"Bah, humbug!" to city posts!
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Postby martinjs » Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:36 pm
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Postby The 2nd Womble » Sun Dec 11, 2011 12:10 pm
Huge fan of booted RGers who just can't help themselves
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Postby Cardy George » Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:45 pm
Geez, how do I cope with the fresh air, sunshine, rolling vineyards and precious little traffic............
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Postby WarrenH » Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:32 am
A humbug is a brown and white or black and brown typically cylindrical striped sweet available in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Are these humbugs then? Sorry, I'm not big on identifying the bucolic or truly rural stuff.
Photo from a tour I did last week, across the Northern Tinderries from Queanbeyan to Captains Flat, then returning to Canberra.
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Postby RonK » Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:38 am
hehe - well yes we do...but we also know what we are not missing out on, like decent paying jobs, shopping, healthcare, and basic community and social services - we even have banks in the city. Lots of 'em.open roader wrote:Pity those in the big smoke........ Don't know what they are missing out on.......
So, don't pity us, we'll pity you!
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Postby CommuRider » Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:03 pm
Lovely. Looks like Belted Galloways to meWarrenH wrote:"Bah, humbug!" to country posts!
A humbug is a brown and white or black and brown typically cylindrical striped sweet available in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Are these humbugs then? Sorry, I'm not big on identifying the bucolic or truly rural stuff.
Photo from a tour I did last week, across the Northern Tinderries from Queanbeyan to Captains Flat, then returning to Canberra.
Warren.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belted_Galloway
Though of course you ever shoot a Heilan Coo Warren, they are very furry critters and will give the belted galloways a run for their money in cattle cuteness.
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Postby il padrone » Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:07 pm
And a social life, preferably with people who can read.RonK wrote:hehe - well yes we do...but we also know what we are not missing out on, like decent paying jobs, shopping, healthcare, and basic community and social services - we even have banks in the city. Lots of 'em.open roader wrote:Pity those in the big smoke........ Don't know what they are missing out on.......
Going by the descriptions of some new cycle club members who have returned to Melbourne after several years trying to make a life in a small Tassie town. They found very little in common with the locals, with their cycling and other social interests.
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Postby WestcoastPete » Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:01 pm
I guess there is more likelihood that you'd find people that you can relate to in any city, but I don't think that you can say that you won't find people that you can relate to in every country town, nor that people in country towns can't read.il padrone wrote:And a social life, preferably with people who can read.RonK wrote:hehe - well yes we do...but we also know what we are not missing out on, like decent paying jobs, shopping, healthcare, and basic community and social services - we even have banks in the city. Lots of 'em.open roader wrote:Pity those in the big smoke........ Don't know what they are missing out on.......
Going by the descriptions of some new cycle club members who have returned to Melbourne after several years trying to make a life in a small Tassie town. They found very little in common with the locals, with their cycling and other social interests.
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Postby il padrone » Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:39 pm
Got to ask, Pete - how many other keen cycle tourists do you meet/ride with in Darwin? More than fifty? Twenty?
We did bump into a Darwin guy, riding his own home-built red recumbent in Lynhurst, SA. He was heading for Adelaide then keen to get back to Darwin. A guy with long, dark hair called Chris, who has worked in media, music and with Koories, a very helpful bloke. Maybe you know him?
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Postby WestcoastPete » Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:14 pm
Fair question. Answer = not many. I'm the new chair of Bicycle NT and, although it sounds cool, we're a heartbreakingly small organization. Last year, we were essentially four active people and it was hard to achieve anything meaningful. Things are looking promising this year with a few more people turning up to meetings as well as a bit more strategic planning, but we'll have to wait and see.il padrone wrote: Got to ask, Pete - how many other keen cycle tourists do you meet/ride with in Darwin? More than fifty? Twenty?
The Darwin Cycling Club and the Darwin Offroad Cycling Club (DORC) are decent sized organizations with plenty of members on their rides. I need to put more effort into attending their events, not just to network but because it'll be fun!
We were active on Warmshowers.com for a while there and had plenty of interest; Darwin seems to be a bit of a hub for cycle tourists either circumnavigating Australia or heading to/from Asia. We had some good and bad experiences with it though, and my wife is studying at the moment so it's not appropriate to have unknown guests, particularly if they're d*ckheads.
Darwin is really transient too, which is both good and bad. I got really jack of it a while back; it's hard saying goodbye to good friends and then have to put the effort into making new ones, but I've reconciled now and am happy with the friends I make. There are some great people, and they're usually around for at least a year. I'm starting to get a few people bringing their bikes over to my workshop and we hang out, fix bikes and talk sh*t. And when I told a few people that I was planning on riding out to Walker Creek, I ended up having 2 others invite themselves to come along.
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Postby WestcoastPete » Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:16 pm
Yeah, I've seen him around. He looks like a dude, but I've never had a chat with him...il padrone wrote: We did bump into a Darwin guy, riding his own home-built red recumbent in Lynhurst, SA. He was heading for Adelaide then keen to get back to Darwin. A guy with long, dark hair called Chris, who has worked in media, music and with Koories, a very helpful bloke. Maybe you know him?
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Postby WarrenH » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:28 am
The joy of riding through herds and flocks, aka Long Paddock grazing, on quiet back country roads.
A young muscle builder ... Carkella Station, NSW.
A young family enjoying a roadside picnic on Coodravale Road, NSW.
Rural traffic jam, Woolcara Road, NSW.
Rural riding certainly is hard to beat. If I can recommend a book for bush and rural travellers, 'The Bicycle and the Bush' by Jim Fitzpatrick is more than a history lesson. It is an inspirational account of the Overlanders.
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Postby WarrenH » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:38 am
Warren.
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Re: "Bah, humbug!" to city posts!
Postby Marx » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:38 pm
Thats why so many people live in the cities - proximity to cafes.
A bike and a place to ride.
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Postby Mulger bill » Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:08 pm
Wow! Scene reminiscent of the Harbour Esplanade bike path minus a little concrete and exhaust fumes.WarrenH wrote:Rural traffic jam, Woolcara Road, NSW.
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"Bah, humbug!" to city posts!
Postby ozzymac » Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:10 pm
Us country folk don't need cafes on our rides!Marx wrote:Not as many cafes in the country.
Thats why so many people live in the cities - proximity to cafes.
We don't have the same stresses from all the brogan drivers so we don't need the caffeine to settle our nerves.
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Postby Cardy George » Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:22 pm
You don't see this in the city!
It was too good to miss, apparently
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Postby RonK » Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:56 pm
We don't see coal seam gas wells either!Cardy George wrote:Already posted these on the 6k club but I think they illustrate the point
You don't see this in the city!
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Postby open roader » Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:59 pm
Went home for lunch, got on the bike and rode up over Benny Hill, into Lorne, along the Great Ocean Road for a further 22km for a lazy 60 odd km ride........ bugger all traffic, mild sunshine and clear clean air. Had my partner pick me up at Aireys Inlet, arrived back home in plenty of time to shower, snack, clean (admire) the bike off and hit the PC with this post all well before sundown........
Try doing that in the city from a 12:45pm start..... ps full apologies for the crapola quality of the mobile phone pics
Top of Benny Hill
Cinema Point near top of Big Hill
View to Split Point Lighthouse - Aireys Inlet
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Postby martinjs » Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:56 pm
Wouldn't need open cut mines or coal seam gas wells if the cities didn't eat up so many resources.RonK wrote:We don't see coal seam gas wells either!Cardy George wrote:Already posted these on the 6k club but I think they illustrate the point
You don't see this in the city!
Go figure.
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Postby RonK » Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:09 pm
Hehe - well we know you country folk don't have the power on yet, but it'll get to you one day. Phone to - maybe.martinjs wrote:Wouldn't need open cut mines or coal seam gas wells if the cities didn't eat up so many resources.
But that coal and gas - all gets exported mate.
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Postby martinjs » Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:19 pm
Were do you think the power comes from? and the food and the water? yes indeedy the country. I know about cities, lived in Melbourne for just short of 15years, and worked night shift, saw the city going and going and going, the cities never stops, if the coal and gas doesn't go to Aussie cities, guess what? Goes to overseas cities, still a city.RonK wrote:Hehe - well we know you country folk don't have the power on yet, but it'll get to you one day. Phone to - maybe.martinjs wrote:Wouldn't need open cut mines or coal seam gas wells if the cities didn't eat up so many resources.
But that coal and gas - all gets exported mate.
Great place to visit but this little black duck won't be living there ever again.
Love it when the shops close and we can kick back and relax, no 24 hour living here, thankfully.
Horses for courses, but if the cyclists who care about the environment are really serious, the should first and foremost look at the pure waste and energy consumption of the cities.
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Postby il padrone » Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:15 pm
Well wahoo, whadya know. Those cars driving 80kms to get a pack of ciggies and put down a few schooners must be all running on solar cells too I guess
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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