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RAmib in the Redland
Welcome to the virtual home of two ol' farts who ride bikes, Malcolm and Rosemarie. Malcolm is the proud owner of a road bike, flat bar, and the front end of a tandem. While Rosemarie owns a road bike, flat bar, and the rear end of a tandem. Most of our cycling escapades are in the Redland Shire because this is where we live, which is just to the east of Brisbane-the capital of Queensland, Australia. However, you may see us venturing outside of our shire from time-to-time, usually on Trusty the tandem. We would love to hear your thoughts on our cycling misadventures, or your thoughts on any of our narratives on other areas of interest to us. So, please feel free to make comments.
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| Six Things You Might Not Know About Cycling |
| Cycling: 28.03.06, 15:30:36 by mib |
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The follow six points were attached to a Cycling Promotion Fund (CPF) news release and I thought they made interesting reading. Point four I found especially interesting as it is yet other example of how believing that using a car makes things safer ...
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| Bike Week – Ride 2 Work Day |
| Cycling: 08.03.06, 13:36:35 by mib |
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Today was the annual Ride 2 Work Day, where people get on their bikes and ride to work, as the name implies. It is held as part off the bigger cycling celebration called Bike Week. Rosemarie and I of course used Trusty for the ...
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| Morons In Marketing |
| What Ever: 07.12.05, 12:29:41 by mib |
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Morons who send out newsletter e-mails that start with the line "If you cannot view the below email, please click here" really piss me off. Apart from the accessibility issues with the phrase "click here", people who need to ...
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| I'm Out of the Trenches |
| House: 07.11.05, 17:42:09 by mib |
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Well, I'm out of my trench. After what feels like an eternity I've finally completed the trench for power to be put on to my shed. The progress became very slow when I hit rock about 150mm from the depth I had to make it. Luckily the rock in the ...
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| Eating & Drinking our way from Brissie to the Coast |
| Cycling: 01.11.05, 17:22:11 by DrBread |
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Leading up to the Wilson HTM Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge (Sunday 9th October) I had some reservations about us making the distance. I say this because Malcolm and I hadn't done a century ride this year. In fact, our largest ride was ...
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| Book Review: the cyclist's food guide |
| Cycling: 13.10.05, 12:46:23 by DrBread |
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The Cyclist’s Food Guide presents sound nutrition advice, even for the recreational cyclist. In particular, I really appreciated the section on Eating for Cycling where my husband and I followed the guidance given about preparing for the ...
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| I'm So Depressed |
| Movies: 09.06.05, 15:51:04 by mib |
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The movie version of this classic 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' is boring. Why does the movie industry consider their viewing public are morons? Some say they dumb it down for the American market, but I don't understand why, as Americans ...
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| Brissie to the Bay, with a Difference |
| Cycling: 09.06.05, 08:58:44 by DrBread |
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Destined to do the 55km Brissie to the Bay Bike Ride again this year minus the chain dropping antics experienced by Trusty in 2004, Malcolm decided to use the skills he acquired from ...
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| BQ Volunteer Picnic |
| Cycling: 20.05.05, 18:31:04 by DrBread |
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The Annual Bicycle Queensland Volunteer Picnic was held on Sunday 15th May 2005, which Malcolm and I attended. Because it was a BQ affair I decided that we should get kitted out in our retro BQ jerseys. These are very comfortable cycling garments ...
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| Hob-Knobbing at Government House |
| Do's: 11.05.05, 15:57:20 by DrBread |
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Bicycle Queensland (BQ) had kindly nominated Malcolm and I to attend a Reception last night (Tuesday 10th May) at Government House in order to celebrate National Volunteers Week. Of ...
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Never lose a holy curiosity.
Albert Einstein |
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