There are few things more reliable in Australian public life than a community Facebook group discovering a bike lane. Not a sinkhole. Not a toxic spill. Not a proposal to replace the town hall with a vape shop and a car wash.

A bike lane.

There are few things more predictable in Australian public life than the instant aneurysm some people suffer whenever bicycle infrastructure is mentioned.

Spend a billion dollars widening roads? Sensible. Mature. Nation-building.

Spend a fraction of that helping people ride safely to work, school, the shops or the train station? Apparently civilisation is over.

'Buy well Michael, no plastic rubbish, and definitely nothing brown'. I'm not sure about the brown bit, I'm still working out the hidden meaning there, but the first part is clear.

What I learned from 4 hard days with Zwift; the digital cycling leviathan

The Least Expected Day is the cycling documentary we need in 2020, but doesn’t live up to its full potential

How Australia grew the best cycling apparel scene in the world and why it’s now declining

It has been part of the Melbourne cycling landscape since the dawn of time. For many of us, riding ‘around the bay in a day’ was a rite of passage….

I think it’s time that we stepped out from under our helmets and help build momentum to improve safety, awareness, equality and get more people on bikes.

Lazers, pointy bones, and KOMs - flexible working conditions can be great

How do you celebrate 6 years of uploading to Strava? A fawning love letter apparently….

Ten years is a big deal. It's a long time. Only good things last ten years, things that miss the mark don't.

Katie Cornelius talks about the mental change when riding with a small passenger

There’s a lot of reasons why the skinny-tyre enthusiasts need to go thick

Here’s 13 reasons why cycling friends are the absolute best friends

I’ve found myself feeling proud of sharp lines around my thighs, ankles and arms… a tanned face, arms and legs and a white white body. My wife viewed the look as ridiculous, and looking back it was. 

Aluminium is mounting a serious chellenge to carbon fibre. Here’s the reasons you should buy an aluminium frame

A cyclist fed-up with endless debates about mandatory helmet laws (MHL) is proposing the banning of helmets to end the debate permanently.

Cycling is a bit like pet ownership. You can research breeds, find some ridiculous exotic example, that you claim fits your needs perfectly, before stumping up a disproportionately large amount of cash.... 

Ever wondered why people buy titanium? We put on our sensible pants to find pragmatic reasons to buy Ti.

I love Campagnolo. Not for stupid reasons like “heritage”, “passion” or other well-worn cliches that misty-eyed fanboys use for the Italian marque. 

Bad news everyone. N+1 has failed. It’s over. But from its ashes rises something new. Something better. Something that will save us.

I got really drunk one time, and now I’m skinny. How? Because bicycles are magic.