Monthly Archives: December 2009
Hydration Fluid From OUTERSPACE!
A blog I thoroughly enjoy called the Cozy Beehive wrote a post last week about an electrolyte formula that NASA uses to hydrate it’s astronauts when returning to Earth. It’s common for astronauts to return in a very dehydrated state …
Blatant Self Promotion
A couple things to note on this fine Wednesday afternoon. First, the Cycling Tips Kits and Calendars have been selling like hotcakes. Your support has been absolutely amazing and I cannot thank you enough. I’ve received great feedback on the …
A Sad Day For Australian Cycling…And More
Australian cycling has lost a much loved and valuable member of the cycling community – Lorraine Collings. http://www.carnegiecycling.com.au/?c=News&y=2009&nid=2377 I didn’t know Lorraine outside of cycling, but her contribution to the sport was truly outstanding and recognized by all. We need …
Scotty’s Race
Greg Henderson (Jarron Partridge www.jxpphotography.com.au) Yesterday was the Scotty Peoples Memorial Race in Shepparton, Victoria. I never knew Scotty but I remember hearing about the tragedic day in 2006 when he was struck by a vehicle while training. Every year …
Velonews On The Cutting Edge?
If you haven’t seen Velonews’ new web design I suggest you go check it out. You may not notice too many functional differences upon first glance but when you start looking through it the changes will become evident. The one …
More Track To Come!
There’s another track event coming up that hasn’t been publicized as much as the recent UCI Track World Cup. The Austral Wheelrace is being held as the main event of Revolution 5 this Wednesday, December 16th here in Melbourne at …
The Importance Of Iron For Cyclists
A few years ago when I started training again I had a hard time getting back to the same energy levels that I used to enjoy. I knew I was fat and out of shape, but I expected that after …
Why Do They Hate Us???
Image from JeremyHughes on Flickr I was sitting in Cafe Racer this morning flipping through the Herald Sun and came across this article: CYCLISTS are Melbourne’s most disliked road users. An online survey conducted for insurance provider Budget Direct has …
Christmas Stocking Stuffers
I hate to say it but Christmas is creeping up on us fast. For me, it seems to happen even more quickly here in Australia because none of the usual signs of Christmas are flashing in my face. Out of …
Tour Of Bright Done And Dusted
Photo by James Broadway – me riding at a snail’s pace up Mt Hotham Well my favorite weekend of racing has quickly come and gone. For those of you unfamiliar, the Tour of Bright is a 2 day, 3 stage …
Actually it doesn't apply to just the top tier pros. I co-manage a U23 amate...
Great post Wade. Re: photo. Have you ever worked on a mine site? You can expect...