike touring from Terra Ash…. Like most outdoor endeavors, bicycle touring can be a very
Read moreBike Touring Part 1: Choosing your first bike tour
I must admit that I know almost nothing about touring by bike and have never tried to it out, so I was pleased when seasoned
Read moreBrisbane cycling club attracting women riders in droves
A couple of weeks ago I was doing some research for an article I’m writing about cycling clubs that support women for Bicycling Australia magazine,
Read moreThe many benefits of interval training
About ten years ago, long before I had thought about taking up cycling, I used to go on a morning walk. It was a brisk
Read moreWomen learning bike/body skills in regional Queensland
I recently met the dynamic Donnamaree Cosgrove who together with her husband Kerry owns and runs bike retail store Bikeline in Toowoomba Queensland. Donnamaree mentioned
Read moreWhat’s all the fuss about Cyclocross
Cyclocross is a relatively new event on the Australian cycling calendar but it’s actually been around in other countries for many years. Some describe it
Read moreThe women’s guide to buying a bike helmet
The subject of bicycle helmets seems to raise all sorts of issues. Should they be compulsory? Do they actually save riders from head injury? Well
Read moreGreat research on women’s road cycling from Cycling Australia
Last week Cycling Australia (CA) released the results of a some research they conducted last year with female cyclists in Australia. They surveyed two groups
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 moreAlfonsina Strada – female bike racer ahead of her time
I read a great article in The Guardian online today about an Italian female cyclist named Alfonsina Strada who rode the 3,613 km Giro d’Italia
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