New beginnings for The Bicycle Pedlar
Today apparently marks the day Karl Drais took his first official ride on his great new invention, which was a version of what we now know as the bicycle. It […]
Category Archives: Car-free living
Salsa Powderkeg Tandem arrives!
It took over twelve months of discussion, then three months of nervous anticipation once we ordered, but our new Salsa Powderkeg tandem bike has finally arrived! We first bought ourselves […]
Townsville – Charters Towers – Townsville
When we mentioned to our friends from Townsville Tandems, that we were looking to ride to Charters Towers for an overnight trip, it caught their interest, and before we knew […]
Car Free – two years down the track – Part 2- Tyre and tube choices
For Part 1 of our ‘Car Free – Two years down the track’, click here. We realised there was way too much to include in just one post! This is Part […]
Car free – two years down the track – Part 1
The two years since we sold our only car in a deliberate movement towards living a car-free lifestyle have gone by quickly! We figured that it was time to start reflecting […]
Our new obsession – Dynamo Lights!
Whenever we mention dynamo lights on bicycles to people who are older than about 40, they tend to shudder with the memory. Old style dynamo lights had a significant impact […]
The Adventure of Riding a Bike
A rather portly gentleman looked at my Brompton folding bike in the office the other day and commented, ‘it must be an adventure getting to work on that’. I was […]
The Slow Shift – changing gears to a cheaper (and healthier, more environmentally friendly) life
We were chatting with a couple of young men the other day when the topic of car ownership and motor vehicle use came up. One man was from France, and the […]
Surly Bill Trailer and practical transport
It’s the answer to the motorised, fuel-guzzling utility vehicle! It’s the Surly Bill Trailer! This trailer is capable of carrying loads up to 136 kilograms and, with a length of […]
Life on a bike
It’s been nearly five months now since we sold the car and committed to travelling around town by bicycle. Here are some of the things we’ve noticed whether we are […]
