When you go to lock up your bike, one thing to keep an eye out for is bolt down bike hoops. As all a bike thief needs is a shifter to unbolt it from the ground. And ride away with the bike that was locked to it. It’s the reason why they say put your […]
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Photos from ten years ago: March 2013
Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is March 2013. A trip to Sydney I spent a few days up in Sydney, and went for a ride on their double deck trains. Stumbled upon the wooden tread escalators at Wynyard station. And went for a last ride on […]
How long does it take to move a bike hoop?
Over the past few years the City of Melbourne has currently installing more bike hoops around the CBD, permitting more cyclists to securely park their bikes. But what happens when one of the hoops is placed in a stupid place? Back on 29 January 2018 I spotted this example near the corner of William and […]
Melbourne’s plague of advertising covered bikes
Earlier this year local newspaper The Age ran a piece detailing the plague of advertising covered bicycles that have appeared on bike racks around the Melbourne CBD. So how widespread are they?
The many colours of Melbourne Bike Share
Normally the bicycles that are hired out by Melbourne Bike Share are coloured blue. But what other colours do they come in?