Monthly Archives: June 2011

Meet the guy who moves his tools by bike. Although not an official member, this rider features after being spotted with a Biketas sticker on the back of his bike box full of tools.

From somewhere around Cygnet in Southern Tasmania a new kind of bike has been born. Meet the Mountain Bike with a Sidehack recently spotted in Hobart on a night ride.

Is there the potential for this kind of riding in your neighbourhood? Possibly not, but the 2010 Valparaiso Cerro Abajo race through the streets of Valparaiso, Chile is quite a spectacle. Note the suit the rider is wearing.  http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2011/03/only-in-chile/

A nice video clip featuring TERN folding bicycles. They claim to be dedicated to the design and manufacture of portable bicycles for urban transport. Just the thing for those who like their bikes in small packages.  http://youtu.be/rfG4IHmpjs8

The colourful boardwalk has been stretching across the water near the Derwent Entertainment centre on the Brooker highway and looks to be getting closer to completion. For more information check out: http://www.gasp.gcc.tas.gov.au/boardwalkpaths.aspx      

If you haven’t seen Ivan Do-Duc perform on a Bicycle then you must have missed Cirque du Soleil in Hobart over the last few days. This guys ride to work must be a draw dropping spectacle given that when he … Continue reading →

Bicycle Tasmania is currently investigating a link between the Intercity Cycleway, Northgate and suburbs to the west along a Humphrey’s Rivulet, a great natural corridor linking this key shopping destination with thousands of residents living between the Intercity Cycle Way … Continue reading →

Roger from Tamar Bicycle User Group would like help supporting Launceston City Council’s continued rollout of the urban bicycle network. We need to send letters/emails to Launceston City Council about the remaining bike network lanes, in particular Mulgrave Street… Mulgrave … Continue reading →

Bike Riders are being catered for in the developments a Princess Wharf Shed No. 1 in Hobart. Bicycle Tasmania and Cycling South have attended and gave input into the consultations held over the last couple of years and it is pleasing … Continue reading →

Meet Andrew, an engineering student who is enthusiastic about sustainable living and renewable energy sources. Likes to travel widely, enjoys kayaking, mountain Biking, cycle commuting, multi sport races, bushwalking and would one day love to ride around south America, Alaska … Continue reading →

This racy looking single speed was parked at Mawson place on Hobart’s waterfront a little while ago. Judging by the grip tape less handle bars the owner must have some good gloves for winter.

The ‘Why Ride’ Campaign is edging closer to a start and the Tasmanian Bicycle Council is looking for your feedback on the final designs. The campaign is showcasing everyday bike riders and sharing why they ride. Any ideas will be … Continue reading →

Mountain Bikers can now ride from Wellington Park through to the Glenorchy Mountain Bike Park thanks to the track teams working on some fine new single track on the slopes of Mt Wellington. http://www.hobartcity.com.au/Recreation/Bushland/North-South_Track

The logistics of getting to MONA from Hobart’s waterfront can be solved by renting a bike to ride up and then catching the ferry back. This is a great new opportunity to get visiting friends or family on a bike … Continue reading →

Some time has now passed since the shock jock induced furore over the Sydney Cycle Way developments and it appears that the predicted chaos has not eventuated. In fact, rumours abound that house prices are rising. The separated cycle way … Continue reading →

A disused railway line may well provide a key cycle link from the intercity cycleway between Lutana, Goodwood and Prince of Wales bay with Derwent Park and areas West of the cycleway. Cycling South, Bicycle Tasmania, Hobart City Council and … Continue reading →

The University of Tasmania wants to know who is riding electric bikes to Uni, if you are or know anyone who is, please contact them here: Corey Peterson Sustainability Manager Infrastructure Services, Asset Management Services University of Tasmania, Private Bag … Continue reading →

A new study says what again whats been said before: the vast majority of Britons wont cycle on urban roads as they are now. So what’s the answer? http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2011/jun/03/cycling-study-bike-paths

All major state and territory bicycle rider member organisations met in Sydney last month to discuss better coordination and support for each other. Bicycle Queensland, Bicycle Victoria, Bicycle New South Wales, Bicycle South Australia, Pedal Power ACT and Bicycle Tasmania … Continue reading →

This initiative led by the Amy Gillett Foundation has been progressing quickly with a strategy drafted at the last major meeting in Sydney. Member organisations, industry and competitive cycling organisations have come together for the first time in recognition for … Continue reading →

Some Tech Savvy folk from the Bicycling world are looking for stories from writers, photographers and cycling enthusiasts to fill in their apps designed for iphones and ipod touch devices.

Cycling Talkback, ABC 936 scheduled 20 June 2011 from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM   Cycling Talkback, ABC 936 scheduled 1 August 2011 from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM   Cycling Talkback, ABC 936 scheduled 12 September 2011 from 10:30 … Continue reading →