Category Archives: General Cycling Info

General Cycling Info

How I Beat Wiggo in the ITT.

Posted on July 10, 2012 by norbs

Deflated after Captain Swear Bear smashed the ITT last night, I headed off to bed. I set the alarm on my phone and it had this sorry story to tell me. Luckily I had managed a few hours after work, … Continue reading →

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Check Out This Idiot!

Posted on July 6, 2012 by norbs

On the ride home from work this afternoon, this bloody idiot couldn’t wait a few seconds. I need the FBI to help me with the number plate. 🙂

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Stars and Water Carriers

Posted on July 3, 2012 by norbs

Sitting around waiting for coverage of the Tour de France to start? Want to travel back in time nearly 40 years to see how they rode a Grand Tour in 1973? Well, I have the perfect movie for you, and … Continue reading →

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Those Giro Helmets

Posted on July 3, 2012 by norbs

If you, like me, have looked at those new Giro helmets and shaken your head (I keep seeing the pigs in Angry Birds), you might be interested in this video. The Air Attack helmet is the latest in a long … Continue reading →

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NPC Turns 1 Today

Posted on July 1, 2012 by norbs

How time flies. This little corner of the interwebs turns 1 today. It all started last year as a Tour de France Challenge, that I failed miserably. One year and nearly 30,000 visits later, the blog has grown and is … Continue reading →

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Sharing the Road.

Posted on June 29, 2012 by norbs

From yesterdays ride home. I think that is the first time I can recall a police car driving past me on the commute to or from work.

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norbs Hits the M7 this Saturday.

Posted on June 22, 2012 by norbs

If you are on the M7 cycleway tomorrow around lunch and see a guy riding a bike with orange tyres and bar tape, give me a wave or say G’day. I don’t often get to Sydney.

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A Brief Chat with Jonathan O'Keeffe

Posted on June 22, 2012 by norbs

A few weeks back I was sent a link to a great website that has a few tools on it to interrogate your Strava rides. The first one I looked at was the Strava Multiple Ride Mapper. It spits out … Continue reading →

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Aussie Cyclists, Great News!

Posted on June 21, 2012 by norbs

The days are getting longer as of tomorrow! Whoohoo. Today is the shortest day of the year, so from now til December 21, the days are getting longer. Does this excite anyone else? I really don’t like winter, and the … Continue reading →

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Bicycle Sounds – A Short Film

Posted on June 20, 2012 by norbs

I found this mesmerising. Winner of Bike Short Film Festival Spring 2012 in NYC http://bikeshortfilms.com/

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