Gail Rehbein exerts copyright over the stories and photographs on this site (2014-2022).
The Great Brisbane Bike Ride is an annual event hosted by Bicycle Queensland, a non-profit bicycle advocacy organisation. Last Sunday was myΒ first time ridingΒ in the event. Iβve never been a big event type of person. And truth is, Iβm probably still not. However, events like these provide a wonderful opportunity to ride car-free roads, receive right-of-way at intersections being managed by police officers and know that support is nearby if you need… Read More
Category: Bike culture, Experiment Tags: Australia, Bicycle Queensland, bike-riders, Bridge, Brisbane, Celebration, Challenges, Community, Cycling, Cyclists, Dawn, events, Exhilarating, Fun, Hills, Infrastructure
Moonbeams on my shoulder. The crunch of gravel. Insects flicker in my headlight; a cone of light surrounded by black. Long grasses border the trail. They stand and sway like wayward sentinels, still drunk on the dayβs heat. I know how they feel. The night air is a kind reprieve. The sky sprinkled with a million stars. A gentle breeze drifts over dry paddocks. Occasionally, the dust is punctuated by the sweet… Read More
Category: Experiment, Travel Tags: Active Travel, Art, Australia, Autumn, Bridge, Challenges, Esk, events, gallery, Heat, Infrastructure, Landscape, Lights, Moon, Mountain Bike, Queensland, Rail Trail, Temperature, Trails
Itβs wider, smoother and wearing stainless steel railings. Currumbinβs hidden rail trail has reopened! Renewed and revitalised. In early autumn, I wrote about our local bicycle/pedestrian bridge, the history sandwich hidden in its girdersΒ and its closure for renewal. The bridge with the old railway hidden beneath our everyday walks and rides was going to be out of action. People wearing hardhats swarmed around the old bridge, by foot, on boats, from cranes,… Read More
Category: Bike culture, Experiment, Sustainability Tags: Adapting, Advocacy, bike-riders, Bridge, Community, Gold Coast, Gold Coast City Council, Happiness, History, Infrastructure, inspiration, Neighbourhood, Railway, Renewal, Values
Gail Rehbein exerts copyright over the stories and photographs on this site (2014-2022).
Gail Rehbein exerts copyright over the stories and photographs on this site (2014-2022).
a bike for all seasons