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Hughenden to Charters Towers to Townsville

September 29, 2018by The Bicycle Pedlar 2 Comments

The next post is a couple of days late. We actually arrived home in Townsville two days ago on Thursday afternoon after a looong day…but you will read about that […]

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Cargo bike, cycle touring, Salsa Powderkeg Tandem, Tandem Bicycle, Townsville
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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
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

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

Bella’s Bike-ification

August 15, 2015by The Bicycle Pedlar 1 Comment

What do you do when your glamorous, Italian, non-cycling friend from interstate arrives at the airport? You pack the folding bike into the cargo bike and head to the airport to […]

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Car-free living, Cargo bike, electric bike, Gazelle, Queensland, Townsville

The Great Car-Free Experiment

June 14, 2014by The Bicycle Pedlar 3 Comments

Is it possible to live without a car and rely on bicycles for transport around a sprawling regional city with barely a hill in sight? ‘Yes!’, we hear all those […]

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Cargo bike, Tandem Bicycle, The Great Car-Free Experiment

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