Winter Rides and Hervey Range
It’s winter in Townsville and that means perfect weather for cycling! It was quite chilly yesterday morning when we all met up at 7.30am to ride 40km to Hervey Range […]
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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 […]
Moving…tandem…moving…
It’s only three weeks until we move into our new shop premises! Sunday 11 June is going to be a busy day for us as we shift as much as […]
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 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 […]
Uphill with a Brompton
What are Brompton folding bikes like to ride up hills? We know they’re great for flat, city style riding, but how do they cope with longer distances on varying terrain? […]
Day 12 – Cairns to Townsville by train
The train leaves Cairns at 9am to head south and gets to Townsville at 3pm. When I arrived to check-in at 8am there was already a long queue of older […]
