Sir Lancelot, my Surly Long Haul Trucker received today his first winter service at 2,621 km / 1,628 mi. Winter services are scheduled every 500 km and consist of: Degreasing the chain using a Park’s Tool CM-5 Cyclone Chain Scrubber and Australian Export degreaser; Application of Rock and Roll Gold chain lube to the chain; [...]
Posts from ‘June, 2009’
LOOK … New York City Bicycle Safety Coalition
This bicycle safety coalition cyclist safety video says it all. We all need to remember to LOOK. Please share this message with all your friends, family and colleagues.
Cape to Cape Track Walk Notes
On my North – South end to end of the Cape to Cape Walk Track in November 2002 I walked in from Dunsborough and out to Augusta. This adds 22.40 kilometres to the walk. Also I treated this walk as a "normal" backpack, carrying all my food requirements for seven days and camping out each [...]
Mavic Respond to R-Sys Failure Report
The recent story at VeloNews on the failure of a Mavic R-Sys carbon wheel has resulted in a reply from Mavic which VeloNews have published in full. I am not so sure this was a smart move by Mavic, as it appears to about blame shifting rather than addressing the issue here of a recalled [...]
3 Feet Campaign … Worth a Shot in Western Australia?
Road.cc recently blogged on the arrival of the US originated campaign, “3 Feet Please” in the United Kingdom and I was curious about whether such a campaign would work here. Would we need a metric jersey for example or would we understand what three feet means? Joe Mizereck who is behind the “3 Feet Please” [...]
