Category: australia

Daniel Ricciardo rides a bicycle

Australian F1 racer Daniel Ricciardo of Infiniti Red Bull Racing rides his bicycle in the pit lane during previews to the Malaysia Formula One Grand Prix at the Sepang Circuit on March 27, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images. View more bike-riding celebrities here.

Bike bursts into flames

A cyclist narrowly escaped serious injury after coming off his bike on the Heidelberg-Kinglake Road on Sunday night. Police Sgt Steve Love said the man was believed to have lost control of the bike after hitting gravel on the road verge at 6:30 PM. The bike then hit another vehicle and burst into flames.
A cyclist narrowly escaped serious injury after coming off his bike on the Heidelberg-Kinglake Road on Sunday night. Police Sgt Steve Love said the man was believed to have lost control of the bike after hitting gravel on the road verge at 6:30 PM. The bike then hit another vehicle and burst into flames.

Does anybody know if Australians refer to motorcycle riders as “cyclists”?

Via Gero in Melbourne.

Update: The online version of this news says it’s a motorcyclist. Since you came here expecting to see a fiery bike to keep you warm on a winter ride, may I present “Pyromaniac On Wheels”?



Cycling points of view

In Carbusters issue 37, Jonas Christian notes

while the need to protect non-smokers is well established, the necessity of protectin non-drivers has yet to arrive in the mainstream.

Christian raises a fascinating question as to whether the protection of non-smokers is a curiosity or a precedent.

In a completely cycling-free lecture, Marjane Satrapi comments that cartoonists aren’t taken seriously in part because most people learn to draw as children and then give it up as adults.

Via The Bike Show from Resonance FM, I learned of yet another cycling podcast, Bike Love from Sydney, Australia.