Category Archives: Style

A Picnic Ride – We Need the Style.

Posted on Wednesday, 5 January, 2011 by Bill

A friend is setting up her bike for riding around the paths of Brisbane now that she has moved here from the Gold Coast and decided to look for a basket for her hybrid to create more of an Urban … Continue reading →

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The Night Air’s – Bike Love

Posted on Sunday, 12 December, 2010 by Bill

An journey on your bicycle within an audio landscape of The Night Air ABC wonderful audio mastery of The Night Air takes us on bicycle journey around all the curious sides of cycling accidents, road rage, cycling sub-culture clashes and … Continue reading →

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Having Fun but don’t get Busted

Posted on Thursday, 9 December, 2010 by Bill

It’s all fun and games until someone gets busted… No, it’s still fun and games. Walking through South Brisbane recently I took a quick snap of these two fun loving girls, enjoying the very spirit of what Urban Cycling is … Continue reading →

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Where to get CItyCycle Helmets

Posted on Sunday, 5 December, 2010 by Bill

CityCycle Helmets available from the following vendors Bicycle Queensland 28 Vulture St reet, West End Hours: 9-4.30pm Monday-Friday Ph: 3844 1144 W: http://www.bq.org.au Bicycle Revolution 294 Montague Rd West End Hours: 9am-5pm Monday-Friday and 8am-2pm Saturday Ph: 3342 7829 W: … Continue reading →

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More on Inflatable Helmet Design

Posted on Wednesday, 3 November, 2010 by Bill

Additional to this recent post on this inflatable helmet design here is more detail, including the cost of $450 for this very fancy helmet, but hey what price for fashion…  

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Looking Cool and a Helmet when You Need it

Posted on Monday, 1 November, 2010 by Bill

Just imagine, the wind blowing in your hair, looking cool, so urbane and voguish, like in Paris or Rome. Damn it, just European. But you get a bump from a bus and suddenly you’re flying off your bike, your beautiful … Continue reading →

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First Review of CityCycle – Happy but Teething Issues to Fix

Posted on Sunday, 3 October, 2010 by Bill

Early adopter of the CityCycle scheme Tae wrote a great little review of her initial attempts of CityCycle. It’s not all good news but you can’t keep the determination of a Happy Panda down when she wants to embrace CityCycle … Continue reading →

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No Helmet on a Sit Up Bike Interview on ABC

Posted on Wednesday, 22 September, 2010 by Bill

Regular commentator here on CityCycle, Dr. Paul Martin was interviewed today on Afternoons with Richard Fidler on ABC Radio 612 with Richard about sit-up bikes and getting questioned by the bicycle police in the city Botanical Gardens while two racing … Continue reading →

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What will the CityCycle Bikes be Like?

Posted on Friday, 27 August, 2010 by Bill

Here is the bike we might be getting. At the opening of the Go Between Bridge I managed to see one of the new CityCycle bicycles. They look robust albeit a bit heavy but hey, they will have to handle … Continue reading →

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Bicycle Rush Hour Utrecht (Netherlands)

Posted on Saturday, 14 August, 2010 by Bill

It’s all to easy to say for multiple reasons that this wouldn’t work here in Brisbane but for the sake of discussion have a look at this video and see what you think we can learn from just what we … Continue reading →

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