April 2, 2013

Planning and preparation aren’t among my finer qualities.  I prefer spontaneity any day. Over a beer and a game of pool, the commitment was made. The plan was to set off at sunrise the following morning. Ride the 400+km from Warrnambool to Melbourne via the Great Ocean Road – three days – a pack with only the essentials [...]

January 21, 2013

This post started out as ‘Things New Cyclists Shouldn’t Do’ but as I got deeper into number one on my list, ‘Skins – No Shorts’ I realised, this f*cker needs a whole post to itself. When you’re new to a new sport, there’s usually a list of things that the experienced crew in the group just cringe [...]

January 14, 2013

Look it up and you see a photo of Luke Durbridge. 21 years old, a very tough 195km bike race along side some amazing talent, he stays away for most of the race and rides on to win solo on the last lap. Proper hitter. After spending two weeks in Perth over Christmas and viewing some [...]

December 12, 2012

If you’re reading this – the world hasn’t ended. It’s the 12/12/2012 and the Mayans didn’t know wtf they were talking about.  To celebrate, bang this track on while you’re browsing…

December 10, 2012

The Kickstarter website is a funding platform for creative projects. It provides a channel for the general public to chip-in financial support for things worth creating. This is an unconventional and ever increasing means for raising capital for projects and is often referred to as ‘crowd funding’. In the cycling industry, there are some awesome new projects coming to fruition. Here’s three [...]

December 6, 2012

So you go to the effort of rising at 5:00AM, don the lycra, put yourself through the ringer on the local bunch ride, all in the name of getting fit. (and I’ll argue – to keep the weight under control) I’ve said it myself. I ride so I can enjoy guilt free eating. And drinking [...]

December 5, 2012

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December 1, 2012

This is without a doubt, the best documentary I’ve seen in recent years. Bradley Wiggins is a proper champion in more ways than one. The Doco is called Bradley Wiggins A Year In Yellow. Big props go to my mate, Matt Poyner for the heads up too. If you’re looking for quality cycling coaching from a top [...]

September 6, 2012

I’ll start by saying – The following video is neither fit for work nor children, so watch it later. It’s almost porn. It is porn. It does however have two of my most favourite things in life – Bikes and whipped cream. A marriage made in heaven.