Gail Rehbein exerts copyright over the stories and photographs on this site (2014-2019).
The Minties are in town again. Not the sweet, mint-flavoured lollies that plucked amalgam fillings from innocent teeth in the seventies. I mean the good people from the Royal Australian Mint who have brought their mobile coin press to the Gold Coast. A couple of weeks ago, I dropped my plans for the afternoon, jumped on my Brompton folding bike and headed north to Broadbeach. The latest Mint News had landed in… Read More
Category: Experiment, Travel Tags: Australia, Broadbeach, Brompton, Coins, Commonwealth Games, events, Gold Coast, inspiration, Queensland, Royal Australian Mint, Summer
This September, Iβm riding in Cycle Queensland for the first time. Each spring, about 500 bicycle riders pedal their way through this nine-day cycling holiday. The route changes each year. And each year Iβve been tempted to register but taking time off work, as well as doubts about whether Iβd make the distances, has stopped me. Not so this year. Having ridden in the GreatVic bike ride last December, my first long-distance… Read More
Category: Bike culture, Experiment, Travel Tags: Active Travel, Adventure, Bicycle Queensland, Currumbin, Cycling, events, Gold Coast, Holiday, Holidays, Queensland, Stanthorpe, Touring
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
Gail Rehbein exerts copyright over the stories and photographs on this site (2014-2019).
Gail Rehbein exerts copyright over the stories and photographs on this site (2014-2019).
a bike for all seasons