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Category Archives: Car-free living

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New beginnings for The Bicycle Pedlar

June 12, 2017by The Bicycle Pedlar 1 Comment

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 […]

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bike shop, Car-free living, Cargo bike, cycle touring, Queensland, Townsville

Salsa Powderkeg Tandem arrives!

April 28, 2017by The Bicycle Pedlar 2 Comments

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 […]

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Car-free living, Salsa Powderkeg Tandem, Tandem Bicycle

Townsville – Charters Towers – Townsville

April 19, 2017by The Bicycle Pedlar 1 Comment

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 […]

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Car-free living, Commuting, cycle touring, Cycle touring gear, Ortlieb, Queensland, Tandem Bicycle, Townsville

Car Free – two years down the track – Part 2- Tyre and tube choices

April 14, 2017by The Bicycle Pedlar Leave a comment

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 […]

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Car-free living, Commuting
Bromptons in ute

Car free – two years down the track – Part 1

April 10, 2017by The Bicycle Pedlar 1 Comment

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 […]

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Brompton, Car-free living, Cargo bike, Commuting, Queensland, Tandem Bicycle, The Great Car-Free Experiment, Townsville

Our new obsession – Dynamo Lights!

March 20, 2017by The Bicycle Pedlar Leave a comment

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 […]

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Brompton, Car-free living, Commuting, Cycle touring gear, Vivente Bikes - World Randonneur
Brompton bike

The Adventure of Riding a Bike

July 30, 2016by The Bicycle Pedlar 2 Comments

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 […]

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Brompton, Car-free living, Commuting

The Slow Shift – changing gears to a cheaper (and healthier, more environmentally friendly) life

June 10, 2016by The Bicycle Pedlar 1 Comment

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 […]

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bicycle trailers, Car-free living, Cargo bike, Community bicycling, The Great Car-Free Experiment

Surly Bill Trailer and practical transport

February 11, 2016by The Bicycle Pedlar 1 Comment

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 […]

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bicycle trailers, Car-free living, Cargo bike, Surly, Townsville

Life on a bike

October 12, 2015by The Bicycle Pedlar Leave a comment

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 […]

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Car-free living, The Great Car-Free Experiment, Townsville

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