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Bicycles and Romance. Not possible to have one without the other!

A new tourist to Tassie. Needed a bike for a trip up the East Coast. The Hobart Bike Kitchen provided!

Bling rims Hobart

If only I was around in 1934.

Check out more great stories and photos like this from: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/02/22/vintage-australian-bike-culture/

Thanks to a dedicated reader for this picture from early Saturday evening. It appears that all the bikes donated to Parliament on Thursday 18th January have disappeared leaving only one remaining. Fitting perhaps that it is the bike allocated to Lara Giddings, Premier of Tasmania. I hope she rescues it before the Saturday night crowds descend on Salamanca and take it for a joy ride. By the look of it, Friday night may have been a tough one! Check out today’s Mercury Newspaper article about their investigation into the gift bicycles’ journey:

http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2012/01/21/294211_tasmania-news.html

The bikes where they were left for the politicians to collect on Thursday

The successful public launch of Bicycle Tasmania’s Facilities Development Campaign Plan and 2012-2013 State Budget Submission attracted a crowd of spectators and riders who witnessed the presentation of 25 named bicycles to the members of the House of Assembly. The Plan and Budget Submission can be found at: www.biketas.org.au

The launch attracted a number of celebrity riders, local government aldermen but only one state politician. Tim Morris accepted the ‘Creating Healthy Connections Plan’ on behalf of Parliament.

The event was covered by TV News stations WIN, Southern Cross and ABC, ABC Local, the Examiner Newspaper and the Mercury Newspaper.

ABC Local article:

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/01/19/3411651.htm

Examiner Newspaper article:

http://www.examiner.com.au/news/local/news/health/wheels-turning-on-state-bike-plan/2425099.aspx

Mercury Newspaper article:

http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2012/01/20/293821_tasmania-news.html

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Spotted on Elizabeth St outside Hobart City Council. No car park fines for this lucky bike rider. Practical, comfortable and very cruisy.