The bike wasnt such a good idea

As i sit here and lsten to the echo of a nicely reveved big block chev oh yes let it be

anyone who buys anything at a walmart is a softhead.

walmart has ruined many small towns economies.

when i was in shelbyville tenessee the manin town square had MANY empty abandoned shops – and the walmart was flourishing.

my mate blames interlopers from murfreesboro.

I’ve been quite enjoying my $53 Walmart Chinese mountain bike. I wish I could bring it home. I might even get a new bike and give bikling a go in Canberra.
A few times it’s slipped on ice or gone silly but I ski for a living so balance is not an issue.

I’m not riding on the road there though, Canberra drivers are WAY scarier than SLC drivers, who just have a go because they are drunk/drugged/yappering on their phone/they think you’re a mormon.

gods punishment to evil cyclists.

buy a car!

The latest state of the art mountain bike $2,500
A decent bike helmet to prtect your head $175
A comprehensive map of the Canberra bike paths $20
23 hours in RCH casualty on a holiday weekend waiting to have your broken ribs seen to after falling off your bike… priceless

1st time I rode in Ngunnawal – I cam blasting down a hill and around a left corner that goes onto a narrow pedestrian bridge over a creek.

Said bridge had 2 bollards either end (why do they do this) so i hastily applied the rear brakes to slow myself down to get around the corner and between the bollards.

I hit gravel and the rear tyre stepped out about 30 degrees and I just managed to squeeze through the bollards.

Needless to say – the speed I was going – I would not have been a happy chappy if I hit them – I now approach said corner with a cautious 20 or so km/h

If it was a recumbant 9sic or hic) bike: tough.

I want to come on the bicycle bar crawl but last 2 years its been bad timing for me as ive been offshore. Just the luck of the draw I guess.

Cracked ribs are fleeting injuries, think about all those aussies dying from heart disease, type 2 diabetes obesity etc from sedantry lifestyles.

Get back on the bike.

When I bought my bike last year my brother asked me how i wanted to set up the suspension, after a moments reflection I said that as i had no idea how to ride with suspension we should make it as firm as possible.

sounds like that was a good decision.

the riotact bicycle bar crawl is still awaiting it’s first injury (unless you count sore heads)