Lynton to Belair, car free

At long last.  While not officially open, the new bike path linking Lynton and Belair is good to go. 

It's steep, but that's what gears are for!

Ride2Work 2010

Wednesday 13th October is Ride2Work day

Once again there will be a free campus breakfast for those who ride to work.

8am outside the WIC building.

Please bring along a donation that will go towards Camp Quality

See you there

Ever been swooped by magpies?

Put together by our CSIRO colleagues in Canberra, these videos make for intersting viewing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wHreVKgOT4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES_n4DgJDHs

Ride2Work 2009

Ride Free – Join the Commuter Evolution

Hello all,

Join in the fun of Ride to Work Day Wednesday 14 October 2009.

Organisation Team Code Coordinator Email

SARDI 106612 liz.drew@sa.gov.au
CSIRO 508855 ryan.farquharson@csiro.au
DWLBC 149533 sarah.lewis@sa.gov.au
AWRI 110012 marcel.essling@awri.com.au
SLS (Adelaide Uni) 573140 jock.churchman@adelaide.edu.au
ACPFG, Ag, Food and Wine (Adelaide Uni) 749688 gwenda.mayo@acpfg.com.au


If you’ve ever thought of riding to work, this is the day to give it a go. Thousands of new riders are expected to join in from all parts of Australia. Regular riders will be on hand to help you plan your journey and provide invaluable tips. Just ask me and I’ll do my best to get you started. There’s also a host of information and resources at www.ridetowork.com.au

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Five great reasons to give it a go:

Be part of a big event
Look good, feel great and have fun
Do your bit for the environment
Reduce your chance of obesity, heart disease and diabetes
Save money
If all that isn't enough to convince you, why don't you calculate the health, environmental and financial benefits.

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Register online today and be part of the fun!

Other ways to get involved...

Share your bike commute story and you could win one of 48 commuter bikes via your ABC Local Radio Station
Don’t let your team down! Help your workplace win a cycling hamper courtesy of Trek as part of the National Workplace Challenge.

Your workplace coordinator will send you your Team Code.

But wait... there's more.

Once again we'll be putting of a free breakfast - details to follow.

Belair line track works

Track works on the Belair line next year will mean that bus services will replace the train. These bus services will not accommodate bicycles which will affect many cyclists who rely on the train to get back up the hill, particularly in bad weather and when carrying a heavy load.

A comment form is available at: http://www.dtei.sa.gov.au/infrastructure/RR/rail_revitalisation/comments_form#Comments%20form

I encourage anyone who cares to fill this out and ask why bike racks can’t be installed on the replacement buses. Bike racks are common on normal bus services in more progressive cities around the world. The train replacement buses would provide an excellent opportunity to trial these racks and to assess the feasibility of introducing bike racks on buses on other services in Adelaide. At the same time it would enable some cycle commuters to continue with their healthy and environmentally friendly transport habits while the track works are occurring.

Physically separated bike lanes

You might have heard that ACC is spending half a mil on a Copenhagen style bike lane on Sturt St.

If you thought cycling in Adelaide was bad, check this out…

http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/physically-separated-bike-lanes/

Tour Down Under

Adrian Loschiavo is organising Team SARDISTIC for those who might like to join a team for the Challenge Tour. Give him a buzzz on x39702 if you are interested.

Stay tuned for training rides.

Amy's ride team entry final call

Those wanting to join our team entry for Amy's ride http://www.bikesa.asn.au/page.php?section=39&mId=42 need to let me know so we can all register before the 24th of October. Teams of 6 get 10% off entry fee, teams of 10+ 15% off. You might consider donating that saved money to the Amy Gillet Foundation.

Ride2Work wrap up

Thank you for all making Ride2Work day 2008 such a success.

We had a wonderful Breakfast with sweet and savoury rolls provided by Baker’s Delight Frewville, fruit, juice and coffee from SARDI, eggs and bacon from ACPFG and dried fruit from David Ellis.

Thanks to all our sponsors and helpers.

The final tally was as follows
SARDI: 23
CSIRO:21
ACPFG: 15
AWRI:11

Hope to see you all next year, safe riding.
Liz and Ryan