Have been to a couple of lengthy meetings with Leichhardt and City of Sydney Councils, RTA and a developer over a proposed roundabout at Wigram Rd and Booth St. David Borela from Bike Sydney was also at the last meeting.
Adelaide to Geelong by any means.
The Committee very kindly paid for me to go to the 4th Australian Cycling Conferencein Adelaide in January. The speakers were interesting and I enjoyed the company of a diverse lot of cyclists and transport planners all interested in cycling in
Council Bicycle Committee- seeking new members
Robert Johnson is leaving next year so we need a replacement (or three, Robert has done the work of at least three, many thanks Robert). Anyone keen on doing valuable community work and making a contribution to Bike Planning in
Reindeers and Vikings
Just got back from six weeks in Scandinavia and nearby countries, including Russia. Elaine and I flew to Rovaniemi in northern Finland, after changing in Helsinki. 24 hours after leaving Sydney we were on the Arctic Circle. After a day
Route Cadel Evans
Having spent the last three weeks engrossed by the Tour de France (thank heavens for i-view) it is time to return to normal life. No more dizzying descents or lung-busting climbs. No more immersion in the mountain scenery of France
Scoop- you heard it here first
Howard Oak Cut Down! On Saturday the oak planted for John Howard in the Corridor of Oaks in Faulconbridge was a young sturdy looking specimen about 2.5 m high, next to the other oaks planted in honour of Australian Prime
Darling I’m Back!
The LBUG Outback Tourers are back- all in one piece. Some came back by train, some drove and some flew. We had a whale of a time, and only got bogged once- but it took all day to get out,
Akuna Bay Mothers Day Classic
LBUG has been doing this ride for more than 20 years now. I can recall Trevor Briggs, noted long distance cyclist, from Balmain, being the tail-end charlie on one earlier ride, and that was a long time ago. It is
Wee Jasper Gasper
Just got back from the tour from Yass to Gundagai via Wee Jasper and Tumut. There were three LBUG Tourers on the trip, me, Mike and Rob. Some steep climbs and long fast descents, plenty of scenery and friendly country
Trip to France
Elaine and I are back from France. We did about 3 weeks cycling, including a week in Paris on the Velibs(free city bikes), 5 days on hire bikes in the Loire Valley, 9 days similarly in Provence, a few days