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Contents Sport and fitness 19 COMMONWEALTH BANK 50 REPCO SYDNEYTO THE CYCLE CLASSIC 'GONG The inside story by Coverage of our big Frank Wa lsh with John 1987 Ride Drummond 8ic1J.cle mechanics 64 THE LONG WEELBASE Columns BIKE 5 WARREN SALOMON A bike for all seasons 7 J OHNDR UMMOND 12 P RO DEALERS 8ic1J.cle facilities and 14 WORLD AWHEEL safetl}. 41 NEWPROD UCTSAN D 58 SPEED FOR SOMEOR IDEAS 33 AVOIDINGCYCLI NG SAFETY FOR ALL? 18 \\RITE O~ INJLRIES Widening the kerbside 48 PARTS & ACCESSORIES A sound approach to lane bcnefils all road 68 CLASSIFIEDS fitness training users 68 CALENDAR 62 REGA RNOLD Th e Six-Day Race fll?l''l hee li ng 11 publi,hcd \IX time," year in the month, of Januar). March. May. Jui). September and November. ISSN No: 0154i 4579. phenomenon Editorial and Ad,ertising Offices: Room 57 Trade, Hall. cnr Dixon & Gou Iburn 511 .. S) dne) ',SW Au11ralia Address all cormpondcnce w: Free,.hee ling PO Bo, K26. Haymarket '.'IS\~ 2000 Au,tralia . Telephone (02) 2M 85+1 Tra(le/ and tourin9 Pu blisher / Editor: Warren Salomon. Admini strati on and ci rculation: Marilyn S111cy. La)o ut and assembl) : Brett Che,h1Te 42 TRi\\'ELLERSTALES ~ tional Ad>ertisin~ Sales: David Turner Telephone (02\ 91} 126/i or ro2i 2h-l 85+l .. and the joys or bicycle Typesetting:facr),1ze Typean Semce (02)4512579. Pa'lhon Prrn Set (U2) 211 0252. Printing: Offset Alpine Pt1 Ltd Derb1 ii.. Wetherill trave l S1'. S1lverna1er \SI\ Ph . (112) 1,47 lf)J!J. D~ribution --1'el>.agents: Gordon & Gotch Pty Ltd (02) 667 04bo or offices ,n your state Suhscriptions and bicycle dealerdi stribution: Free.,heeling Australia Puhl1ca11on, (02) 2fl.l 8544 Material in th1> publication may not be stored or reproduced ,n any form .,,th out permi,11011 Re4ucm for permission sho ul d be directed 10 the Publ1>her Ed11orial conmbutions including hlack and white print, or colour tran,parencies on all aspect\ of 9ding an: "elcomed Send an cnqu11) or "ntdor guideline\ fll?e\\ heelin~can not Jccept matcndl prc\lou,11 publi,hed m

Cover photography by Frank Walsh shows the winner of this )t ars Commoni,ealth Bank C}rle Classic in the yellow jersey (right) during the big race. Our detailed coverage starts on page 19. Cartoons this page by Don Hatcher. Phil Somerville is having a well -earned holiday and will return next issue. A safe and happy 1988 to all our readers. If it had one more gear, it could climb trees.

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I hope devote a considerable space to as it winds its way from Queensland to to do a bit of touring so I have become a T our coverage of the Common the Victorian border. keen consumer of guide books and wealth Bank Cycle Classic. Long term brochures. One of the more interesting readers will be aware of this event but Big Bicentena11' bicycle bash things which caught my attention was our expanded coverage is a recent inno the large number of stone circles, With all the hoo-ha and activity sur vation . bronze age ruins and ancient sacred sites Over the last few issues we have been rounding this years Bicentennial celeb which dot the landscape. improving our presentation of the broad rations it is good to see that cycling As I was recounting this observation cycling scene. Though we have our roots groups have come up with a solid pro to a friend it occurred to me that it was in recreational/non competitive cycling, gram of events to entice Aussies and easy to regard European sacred sites we couldn't miss this opportunity pro their international visitors out of their with some awe yet I so easily overlooked vide a detailed and expert coverage •of homes and onto their bikes. A look at the thousands of no-less important sites the event half of eastern Australia is our calendar of events this issue shows which dot my own countryside. wild about. an almost full year of activities and even As January 26 1988 approaches I can't Out side of the big cities the Bank as we go to press there are more popping help thinking that one of the things we Race , as it is known, is going from up. are unwittingly celebrating is an inva strength to strength. Country people The Bates brothers will stage two sion . As the European coloni sts spread have taken to stage racing with the same major competitive events of massive out across the Australi an landscape they enthusiasm which is currently sweeping proportions: the World Series Track car unknowingly obliterated many of this Europe. Crowds are measured in the nivals in January/February and the land's sacred sites much as any invading thousands and, like the big European Commonwealth Bank Cycle Classic dur army does when it conquers new territ stage races, cities and towns bid big dol ing October to run this year between ory. Even in the 1980's the invasion men lars for the privilege of hosting the stage Brisbane and Melbourne - Australia's tality is still prevalent. An Aboriginal starts and finishes. longest ever stage race. ceremonial bora ground near where I The race organisers Phil and Frank The Australian Cycling Federati.on grew up was converted into a football Bates have achieved a lot with their will also be celebrating its centenary this field as late as ten years ago. event but it is the country people who year with a .week of competitive and Unfortunately the events of the past are their biggest supporters. lt's a non- competitive activities based on two centuries have occurred at such a shame, but once the cycling circus ap Brisbane. breakneck pace and because the original proaches the big city (in this case Syd The big touring events with specific inhabitants - the Aborigines - were re ney) , it has to compete with a myriad of Bicentennial endorsement are the Festi garded by the colonists as aliens their other sporting events which often occur val of Cycling (held in South Australia in centuries-old monuments and sacred at the same time and compete for un late April) and the Big Bicentennial sites were thoughtlessly knocked down committed spectators. Bike Ride - the much enlarged version much as we carelessly demolish Victo Bicycle stage racing unfortunaiely is of the Caltex Bike Ride which will spill rian streetscapes and other more recent not the ideal spectator sport. Events over the Victorian border in November constructions. move quickly and to maintain a safe and descend on Canberra and Sydney It is sad, but some of the Bicentennial road environment the action has to be like a plague of locusts. celebrations will be li ttle more than closely monitored and controlled by the With so much happening in the coun glorifications of the original invasion. Police and officials. Not the place for try during '88 existing accommodation Sure there should be a celebration of the day dreaming spectators. will be stretched to the limit. The or founding of the modern Australian na Any one who has been fortunate ganisers of the cycling events are hoping tion but shouldn't that be better held in enough to travel with a big stage race that local bike riders will come to the 2001 when our democracy turns 100. To knows that outsid e the peloton and fore and offer the visitors home-stay go through with a pompous re- enact breakaway groups it is often difficult to accommodation or the short time before ment of the landing by military officers know what has happened 'out there' on and after the events to allow them to see in Sydney Cove to forcibly take posses the road until the riders have been a little more of Australia. If you would sion of a country is not only a crude gleaned of facts at the end of the stage. like to offer home-stay accommodation overstatement but an act of unbeliev A full understanding of the race often to visiting cyclists in your town or city able immaturity. involves clever detective work and good please contact the event organisers they It's acts like these that reinforce the interviewing skills. will be very pleased to talk with you and real fact that our country still has a lot of For our first detailed coverage of Aus tell you about the scheme (phone num growing up to do. tralia's Main Event we are privileged to bers are listed with all major events in Still, not all the events of 1988 will be have the skills of two of this country's our calendar at the rear of this issue). pompous and pretentious. The cycling most experie nced cycling journalists to events will be down to earth celebra present in words and pictures the de Finally a personal note about the tions of life on two wheels. I wish their tailed story of the race as it unfolds . Bicentenary its self. organisers every success and I hope all Frank Walsh and John Drummond's ac For the last few months I have been Freewheeling readers have a happy count makes for exciting reading and casually researching a private trip to 1~8. •

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What a year! 1987 and all that. Stephen Roche; the 1988 Tour de France; the popularity of the sport in Europe rubs off on Australia.

As each victory arrived more and more people in the British Islands poured out on the street to give ve nt to their emo ti o n . But the greate t acclaim was in Ire land and o n the treets of Dublin . birthplace of the man who was beating the E uropeans (and pa rticul arl y the French) at their own game. U ed to ido li ing Sean Kell y, the world number one professional cyclist because of hi s cycle classic record , the Iri h people we re now coming to terms with anothe r co mpatriot thrashing the cream of the world ' tage racer . Ireland has fo r so long been tarni hed by an image dominated by televi ion and newspape r pictures of treet warfa re , bo mbings and shootings - the re ult of be in g trapped wi th the probl em of an earli er age. o wh en tephen Roche won the world's second biggest stage race , the Giro D'ltali a. the Irish populace sensed a change of mood . They held their breath and ho ped whe n the world's greatest sporting contest began to un fo ld on the highways of France. By the third week, the Tour had entered the Cols of the Alps and panish champion Pedro Delgado, a renowned mountain man. was in ye ll ow with the world's o ffi cia l numero uno Irishman ean Kell y retired, in tears, on the sidelines. From the moment tephen Roche col lapsed over the stage fi nish at the summit of La Plagne and had to get oxygen fo r urvival, the fi erce demands of the Tour de France became apparent to an enthra l led world and the Irish people got behind their remaining rider. Roche had gone down into the depths of his spirit and courage to fi nd omething that perhaps he th o ught he wo uld no t find : something which would enable him HAT AN emotional year fo r the As vi ctory fo llowed victory at the hi gh to bring Delgado back within reach. port of cycling, and particular est level of the sport I thought back to It was a committment that had to be W ly fo r the E ngli h peaking March and the Paris-Ni ce la sic, where made if he was to break the Spaniard ' people fo ll owing o n A me ri can G reg Roche said , 'T m not interested in second hold , and perhaps win the Tour fo r Ire Lemond' 1986 Tour de France succe s. place any more I want to win ." land. What fo llowed was the greatest sin After living in the hadow of comp~t gle achievement of any Irish sportsman - riot ean Ke ll y fo r ix years Stephen A year ago hi s career looked grim , greater even than such upre me porting Roche blossomed to win fame in his own hung up with a knee injury threatening to cha mpio ns as Ronnie De lany, Barry ri ght. His amazing world championship halt his visions of greatness. Who would McGuigan and Jon Jo O 'Neill , who had win fo ll owing on hi astonishing double have tho ught that he would overcome all caled their own Everest. success in the Giro D'ltali a and the Tour adversity to equal the great Eddy Merckx What made Roche's achievement un de France rocketed him to the top of the by winning all three major event in the ique was that he conquered in a gruelling cycl e racing hierarchy. same year. 4,500 kilometre race around France

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before it can bring in the necessary legis The fin al d ay o n the road fo r all lation. groups will be 17th January, 1987 when The e nfo rcement issue has also b een the Friendship Ride rs will be joined b y brushed aside by the boffins in the Vi cto Sydney's cyclists in a triumphant e ntry ri an R oad Traffi c Authority who a re in into the city from P arramatta. The fin al favo ur of compulsory helm ets. Their ride in is o pen t o a ll peopl e a nd starts latest catch cry is "self-enfo rceme nt" . from the a mphitheatre , Church Street The Poli ce have already told the Trans Mall , Parramatta at 8.30 am. port D epa rtme nt that they will not be Police motor c ycles will escort the able to enforce the legislati on so it looks cyclists from Victori a Park, Broadway to like it will be up to th e cyclists to turn Sydney City Town H all . The seventy them selves in to the law if they catch piece Sydney Youth Band , formed espe themselves on the roads with out one. cia ll y for the bice nte nary, will play at It's quite possible that Stackhat's Town H all and lead the parade o f dis latest summer t elevision campaign will mounted cyclists to the Martin Pl ace am put more helmets on Vi cto ri an h eads phitheatre. tha n all the bunglings of Victo ria's The group will be officiall y welcomed power-hungry bureaucrats. to the City of Sydney by the Chief Com Friendship Ride arrives mi ssioner, Sir Eric Neal. Internati onal dancing a nd othe r li ve e nte rtainme nt The pa rticipa nts in two Bicente nn_i al will follow. Friendship Rides are currently cychng The day will conclude with a relaxing towards Sydney. The first group of ten Sunday afternoon picnic in the Doma!n . Australian cyclists, began their journey moun This will provide a further opportunity The lucky winner of the Repco Sierra in the United Kingdom on August 14 , tain bike on this years Repco Sydney to the for the public to meet and talk with the ackson , 73 of Clareville 'Gong Bicycle ride was Simeon Hughes of 1987 . Stan J cyclists. Pennant Hills Sydney. Simeon, who has ridden Beach , north of Sydney has organi sed the 'Gong Ride on two previous occasions is the Frie ndship Rides as a bicentenary pictured here with his new machine. event and is currently leading the o ver seas group. Pedal for Heart The second group, of fo urteen Aus Co mpulsory helmet plans in disarray gets tralians and eight visiting, overseas cyc The Sun-Herald Pedal for Heart Moves in the state o f Victo ri a to make lists, set out from Perth on November 1, underway in Sydney this March on Sun bicycl e helmet w earing compulsory 1987. A further group with nine school day the 20th. The Ride will commence at have come unstuck with the recent re child re n will leave Pe rth afte r exams. 9 am in Centennial Park (in Grand Drive lease of a Federal government study on They will chase the lyad group joining near the Horden Pavilion) and follow a helmet safety iss ues conducted b y t he them on the Nullarbor Plain . 30 km course to La Perouse and back. Quee nsland Institute o f Technology. Participants will be encouraged to obtain y finds the curre nt Standard sponsorship and prizes including cash, The s tud Rosemary Morris of Balgowlah, Sydney, lacking on the question of use by _yo~ng riding in the Perth to Sydney segment of the bicycles and air tickets to New Zealand children. Unfortunately the venttlat1 on Friendship Ride. will be awarded to the highest fund issue has yet t o be tackled and the new raisers in each category. Free entertain report has little to add on this important ment (at the start/finish) as well as subject. refreshments along the route will be pro In the USA helmets with large ventila vided by the organisers. For full entry tion holes are curre ntly o utselling the details contact the National Heart Foun · older poorer-ventilated models while a t dation (02) 211 5188. home the Standards Association com mittee remains deadlocked on the issue. Tour of Nicaragua a ventilation Cyclist advocates want To the chagrin of the Reagan administra the neces test developed eve n though tion another few hundred Americans and very costl y. On sary research would be others will be vacationing in Nicaragua the manufacture rs a re the othe r h a nd this year on mountain bicycles. The uni of a large Aus divided . One executive que 10-day tours will include visits to a ling that he tralian firm told Freewhee number of bicycle assembly projects in the of thought that the present requirement south west region as well as daily swims er than 25 mm ventilation holes no bigg in Lake Nicaragua, beautiful volcanic and pre was a serious design restriction lagoons and the Pacific. The tours will be from producing coole r vented his firm lead by seasoned bilingual bicyclists er makers prefer to see the helmets. Oth beginning in the capital ci ty of Managua. ard remain . current Stand TurNica the government tourist agency the outcome the fact is that What ever will provide each group with an escort ous doubts about the cur there are seri bus, all meals and overnight accommoda nd the Victorian Govern rent Standard a tion. For further information contact bring ment (if it is to carry out its plan to Tour de Cana PO Box 7293 Philadelphia as to in compulsion by January 1989) h PA 19101 USA. Phone (215) 222 1253. have an acceptable Standard in pl ace

/4 Freewheeling Simpson Desert Cycle Challenge Organisers of the 1988 race across the Simpson Desert have released rules and regulations for their gruelling event. Entries this year have been limited to 100 competitors and the first to enter is Mrs Gail Woolley of South Australia . Gail , a mother of two children, with husband Steve drove a support ve hicl e for competitor, Leon Fisher, in the 1987 event. This time husband Steve will sup port vehicle Gail , who has entered in the Cycle Challenge Section. The event this year has been split into two races: the Cycle Challenge and the Cycle Race. The Challenge will fo llow a (more or less) direct to Birdsville via Poepal Corner, through some of the Portland Bicycle Club overseas, particularly from the USA, is most isolated and hot country in Austral already running high. ia. There will also be hundreds of large Portland is a small town situated in Vic For further information about the sand dunes to negotiate. Although only toria's south west and is an ideal place event contact Bicycle Australia PO Box 380 kilometres, this section will be very for all kinds of bicycling activities. In K499 Haymarket NSW 2000 or phone hard on all competitors and their bicy 1982 the Portland Touring Bicycle Club (046) 27 2186. cles, with a lot of walking and pushing was formed to provide a n organised required to negotiate the sand dunes. focus for the district's growing cycli ng New Zealand Ol ym pi c cyc ling team to The Challenge event will see the fittest population . Since then the club has run race in Queensland survive. Water stops will be located many weekend rides (usually 16 - 24 along the track , as well as kilometre km) and annually organises its big pub The New Zealand O lympic Cycling pegs. lic event: the October SpringTour. Our Team has accepted an invitation from The Cycle Race will follow the Rig photograph shows club members about the Queensland Cyclists' Association to Road further south. It wi ll cover a dis to set out on one of their tours. For in compete against Queensland cycl ists in tance of 585 kilometres and, although formation about the club contact the a race series in April 1988. easier than the Challenge, the Race wi ll Secretary, Gavin Adamson, Tyrewdarra Queensland will be represented by a still require top fitness riders to com VIC 3285. team of top Queensland cyclists chosen plete the event. The Race will cover on the basis of their performances at the approximately 120 km per day, with the Bicycle Australia in 88 Australian Track Championships and morning section 70 km and the after Olympic selection events in March, noon 50 km . Water stctps will also be Following on the publicati on of their 1988. located every 25 km and kilometre pegs first bicycle-route guidebook the touring " It's unfortunate that the Australian will be provided. organisation Bicycle Australia has an Olympic Track Team is unable to at For full information and entry forms nounced a series of long distance tours tend," said Mike Victor, General Secret write to: Energy Promotions, PO Box for the Bicentennial year. ary of the Queensland Cyclists' Associa 20 Mona Vale NSW 2103. Phone (02) Starting in June 88 , small groups of tion. "The national track coach, Charli e riders, assisted by trained group guides 997 8011. Walsh, already has plans to send the will ride all or part of the series of exist team to Europe in April." ing or proposed trails that make up the Mr Victor is confident that Queens Bicycle Australia National Bicycle Trail land's top track cyclists will give the Mountain bike race for Brisbane network. The trails use existing (mostl y) Kiwis some stiff competition. The first annual Shogun Mountain Bike secondary roads and give riders the best "Queensland has always had top track Classic will be held at Mt Nebo near possible route through the most interest cycli sts," said Mr Victor. "We're espe Brisbane on the weekend of February 26 ing countryside. ciall y lucky to have the Tucker brothers and 27. The Classic will feature events in In '88 riders will start out on the Cape from Rockhampton. Byron and Russell the classes of Open, Veterans, Womens York Trail then head south along the have the same na tural abi li ty of their and Novice. The two day event will test Barrier Reef Trail and the Capricornia more fa mous brother Kenrick Tucker. " all-round skills and will be split up into Trail to Brisbane. They will then use the The Queensland and New Zealand three segments: Endurance race; time Pacific Trail to Sydney, the Southern teams will compete against each other in trial ( down hill and hill climb); and ob Cross Trail to Canberra and Melbourne, the Olympic events of teams pursuit , served trials. The same bicycle must be around Tasmania and along the South points score, spri nts and individual pur used in all three sections to qualify ern Ocean Trail to Adelaide. From there suit. In addition to the Olympic events which means that the trials section will they will cross the Nullarbor Plai n and for the senior cyclists, the series will also not allow for the type of specialised rid ride through the South-West region of feature top New Zealand and Queens ing currently expected from this type of Western Australia to finish in Perth. land Junior cyclists. Both teams will be event. The total length covered by some of given a unique opportunity to compete The Classic will be held in conjunc the ride rs will be 10 ,838 kilometres. against cyclists from another country. tion with the Australian Cycling Federa Some will be doing the complete route "By providing international competi tion's centenary celebrations and a but most will join for shorter trips of a tion for our younger riders, we're giving camping ground with full facilities will few days, a week or a month or two. them va luable experience that will help be located within 2 km of the course. Most will travel in small self con them towards future Commonwealth For full details of prizes and entry forms tained groups of ten but the re will also a nd Olympic Games selections," said see advertisement elsewhere in this be a few larger vehicle-supported Mr Victor. The track races will be held in issue. groups of fifty riders. Enthusiasm from Brisbane, Maryborough, Rockhampton

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/6 Freewheeling and Bundaberg. The "Queensland VS New Zealand Cycling Series" will also ,v'-~- F~,:t-1/...._ feature four criteriums races, one each CJ ~ ~'ti"> ~HAND ~ in Maryborough , Gladstone, Bun ::::: CRAFTED :::::: - by .- daberg and Rockhampton. _. John ::: ~Kitchen;::- ST IVES ~.. ,.:..-.:•""''°" The Japanese invasion? Australian touring bicyclists are well used to seeing a smattering of Ameri BICYCLE CENTRE cans , Canadians, English, Dutch and other assorted foreigners bicycling 237 Mona Vale Road, St Ives around Australia. They still groan in wardly when their quiet lunchtime spot is suddenly overrun with a bus load of camera clicking Japanese tourists. Ph: 449 8289 · However, things may be about to change. The Japanese are now starting to come here to ride bicycles. No, not the individuals who tackle the Nullabor, MOUNTAIN or ride around Australi a, but real tourists. Just as the Aussie hordes are now invading South East Asia by bicy cle , the Japanese have sent their first Bll{ES group ride to Australia. Following a request from World Ex CENTURION, SOUTHERN CROSS, peditions, Bicycle Australia recently DIAMOND BACK, MT RACING, organised and lead a vehicle supported REPCO PLUS OUR OWN BRAND OF HIGH QUALITY four day tour of the Hunter Valley, for ten members of the Japan Cycling As FRAMES BY sociation. The Japanese had come for a six-day Aussie experience. The first and last days consisted of the usual bus itinerary but in the other fo ur days they rode through the Watagan mountains, the towns of Cessnock and Singleton, visited famo us vineyards, inspected open-cut coal mines, saw the Southern Cross at night, ambled FATTRACKER through a number of one and two-horse towns, rode the Barrington Tops, en PLUS WERNER WOHLRAB DESIGN joyed an Aussie three course meal with CUSTOM FRAMES silver service, coasted beside The Pater son, Allyn, Williams and Hunter rivers, were drenched in the downpour at Port FOR THE RACING PEOPLE Stephens, and managed to celebrate the WE NOW HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF SHIMANO, ZEUS, youngest member's 17th birthday at Morpeth in between showers. SUNTOUR SUGINO, BELL HELMETS PLUS A WIDE The oldest of the group was in his late SELECTION OF CLOTHES. sixties and the party included four FRAMES MADE TO ORDER. women. Their final bicycling activity was to visit an Aussie bike shop to buy BY JOHN KITCHEN 501 # 531 # 753 #SL# SLX Aussie cycling clothes. In Japan, where there are as many people in Tokyo as in Australia, every FOR THE BMX BANDITS thing is small. Here, everything is big. The people, the cows, the farms , the DIAMOND BACK, SKYWAY, beards, the steaks, the celery and the carrots. This pigoess is highly attractive HARO, GT + PARTS + ACCESSORIES to the Japanese. Where tourist bus BMX + MOUNTAIN BIKES SEE travellers anywhere are very demand ing, the Bicycle Australia staff found TIM WILTON + TERRY BOURKE this particular group a pleasure and made their work highly enjoyable. RACING+ MTB. SEE DAVE KITCHEN The service provided by Bicycle Aus (MANAGER) tralia was typical of that offered on all their trips. Helping tourist companies to provide services is not one of the group's A BICYCLE IS ONLY AS GOOD AS IT IS ASSEMBLED normal activities, but this trip was an interesting experience and they hope that there are many more.

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First on the block usually being in the high 20's, and on a girl of about 12 years or so staring at me good bitumen road. open-mouthed. When I asked her what about when I would like to tell the story But what a hullabulloo I caused! Bear wa s wrong, she replied that, "She had I was the only cyclist over the age of in mind that there were only two or never seen a grown up on a bike be about ten years or so in town. The town three other bikes in the whole town at fore ." was Tom Price, some 1500 km north of this time, and ridden by young children. When I left Tom Price in July 1978, Perth, WA . I worked there for the iron As bus loads of workers drove past, there were many multi-geared bikes in ore mine from 1969 to 1978. horns blared and heads and shoulders of the town , and a "Ten-Speeders Club" I had a fairly sedentary job, and being allegedly adult people protruded out of was firmly established. more of a knife-and-fork man than an the windows of the buses, with arms athlete, I soon had some too-tight waving, and shouts, whistles and cat Brian Coghlan clothes. In 1971 I decided to get a bicy Greta NSW calls disturbed the morning peace. cle again. I had always had one when I most enjoyed the antics of unbeliev attending school in Sydney, and even ing motorists who overtook me , and after. While on a trip down to Perth on Bicycling the bridge then glued their incredulous eyes to holidays I splurged on a secondhand their rear vision mirrors. The real 'anti At _the end of September at 4 pm a "old faithful " of unknown parentage cs' occurred when they realised their policeman on a motorbike, registration and vintage - the "splurging" being all cars were no longer on the straight and number pulled me up just after I crossed to the tune of $38.00. I had it up-graded narrow, but heading bush. One cleaned the new Mooney Mooney bridge south by having a set of three-speed Sturmey up a guide post, damaging a headlight, of Gosford. He said, " Bikes are not al A rcher gears fitted , plus a set of new and another wound up, unhurt and un lowed on freeways. Cars and trucks tyres. damaged in a ditch. come flying down the hill and across the Back in Tom Price, I then rode to and here you are on it on this (the The ride home from work was in a b~idge work (10 km) each third week when I bike) , what if you get hit?" similar vein and fortunately in the sum was on day shift. It was mostly uphill to prohibiting mer, with afternoon temperatures in . I told hi':11 saw no signs work , the town being about 800 metres where I joined at very high 40's, downhill. bikes on this freeway above sea level and the mine entrance Morrisset. Though the freeway finishes about 1200 m. It was not a difficult ride, One day when I had ridden in to the at Tuggerah and restarts at Ourimbah I the early morning summer temperature shopping centre of the town , I noticed a still saw no signs . ' He said "There are signs listing what can't go on it ," but they are only at the Berowra, Mt White and Calga entr ances ; nowhere else. In fact at the Kariong entrance the "Sydney" sign di rects the traffic including bicycles onto the freeway and across the bridge. I asked him for his name but he refused to give it, saying, "What for?" I then told I was going to make representations on the matter. The point I want to make is that I ~ave ridden my bike ten times (five times each way) across the bridge includ ing my first trip a few days after it opened in mid December and this was the first time I have been pulled up by police for being on it. ~!though part of the Freeway, the bndge is not part of the toll route (the "illegal route"). Northbound traffic can join this part of the freeway and south borne traffic can leave it at Calga and Mt White interchanges thereby not going through to the Berowra tollgates. The freeway is safe to ride on. Though the road shoulders on the bridge are only 600 mm wide and railings about a Demand the best. metre high the major danger on the bridge is that traffic often travels well above the 110 kph limit, often as high as MICHELIN 160 kph plus!

Lloyd Allison Homebush NSW

/8 Freewheeling TEAM PUSHES NORWEGIAN TO BANK TOUR WIN 1987 Commonwealth Bank Classic

Story and photos by PRANK WALSH with Kjetil Kristiansen (Apollo/Norway) winning JOHN DRUMMOND the Yellow Jersey in Casino. He was to wear it through fourteen stages. He is s hown here ORWAY'S Kjetil Kristiansen, a defeating Gavin Stevens (Cut Price Deli/NZ) 20 year old electrician won Aus The win was the biggest of the Scan N tralia greatest bicycle race when dinavian's career and consolidated his he finished in yellow after holding the objective of representing Norway in the elusive jersey through 14 consecutive Seoul Olympics next year. stages. That the Apollo/Norwegians along Kristiansen was not the strongest with Cut Price Deli/New Zealand were Norwegian rider and victory was due to the only teams to finish the twenty stage the truly unselfish support given by his race intact says a lot about the gruelling team-mates led by the experienced Mor nature of the race. ton Saether who was everything in the Sydney's star rider, Eddie Salas, fin Apollo backed team. ished second 38 seconds in arrears after

Freewheeling /9 being left without adequate support ney St George (Holden/Australia). New South Wales was represented by over the final two days when the Norwe Gavin Stevens (Cut Price Deli/NZ) was riders from that district under a new gians were the most vulnerable. Al fourth. sponsor, White Pages Superbold. Ab though both John Groom and Mark El A big feature of the race was the in sent this year were Japanese-Suntour liott made the finish line in Albury, they tensity of the competition which saw the and the AMEY-Dutch , but the were too inexperienced to be of any help thirteen day Tour ridden at an average Americams were back with a young to the gallant Salas. To his credit he will speed of 36.7 kph. The precise and con team supported by Kentucky Fried ingly concurred, along with his manager trolled teaming of the Internationals Chicken. The Swedish team were pre Alex Fulcher, that the tour would be contrasted the individualism of the Aus sent with a new sponsor in Websdale won or lost on the road. It was a tralian teams and exposed a lack of Printing. The Swiss , Norwegians and courageous decision and did much to knowledge of Tour racing, and worse, a Austrians were actively promoting their protect the integrity of the race as there lack of depth in Australian road cycling. sponsors Longines, Apollo and Mavic were many broken Australian teams. Australia was beaten in the team statis respectively. Nick Barnes, an alert Englishman, tics firstly by New Zealand, then Italy, There were some familiar faces arriv was third 7 seconds in arrears followed Norway, Switzerland and England, a ing at the starters gate including three by Nathan Dahlberg of New Zealand. situation we must hasten to rectify be Italians Badolato, Poppi and Ricciutelli. Cut Price Deli/New Zealand won the fore the Bicentennial Tour ending in Also back was Kiwi Paul Leitch. Aus Teams competition. Judged on an aggre Melbourne next year. tralians looking for success included last gate of the three best overall times the Crowds were huge (up by 50% ) to year's winner Andrew Logan, no doubt Kiwis won by a wide margin of 12 mi witness their free annual show. This was hoping for another miracle, Mark nutes from Italy (Europa) and Norway no doubt brought about by the increased Fulcher, Clayton Stevenson, Tony Mar (Apollo) with Switzerland (Longines) television coverage and the impact of cucci , Barney St George and the experi fourth . the success of the English speaking cyc enced Graham Seers who has competed Barney St George of Wagga Wagga, lists on the world scene. in every Bank Tour since its inception. was easily the most competitive of the 39 riders arrived in Albury, survivors After the seventy Internationals had Tour riders winning four stages and the of the 70 hopefuls that contested the completed their trials big West German , King of the Mountains competition. He prologue 13 days and 1802 kilometres Awe Nepp was in yellow with a 1-06.3, created race history by winning three earlier in Brisbane. not a bad time for a roadman. Only 16 successive climbs in the stage from Fors seconds covered the field , but little did ter to Maitland. St George also finished Day One (17/10/87) Prologue- time trial. any realise that only 55.8% would arrive third in the Sprint King competition and Winner UNepp (Bosch). at race finish in Albury some 1800 was the crowd favourite. 1kilometre ridden at 54. 72 km/h. kilometres down the track, and the gap Second in the KOM competition was would stretch to 1 hour 24 minutes and Norway's Grafton-Inverell winner Atle The sixth Cycle Classic opened at Bris 17 sees. Pedersen, Eddie Salas was third and bane's Carindale shopping centre with a Switzerland's Herbert Niederberger prologue to determine who would wear Day two stage one. (Longines) was fourth. the yellow jersey on day two in the Broadbeach Criterium - 30 km - speed Italy's Ricci Pezzetti (Europa) was the Broadbeach Criterium. Sprint King decided by a total of sprint Spectators chatted with riders wear 48.24 km/h. and stage points from team-mate, popu ing the now familiar colours of Holden Winner: Eddie Salas (Alex Fulcher lar Ettore Badolato, and Australia's Bar- Australia, Caltex-England, Europa Caravans/Cycle Sport). Italy, Alec Fulcher's Caravans/Cycle A brilliantly positioned sprint in the Sport Australia, Bosch-West Germany, The Italians were superb Criterium riders. Broadbeach Criterium put Eddie Salas Repco and the Australian Sports Com Enrico Pezetti (in glasses) on the alert moves in the coveted yellow jersey. Racing in mission . The New England District of to the front. perfect Gold Coast weather the seventy contenders for Australia's longest and richest bicycle race put up a spectacular fight for supremacy before an enthralled crowd. Packed shoulder to shoulder around the beach front circuit no quarter was given or taken as the riders fought for position on the tight corners. The lead changed rapidly as teams carefully assessed each others strengths. Attack and counter attack ensured there was no breakaway. Local Steve Rooney at tacked several times, to the delight of the locals, but neither Australian nor Continental could hold the stage in the criterium. With speeds reaching 50 kph accidents were bound to happen and last year's Holden Sprint King Ettore Badolato tangled with Paul Leitch (Cut Price Deli/NZ) costing them a lap and the loss of time. At the bell lap the experienced criterium riders crowed the whole width of the road as they jostled for position. Salas showed his European experience to the full. Ideally placed for a win by

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team-mate Mark Fulcher, Salas almost lost position when Bosch rider Uwe Nepp moved across his path. Rather than be swept into the barricades Salas held his line and Nepp, noticing Eddie's predicament, allowed him through. It was the act of a good sportsman al though it probably cost Nepp his yellow jersey. Salas went on to win a hectic sprint from Enrico Pezzetti with Norway's Fred Enger, third. Day two stage two. Gold Coast to Ballina -102 km ridden at 29.88 km/h. Winner: S Steward (Repco Cycles/Australia). The first 23 km of this 102 kilometre leg to Ballina was neutral, but the cyclists welcomed it after spending the first two stages going around in circles. With the sea air in their nostrils they stretched their legs on the undulating hills through Pottsville and Hastings Point. They were feeling excited and it was not long be fore a substantial break was established. COOLEST Bernd Grone , recognised at the LAZER: THE HEIMETS Bosch powerhouse, spearheaded a move that took Tobjorn Wallen SINCE CYCLING CAPS. (Websdale Printing/Sweden), Morton INTRODUCING THE EDDY MERCKX AND THE LZJ. Saether (Apollo/Norway) and Nathan Dahlberg (Cut Price Deli/NZ) away hen Lazer showed Eddy Merckx their new bicycle helmets, from the bunch. They held their distance he was impressed. And when they talked about putting his for about 40 km until Mauro Ricciutelli (Europa/Italy) and Andrew Robinson name on their top-of-the-line model , he ag reed because of (White Pages Superbold/NSW) bridged ITT its cool comfort, lightweight protection and unique fea the gap to join them. tures. Features like its • flow- through "airlite " liner The momentum set up by the sprint • removable,five position ratcheted visor for extra eye protection through Byron Bay thrust a new group (light gray sun tint standard , clear and gradated optional)• sweat of riders to the fore. Schenk, Barnes, absorbing front chamois (two sets) • quick release chin Anderson, St George, Bamford, Ste ward and Shuetz powered along at de strap with chamois cover • distinct look in metallic vastating speed and broke the field into colors (sil ver, anthracite or red). When you study all the several small groups. They worked up a features, you 'll be as impressed as Eddy Merckx. lead of about a minute, then Steward and Shuetz accelerated further out of Lazer's standard helmet, the LZl , provides the Lennox Head taking them into Ballina same cool comfort and lightweight protection as the unopposed. Scott Steward, took out line honors Eddy Merckx, but without some of the special Merckx over Stephen Shuetz (Longines/Swiss). features. It's available in five vibra nt gloss colors: The medical team of doctors Lohn white , black, red, yellow and blue. Miller, Paul Hui and Keith Rule had You 'll also be glad to know that both La zer helmets meet or their first casualties to attend to on this exceed the tough ANSI 290.4 safety standard. That's not only good stage, and the West German/Bosch team news for USC F racers and triathletes , but it's also good suffered a serious set back with the loss news for anyone concerned with safety an d superior of Peter Schumacher and Uwe Nepp. They collided bringing down four other protection. riders. Nepp, the winner of the yellow Now that you 've had a brief introduction to jersey at the opening time trial, received the world's newest, most technologically advanced stitches to his wounds and retired from bicyde helmets, try one on at your favorite bike shop . the event. Schumacher remounted but For a full color Lazer Helmets brochure, send a self-addressed, was forced to withdraw later. stamped envelope to : Gerry J O'Brien Imports 7/9 Pilgrim Court Ringwood Victoria 3134 Telephone (03) 873 5648 Day three stage three. Ballina to Casino -63 km- ridden at 43.2 km/h. Winner: KKristiansen (Apollo/Norway) - ---- This relatively short leg has its ups and ------downs and it is never without it unex ------pected incidents. This year the field had =-==- --- ...=--== --- been alerted to the sudden ascent to ------Alstonville and the rapid descent into 22 Freewheeling Michael Schenk, alias the Red Baron explodes over the finish li11e to win the Port Macquarie Criterium. •

Warren Doyle smiles as he watches others fight for the minor placings in the Lismore Wet weather time once again at Coogee sprint. Beach.

Lismore for the halfway sprint. Last year the 5 kilometre climb to the Alston ville King of the Mountain shattered the fi eld leaving most of them 3 minutes and four seconds off the pace at Casino. This time, however, the gap was only 53 sec onds. The climb was conquered first by Barney St George, who finished this stage in tenth pl ace. It was here that Barney started to take a firm grip on the King of the Mountain (KOM) green jer sey and attract the attention of the media and the public. A fall by Anthony Marcucc, (White Pages Superbold/NSW), slowed race progress. He was to later discover that he had broken a finger and was to aban don the Tour. Clayton Stevenson (Hol den/ Australia) suffered a severe bilious attack, a result of food poisoning, lost time but recovered and regaining the field achieved peloton time. An exceptionally large crowd of spec tators lined the streets to see the sprint through their town. The vanguard of Police vehicles flew down the hill with lights flashing and sirens screeching just as the tape was stuck on the road. War ren Doyle (Repco/ Australia) edged over the line in the tightest bunch sprint in Tour history to thrill the crowds. There was no time to enjoy the enthusiastic applause. Casino was only thirty kilometres down the road and the riders were in top gear and flying . They pounded into Casino setting an average speed of 43.2 km/h , the fastest on the Tour. Kjetil Kristi ansen, held off a strong challenge to capture the finish. His win put him only eight seconds off the over all lead. Gavin Stevens took the second place points, with two Caltex-England riders, Neil Hoban and C. Sturgess scor ing third and fourth respectively. This put the English team six seconds up on the New Zealand team in the overall ratings in the Caltex Teams award.

Freewheeling 21 was swamped by family, the cheers of the spectators, " What a popularity. He four. Casino to Grafton- fans and was the centre of Day three stage bike race! " , yelled Doyle as the lead friends and the victory platform. Glen 100 km- ridden at 41.04 km/h. Winner: shrunk to 12 seconds at the bell. Scott attention on in 62nd place of the 66 left in MRicciutelli (Europa Cycles/Italy) Steward flew from the pack to challenge remained the break. He was with them as they the Tour. The red, white and green colours of the Roul Fahlin, the stage winner, moved charged to the tape but Bernd Grone Italian team were to the fore as the second place only 44 seconds be (Bosch/W Germany) was too strong for into fourth stage of the Classic closed in Eddie Salas, who was him and he finished third with bonus hind the leader. Grafton. Italian team captain Mauro up from 15th to 4th only points and another chance to wear the second, moved Ricciutelli came over his team mates seconds down. The third place getter, leader's yellow jersey. 52 Pezzetti and Badolato to win the stage. Barnes (Caltex/England) moved Ettore Badalato was in the pink Nick At a pre-race meeting in Ballina Ric four places to sit third on 49 seconds. again. He wore the Sprint King pink up ciutelli announced his retirement from The big winners of the day were the jersey for ten days on last year's tour and amateur racing to try a career in team Price Deli/NZ team, who had two was more than happy to have earned the Cut management. After accepting the Graf John Harris and Nathan tour's second top award again. Mixed members, ton City plaque from the Mayor, Alder , in the winning bunch. They with his uninhibited joy was a note of Dahlberg man Emerson, Mauro paid tribute to his into second place in the sadness as Ettore announced that this pushed England team members, without whose support with a solid 7 min 17 sec would be his last amateur event before teams standing he could not have won. He was now fifth The popular Italian team turning professional. The 23 year old advantage. in general classification. Ricci Pezzetti, caught well off guard by not having champion from Milan has won more was who came second, had now moved up rider in the break. They dropped back than 110 major events in Europe and a from 13th to third. 12th position and their best general rides for the Brescia Plast team. to Pezzetti eased off his winning sprint classification was Ricciutelli in 16th and to let his team leader take the honors. "I 8 min 8 sec down. knew I had the stage won," said Ricci ," Day four stage six. Grafton to Coffs Har but stopped riding hard close to the bour - 90 km. Ridden at 41.04 km/h. (Longines/Switzerland) rider Herbert finish line once I knew Ricciutelli was Winner: RFahlin (Websdale Printing/ Niederberger was among the breakaways on my wheel. '1 Sweden). from Grafton to Coffs Harbour. A pep talk from team manager Jan Erik Gustaven , before the stage, moti The day the bottom fell out of the world vated Kristiansen to stay near the front , stock market - Tuesday the 20th of Oc as a result he finished third and was ves tober 1987, was also the day when any ted with yellow by a mere two seconds. hope for fame and fortune in this year's The Norwegian told the crowd he had Cycle Classic crashed through the floor done his best and it felt good to be in yel for 53 cyclists. The Grafton to Coffs low. Harbour stage has been the make or break segment of past tours. Roy Day four stage five. Grafton Crlterium 32 Knickman in 1984 and Ed Schurer in '85 at 38.88 km/h. Winner: took possession of the yellow jersey in km. Ridden this stage and hung onto it until the end. B Grone (Bosch/West Germany). This year twelve riders put space in Grafton is a known bicycle town and a the field and eventuall y disappeared out major stop on the Bank Classic itiner of sight. Their determination to soundly ary. The city always hosts a good show cement their positions in the top classifi for its populace. It was no different this cations was born out in their shattering 7 time. Hundreds had previously attended min 43 sec lead. Sheltered in this gilt a barbecued breakfast televised by edged security was Kjetil Kristiansen Channel 10 on its Good Morning Aus and out in the cold with a time deficit of tralia show and beamed throughout the 6 min 58 sec was Scott Steward. Kristian world via AUSSAT. Tony Murphy, the sen's yellow jersey was starting to look Day five stage seven. Coifs Harbour to show's morning weather man , was like gold and if history repeated itself it Port Macquarie-178 km. Ridden at 37.8 travelling with the tour, a sort of Pied would be gold that he would cash in at km/h. Winner: B Grone (West Germany/ Piper drawing hundreds to the scene of Albury. Bosch) each stage start. Eight kilometres out of Grafton An This year the criterium course kept to drew Logan (Holden/Australia) who The second longest stage in the Tour Prince street, making U-turns at the finished this stage, last year in the 28 provided the setting fo r a repetition of Crown Hotel e nd and at Oliver street. second time bunch, went for a flyer. He the previous day's upset in the general The twenty laps.were fast and furious; was joined by Eddie Salas and Kristian classification. Another fifteen riders, the pace peppered by primes. Early sen. Shortly after Carter, Fahlin, none of whom were in the stage six bursts of speed were applied by White Barnes, Harris, Turkington, Dahlberg, break, netted themselves a five minute Pages Superbold's Andrew Robinson Price , Jamieson and Niederberger advantage. and John Clissold, but they were quickly linked up to form a breakaway group of It was five minutes laboriously gained swallowed up by the surging pack. Per 12 riders. in buffeting head and side winds. They Moberg, (Websdale Printing-Sweden) A record crowd for Coffs lined Park zig zagged and snaked across the entire opened a gap, but his team was caught Avenue to see their local boy, Glen width of the road, taking their straining off guard and unable to support him. As Price, do his thing. His thing was to win muscles and agonising faces to within they came down to the business end of his home town stage. He was cheered on touching distance of the parked the race six riders held on to a narrow as the pack rounded the corner in its motorists, who were forced by the police margin - only 15 seconds with a call of dash to the line. to stop their vehicles on the road shoul two to go. Unfortunately he was overpowered ders. The excited voice of race commen only metres from the end and finished This stage wrote a new chapter in the tator Stewart Doyle was drowned out by fourth. This did not distract from his Tour's history. Previously, it was be-

24 Freewheeling bo ld/NSW) a nd D McDo nald ( Re pco/ Pezzetti scoope d up a third in th e Austra li a) joined the o the r fo ur cycli sts criterium. second at the Ta ree sprint a nd retired fro m the To ur. second a t F o rste r which ne tted him a two point lead over B adolato. A d ispl ay Da~ sh stage eight. Port \lacquarie o f cle nched fis t gestic ul a ting a mo ngst Crilerium -32 km. Ridden al 42.48 km/h . the boys e xpressed the feelin gs in the (Bosc h/West German~) camp better than wo rds. \\inner: ,1 Sc henk Barney St G eorge in creased hi s points lead over Alte Pederse n t o re tai n the Stage nine: Port ,1acquarie to Forster. gree n King o f the Mo unta in j e rsey. Ridden at 37.08 km/h . \\inner: Kjetil Kristi a nsen was still looking good EBadolato (Europa C~cles/llal~). in the To ur leader's ye ll ow jersey with a lende r 20 seco nd margin. The s ixth day o f the To ur could have bee n a lay day. The ride rs we re feeling the e ffect o f the a rduous s tages of the Day se,en stage ten. Forster to \lailland previo us two days so wo rd filte re d -168 km. Ridden al 39 .96 km/h . \\inner: through t o the media that the riders had PPege slam (Websdale Printing/ agreed t o ta ke it easy. at least to the first S\\eden) . to wn sprint . Ta ree . 91 km d own the track. ··w e had a hard day yeste rday and The 168 kilo me tre route was spiked with the re is a no ther hard day ahead . We just three King o f th e M o unta in s. whi ch need some time to recover.·· explained turned o ut to be heartbreak hills fo r Graham Seers. ma ny. Fo r B a rney St George they were The race directo r. Fra nk (John the hi gh p oints of deci i o n m aking. He Wayne) B a tes was no t impressed . H e e tched hi s na me in to the To ur·s his to ry was out with his whip trying to stampede books by bei ng the first to conque r three his herd into the next town . KOM "s in o ne s tage and clinch hi s claim H o we ve r. day s ix did h ave its mo o n the Anse tt ti tl e a nd th e $ 1000 prize me nts o f d rama: Swiss and New Z ealan money. de rs exchanged punches: a ne w r ecord ··[ fel t good clim bin g. ·· said Ba rney was set. a nd some co lo ured j erse ys la te r. ·· But I had to ma ke up my mind changed h ands. whether t o go for the mo untain title o r Th-e We t G e rm a n-B o eh team l e t general classifica ti on - and I did.·· do wn it s rese rve a nd we nt wild whe n This d ecisio n m eant th a t h e wo ul d Michae l Sche nk - ni ckna med the Red fo rfe it hi s o wn cha nces to s uppo rt An Bernd Grone ( Bosch/ West German~·) with Baron - wo n the testing crite rium in the drew L ogan . w ho was sitting in 6th posi distorted features launches the attack that morning. His victory gave the G ermans ti o n . o nl v l min 12 sec from the lead . He for his s eventh stage win into pave d the way stage win o n three consecutive davs. a rode with Logan fo r -+ 0 kms to bring him Coffs Harbour. first in the C lassic·s hi sto ry. Sche nk. had fro m the back bunch t o th e mai n g;oup. to fi ght hard through the 20 laps to ward This effort sapped hi stre ngth . Andrew e 50 sees li eved tha t a two minute lead was a afe o ff threate ning a ttacks. M a rco D ie. fini shed in the main bunch tim 5 min 3-+ ma rgin. o w it was ob\'io us th a t b ig (Lo ngi nes/Switzerl and) was shm\·in g his down while St G eorge came in - stage wins we re o n the cards a nv dav. true capabilities taking the c limbs com sec down . Displays of p ower riding we re su"r fac fort a blv we ll a head of th e fie ld. C ra i!l. Alce Pede rsen (Apoll o/No rway) also e ing early in the s tage . In the first 30 Scho mme r. ( Ke ntucky Fried Chicke n/ sacrificed hi s cha nce for the KOM titl n in the kilo metres the re we re s ubsta niial gaps. U SA) po unded away fo r three laps until to keep his team m ate Kristi anse eorge by Griffiths. Steve ns a nd St G eor ge a t Pa ul Swadling ( Repco /Aust ralia) yel low jersey. A lc e tra il ed St G nd to him tacked stronglv o n the hill s. The Bosch brought the fie ld up. As they closed in o nly three poi nts a nd was seco tea m ca m e- ·unde r pressure whe n for the be ll lap Ba rn e y St G eorge a nd 0\'er th e first KOM . Whe n Kri sti a n e n nt . Pe de rse n Schum ache r puncture d a nd Sche nk Mo rto n Saethe r. charged up the c limb. puncture d o n the d esce ed until a dropped back to assist him. D ean The Baron . looking mean . cl osed in o n ga\·e him hi s wheel a nd wa it nse n w as McDonald f e ll o n th e KOM climb. \\°aS them and bo lt ed a\; a,· down the s traight spa re a rri \'ed . Kri sti a t quickly picked up a nd back in the race. to win ove r To bj orn Wall e n . (Websd; le shepherded back t o the fie ld by the res Seve ral ride rs we re away up fro nt a nd Printing/Swede n) and Enrico Pezzetti. of his team while Pedersen \\·as left to ·n five o thers le ft the peloton and chased The te mpo ]i\·e n ed up as the boys fe nd for him e lf a nd f inish 5:3 -+ do11 fo r a pproxima te lv -W km before the,· dropped into turbo dri\·e fo r the s print alo ng with St G eorge . were retrieved near Smithtown . . into Ta ree . The Ita li a ns s wa mped the The pressure ne \·e r slacke ned . A n h di si n This grou p o f strong riders o pe ned fro nt lin e a nd M a uro Ricciute lli a nd a\·e rage speed of nearly .+ O km/ po int th e the time gap furthe r. making it virtually Enrico Pezzetti vi ed for first a nd sec tegra ted th e peloton . At o ne fro m the impossible fo r the m to be caught . Be rnd o nd . A s the \· cha rged into Fo rste r a nd sag wagon wa 11 ki lo me tres . Bl ume ! Grone acce le ra te d t a king Ba rne ,· St Tuncurry R·icciute lli lead o ut a nd hi s lead ri der. Two Austrian ri der ede. Wa ll e n . re Geo rge. Ste\'e Griffiths and Alce Pede r team m ates jumped o n the train . At th e a nd E berl a nd o ne Sw . son with him. With fiv e kil ome tres to go 500 metre mark the\· had the stage in the tired through utte r ex hausti o n y as Peter Grone had o utpaced the o the rs a ~d bag. The\· we nt across the line. Badal a to But it was to be Sweden·s da eet. Mait powered into the crowded streets of Port fir st. Pezzetti second and Ma rco Po ppi Pegesta m swe pt into Hi gh Str pectator Macquarie 18 seco nds a head of Pede r third . Fo urth across the lin e was Ro ul la nd. to th e cheer of 10 .000 s son. St G eorge a nd Griffiths. G rone·s Fahlin . in a \ ·1a rdi G ras spi rit. The O\ a tion : He had ironman p e rform a nce lifted him ~O The \·ictori es. howe\' er. led to discord made it all 11·o rth wh ile fo r Peter places in general cl assificati on . in the Itali an camp. Ettore Badolato lost to d uel with St G eo rge on two of the ntact . He \\·as The stage was no t witho ut its casual hi s Sprint King ·s pink jer e y to a mo unt ai ns to keep in -co nis h 1\ he n ties. R C o bcroft. (White Pages Supe r- younger team m ate Enrico Pezzetti . left behind 10 kms fro m the fi Frttwheeling 25 a trio of breakaways, Stevens, Anderson a nd Saether made a charge. H e the n teamed up with Thomas Durst a nd recouped e no ugh energy to draw back the trio and charge past them for a s tage victory te n seconds ahead of Gavin Stevens, Thomas Durst, Allen Anderson and Morton Saether.

Day eight stage eleven. Maitland to Gos rord -130 km. Ridden at 38.52 km/h. Winner: HN iederberger

Stage twelve Coogee Criterium - 30 km. Ridden at 41.04 km/h. Winner: B St George The Lio ns C lub cooked breakfast for the big race fa mily in Maitland Police Station's car park. It was a fri endly occa sion a nd the relucta nce o f the riders to sign on and organise themselv es for the start seemed to indicate that they would a ll be happy to g ive it a miss today. T he weather reports were not promising and a no ther hard day loo med a head. The 130 km route would take the contestants through t esting te rrain a nd big bad Bumble Hill posed a threat to tiring rid ers. Breakaway atte mpts were on within the eerie spring fog on Mount the first ten kilometres and by the 30 km Emerging from warned that stringent precautions must Ousley is Morton Saether, Enrico Pezzetti, be ta ken for the safety of all. mark six riders had succeeded in achiev St George, Nick Scott Steward, Barney Late r most riders agreed it was the ing a 5 minute lead. H arold Blume ! Barnes and Dave Spencer. (Mavic/Austri a) was desperately trying correct decision and the ultimate winner to bridge the gap. A stre tch of gravel of the stage, Morton Saether was in full caused several punctures and changes in las were on the roads to see this hotly support of the organisers. " In Europe the s tructure of the peloton and the re contested thirty lap stage. The highlight we neve r stop a race , so why should it tirement of Austrian Andy Blume! from of the event was the tussle between Bar happe n h e re," he said . Saethe r the race. ney St George, and the two Swiss riders, explained, " In the Peace Race, across Herbert Niederberger was making hi s Marco Diem and Ueli Anderwert, who Eastern Europe, this year it was snow presence felt earl y in this stage by fl ying completely frustrated Barney lap after ing and two degrees all day, but we kept over the first KOM 25 seconds a head of la p , until Diem weakened and left the going. Today it wasn't so bad, but com Eddie Salas. Eddie evened the score o n duel to the other two. pared with the other days it was terri the next climb a nd two Norwegians, Anderwert refused to take turns of ble." Bard Grossvold a nd Kj etil Kristiansen , pace with St George e ve n under the Barney St G eorge s pearheaded the battled it out fo r the minor po ints . A sounds of goading from the commen brea ks afte r clearing the neutral zone. for midable vanguard steam roll ed its tato r and the jeers from the spectators. H e exerted himself to take over the way through Wyong a nd Peats Ridge. H e eventually relented and rode into KOM over Steward and Pezzetti. Fifty As the lead vehicles sped up to clear the he ad wind. Barney St George kilometres into the stage St George , the way for the s print into Gosford, buoye d a long by the cheering crowd Saether, Pezzetti , Steward and Nick Niederberger, Kris ti a nsen , Salas and found the extra strength in his legs to Barnes and David Spencer (Caltex/Eng Saether accelerated also. Niederberger score a split second win over Ueli. land) worked together against the howl made s ure that it was not going to be a ing winds a nd torrential rains. They dis close sprint. He dropped into a big gear Day nine stage thirteen. Coogee to Wol appeared into the eerie fog a good mi and pounded over the line seven sec longong - 60 km . Ridden at 21.6 km/h. nute a head of the fi e ld at the 70 km mark. On the rapid descent into Wollon o nd s a head of Kris ti a nsen a nd Salas Winner: M Saether who charged t o the tape neck and neck gong Morton Saethe r attacked a and took second and third respectively. To ride or not to ride - that was the di kilometre from the line to finish an im The remainder of the lead bunch , le mma of the day. The early morning pressive nine seconds ahead of Pezzetti, fo urteen riders , stormed into town 2 weather conditions we re dee med Steward , Barnes a nd St George . min 24 sec later. It took twenty minutes dangerous. The district was receiving its Spencer arrived 10 seconds late r with for all the fi e ld to comple te the s tage, greatest downpour in ages. The fog blan the main group a further 1 min 14 sees half the time gap of the previous year. ket over Mt Ousley had reduced visibil down . Sae ther's s tage win thre w his The e ntire e nto urage departed for ity to a few metres and the road was re team into high spirits. Sydney in convoy. The cyclis ts re duced to one lane due to roadworks. The Tour leader, Kj etil Kristiansen mounted at the S urry Hills Po lice Depot Everyone huddled in the Coogee Bay said , " We are all working for Morton to a nd headed for the crite rium at Coogee H o te l b a r h eard race director Frank win this race. I am just keeping the yel Beach. The weat her frowned o n this Bates d ecla re that the race goes on . low jersey warm for our national hero." stage for the third year in succession. Mumbles went up from some riders and The 30 year old Norwegian, who came Only those with rain coats and umbre l- managers and Sgt Norm Shepherd fourth in the Los Angeles Olympics, was

26 Freewheeling The @'!Jfl@@(lfJC!J~ Are COMING TO CRANKS IN FEBRUARY

lee 1he new pffloiype 'Pra.Lr.L.e Br.ea4er Team Issue 11 Cranks IOW _e~• Touring and Mountain bikes Morton Saether's lone and The experienced are our speclallty. powerful win in appalling conditions into Wollongong. 92 Pacific H'wav Rosevllle 411 5116 eager to conclude his long and splendid amateur career by becoming the first Scandinavian to win the Common wealth Bank Classic. Stage thirteen was the unlucky stage for seven competitors. Four had more than their spirits dampened by the weather, they were physically exhausted and were forced to retire from the race. One of them, last year's winner, Andrew Logan, had worked his way into third on the general classification. Tactically, with the right team support he was ide ally poised to repeat last year's magical success. Logan had been suffering from in fluenza for several days and kept going in the hopes of a recovery, but the odds were against him when the rains came, he pulled up with stomach cramps. "I just had no strength left in my legs," said a shattered Logan. Three others, Roul Fahlin, Colin Sturgess and Steve Rooney wi thdrew before the stage com menced. Young Tamworth cyclist Mark Jeffrey wished he had done so when he rushed into the marquee at Wollongong in an advanced state of hypothermia. The race doctor's report was grim, "A little longer and it would have been very seri o us. He could have gone into a coma." He was wrapped in a thermal blanket and rushed to Wollongong Hos pital. Prior to the stage the race director gave permission for the cyclists to use wet weather clothing. Lack of experi Stephen Shuetz, and Gavin Stevens to wounds in his elbow and knee he re ence had seen Jeffrey ride the entire limp in twelve seconds later for second mounted and rode the remaining 40 km stage unprotected from the elements and third place respectively. Eddie Salas to Goulburn in agony. His courageous and the consequence. came fourth with the remainder of the act demonstrated the deep committ The unseasonal weather was now get field 43 seconds down. ment of the Europeans to the team ting to the Internationals as well as the An hour later the whole show was on structure, he was there if team leader Australians, and for the first time in the its way to Goulburn. Only Italy, Nor Kjetil Kristiansen needed him . Classic's history racing was postponed way, Switzerland, New Zealand and Another such demonstration of team until the next morning. Alex Fulcher's Caravans had their full loyalty surfaced when Barney St George complement of riders. Bosch was down punctured on the way to Moss Vale. Day ten stage fourteen. Wollongong to three and Mavic was reduced to two Bruce Keech dropped off the peloton to Crlterlum -14 km. Ridden at 44.64 km/h. and Mike Carter the only one left to help St George regain. Working on re carry the flag for the United States. Goulburn ten Winner: B St George serves he charged into From here on in it would be a cunning seconds ahead ofTiziano Mancini (Lon battle of tactics. For some to improve gines/Switzerland), and John Clissold. Stage fifteen Wollongong to Goulburn - their general classification for a greater Thirty six seconds later came Ivan 135 Km. Ridden at 34.2 km/h. Winner: share in the prize money, for others the Menni with Michael Carter leading the B Keech (Holden/Australia) plan would be to cover their established main peloton over the line 2 min 24 sees leads. in arrears. The postponed Flagstaff Point The first hurdle to master on this leg The surprise of the day was Mark Jef Criterium got under way without any was the Macquarie Pass. The eleven frey, sufficiently recovered from fanfare. As the giant chimney stacks of kilometre climb was swept aside by Bar hypothermia , who finished the stage the 'Gong's steel mills belched smoke ney St George. At the end of the day his only 12 minutes down. into the air the fifty or so remaining overall points in the KOM were 33 , an cyclists charged around the windswept unbeatable 17 points ahead of his Day eleven stage sixteen Goulburn to hill for twenty laps.In almost nineteen nearest rival H Niederberger. He also Queanbeyan -104 km. Ridden at 39.24 minutes it was all over. moved into third place in the Sprint Pezzetti, Dahlberg, Schuetz, Stevens King category and in the last five stages km/h. Winner: M Ricciutelli and St George plunged into an early has moved from 30th to 14th position in break. The pace never slackened with St general classification. After struggling Stage seventeen Oueanbeyan to Can George putting on the pressure every up the Pass the riders consolidated into berra - 35 km. Ridden at 27.36 km/h. time they came into the hair pin climb, two groups and passed through Moss Winner: B St George until only Schuetz and Stevens were left Vale by noon. to challenge him. St George was in an By the time they moved to the open With three days of riding left the cyclists slaying mood and left them both for space of the Hume Highway only 500 were not expecting to do anything spec dead when they failed to box him in on metres separated the two groups. As the tacu Iar between Goulburn and Can the gutter. peloton sped down the long incline into berra. The peaceful country road wound St George charged over the line to Berrima Alte Pedersen struck the back its way through Lake Bathurst and take out his second criterium leaving of a passing caravan. In spite of deep Tarago. The boys worked the knots out

28 Freewheeling of their tired legs and never dropped the pared to carry through with their advan This stage, the longest in the Classic's speedo below 50 kilometres per hour for tage. history, should have fulfilled at least countless miles. " Kristiansen's team mate (Morton some of the predictions made of it. It A ll the breakaways were contain ed Saether) was wi th us" , said Salas," and was to be a stage in which many a weary and an intact field contested the sprint the New Zealanders were happy to wait leg would grind to a standstill; a stage into Queanbeyan. Mauro Ricciutelli for their team mates to catch up. No where leadership would change hands; a won by three bike le ngths over Fred body wanted to work. It was a real dis stage where accidents would occur and Arne Enger (Apollo/Norway) and appointment." the patience of the officials would wear Michael Schnek with E Pezzetti, adding The national Capital saw Barney St thin. In reality the status quo prevailed. to this Sprint King points, fo urth. Atle George write a new chapter in the Race Due to a professional approach to Pedersen never let the injury from the history book by becoming the first triple team work , Kjetil Kristiansen main previous day hinder his mountain climb stage winner in the Tour. The Canberra tained his 38 second margin over Eddie ing, he won the KOM's to thrust himself criterium fell to him in effortless style. Salas. The 39 starters fi nished with an up from 4th to 2nd place behind Barney Criteriums have never been Barney's average of only 3 min 20 sees between St George. forte, but this record displayed to the first and last. And to everyone's amaze Eddie Salas was graduall y closing in selectors a va luable all-rounder ability. ment the officials remained cool. The on Kristiansen. He attacked strongly on St George along with J Harris, P Tur Wagg~ finish was a bonus. A estimated the hills in the last stage and was looking kington, M Schenk, and P Swadling crowd in excess of 3000 thrilled the for support from fe llow Australians built up a 16 sec lead with the call of executive director Phil Bates. "It's the emulate Andrew Logan in last years three to go. Ueli Anderwert was halfway biggest crowd we've ever had for a coun event. The 22 year o ld Salas acknow across the gap and Michael Carter was try area". said Bates. Wagga will again ledged, "This is a selection race for next bringing up the remainder of the field . host a stage in next year's Brisbane to year's Olympics, so obviously they all At the bell it was anybody's race. The Melbourne epic. have their own ambitions." Italian team was in position to set up To acknowledge the importance of Eddie Salas also observed that the full their sprinter, but as they neared the the occasion the Wagga City Council Norwegian team had the depleted West judges box it was Barney St George in donated the sum of $500 toward the German team working for them and his new role of Criterium King , with prizes for the Yass-Wagga stage comple said, "The only way I'm going to get up Swadling, Pezzetti and Schenk taking menting the $1500 put up by the Wagga there is if the other Aussies can give me the minor placings. Chamber of Commerce and Industry a hand." He felt that he had that chance and a further $500 by the Wagga Tourism the day before when Kristiansen was Day twelve stage eighteen Yass to Wagga Promotions Committee. toiling up Macquarie Pass with Mauro Wagga - 200 km. Ridden at 43.56 km/h. An enthusiastic crowd saw Swiss rider Ricciutelli while he and the leaders had Herbert Niederberger win the 200 km crested the mountain. No one was pre- Winner: HNiederberger stage from Yass , but their loudest

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Tiziano Mancini had 19 seconds o n War Not 30 kilometres fro m Yass Graham Kj etil acknowledged the brilliant work ren D oyle w ho came thi rd l eading th e Seers and John Cli ssold decided t o g ive of his experienced t eam captain : "Mor rest of the fi eld . it a go. Within a few kilome tres they ton directed the traffic today. He told us T he criterium th a t fo ll owe d was we re joine d by Pete r Turkingto n. The which breaks to ch ase and which ones pu rely academi c. An earl y break was no trio jetted along for 100 kilome tres set didn't m atter. If I win it'll be due to hi s th reat to the tour leader as both he a nd ting up an impressive 7 min 40 sec lead expe ri e nce a nd advice a nd the rest of Salas were in the back bunch. At th ree at one stage. Seers and Turkington were the team." laps to go they we re all together mi xing we ll down in cl assificatio n , but Jo hn Morto n Saethe r, the predicted race it with each o the r fo r the f in a l tim e . Clissold was o nl y 12 minutes o ff the favourite , summed up the team Gavin Ste vens o ut sprinted Switze r lead . It started to look dangerous. philosophy when h e said , " I may have land's sprint champio n Ueli Anderw ert T he pursuing bunch dropped into wanted t o win this race , but Kj e til got to earn the honour of winning the fi nal overdrive a nd reduced the gap . They the right break so it was then up to me stage. In the mi ddle o f the bunch came swamped the trio passing through and the othe rs to help him . A win fo r the undisputed winner of the tour Kjetil Cootamundra. With 25 kms to go Price, Norway is a win for us all. " Kristi ansen - crowned King Kristia nsen Lunn, Pedersen, Stevens, Badolato a nd Salas would have loved such nati onal by Sydney Morning Hera ld's Mi chael Ni ederberger charge d away fro m the support, but it wasn't forthco ming. It Cockerill . fi eld . 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Now wi th th e ye ll ow shi rt still The UCI Intern ati onal Commissaire , Australia n t eams, or the Ita li ans a nd on hi s back and th e $2,500 wi nne rs George Nelson, had n o respite from hi s Ne w Z eala nde rs w ho may have bee n cheque being written out in his name , he exacting responsibility of exercising the sy mpathetic. waved his little No rwegian fl ag and a l wi sdom of Solomon. Working quietl y in The team manager Alex Fulcher said , lowed himse lf th e lux ury of bea ming the background since the race com " If we a re to ask any of the other Aus trium phantly. me nced he had been imposing pe na l trali ans for help it will be do ne o n the " I d o n't b e li eve I a m a li ve . I h ave ti es, upholding a ppeals, reversing deci road tomorrow a nd the re wo n't b e a ny never t rained fo r so me thing li ke this sions and sitting through long sessio ns money involved ." before. Ye t I feel I coul d go on now for a with hi s co uncil of judges. From the Eddie , in full agreement, said , " I'm couple of more stages," s aid Kjetil. As time the race hit Ballina there had b een not going to buy anyone o ff. If the other the medi a descended upon him he s li p a smorgasbord of altercati ons. Australians haven't got a chance it's up ped back into hi s rese rve a nd p layed There was the o dd black eye, bruised to the m if they wa nt to g ive me some down the merits of hi s victory. sho ulde r and ho t t e mpe r jousting to help, but I won't be asking for it. " Also deli ghted w ith hi s achi eve ments conte nd with ; the usual tow be hind a And so the die was cast fo r the fin al was Eddie Salas, the 22 year old clerk ve hicle to rule o n. The re was the ho t stage. with the Departme nt of Ma in Roads in Ita li an blood t o cool down and the im Sydney, who dogged th e tracks of Kris Tour to retain his petuous Aussie o utburst to quell. COMMONWEALTH tiansen th roughout the The Swiss were roughing up all who BANK. second p lace. Eddie said , " I'm h appy got in their way, the Kiwis were taking wit h what I h ave a ch ie ved , I'm a lso no no nsense fro m a nyone a nd the Ita happy fo r the team. I wo n the criterium li a ns were o ut to score points. Fo r series, I fini shed third in the King of the George there was never a dull moment. Mou ntain and I fini shed second in t he Today was no e xception . H e had t o To ur - I d o n't think th a t's a fa ilure. " Salas also expressed hi s desire to ride in penali se Enrico Pezzetti two minutes fo r Da y thirteen stage nineteen Wagga interfering with Barney St George in the the Olympics and hoped that hi s perfo r Cootamundra sprint. Pezzetti cut across Wagga to Albury-143 km. Ridden at 41.4 ma nce in the C lassic had gua ranteed St George forcing him to break to a void km/h. Winner: B Keech hi m a p lace in th e Austra li an road team hitting a parked car. for Seoul. " If not, " said Eddie, " T hen Pezzetti's action angered st G eorge as Stage twenty Albury Criterium 30 km. I've got a lot of thinking to do. I've been offered a professional contract in Italy he felt he could have beaten B adalato , Ridden at 42.48 km/h. ·winner: GStevens Pezzetti's team m a te , fo r a valuable and it is a criti cal stage of my career. " Sprint King point. Let's get this thing over and o ut of th e The e uphoria was over. T he Continen A little o f those in fa mily a ltercati ons way, was surely the feeling of the 39 who ta ls wo ul d go home, some to turn pro surfaced when th e stage winner H erbert jumped into acti on out ofWagga Wagga. fessio na l, so me to re tire a nd some to Ni ederberge r t o ld the public, " I h ave The good roads through the rolling continue tra ining in search of th e e xce l pleasure in showing that Swi ss riders not countryside enticed them to accelerate . lence th at woul d w in for th em Olympi c onl y can fight but also can ride. 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by LESLEY A NE NICHOLSON and Wednesday for Joe is similar story to group of friends who were planning a JAQUI ROBERTSON the Tuesday but as training continues on cycling holiday through the Snowy the Thursday Joe's muscles are sore. Mountains during January. Nonplussed OE KEEN is a Sunday cyclist. He After his evening ride he feels that a hot Joe enquires about Suzie's composure has been a day-rider for years and bath and a vigourous massage with lini and apparent lack of pain and fatigue Jnever had any problems related to ment are call ed for. This is topped off after the gruelling event they'd both just cycling. One Sunday Joe meets his with a medicinal whiskey and an early endured. friend Suzie Spokes who mentions that night in bed. It was at this moment the Suzie she is planning to enter the Sydney to On Friday Joe decides to persevere realised Joe kn ew nothing about the ' Gong Bike Ride. The route is 90 km and adhere to the adage ' no pain no basics of a good exercise program and a long and is on the following Sunday. gain' . He takes his miniature cassette preventative approach to bicycling in Suzie asks Joe if he can come. tape player along to help take his mind juries. Joe was a wreck but Suzie had off his sore muscles and his new painful sailed through the event; how was her He says yes but with only seven days and swollen right knee. All this training approach to the Ride different form his? to go he has little time to prepare. So he has made Joe so tired that when he gets works out a training programme consist home he flops on the bed and goes ing of at least two hours cycling a day on Exercise and injury prevention his trusty old ten-speed. straight to sleep. The day before the big Ride Joe takes Every riding session should start with a On the Monday Joe spends his lunch the day off from training and picks up warm up and stretches and finish with a hour in the nearest cycle shop. He buys the featherlight racing bike. cool down and stretches. a helmet, gloves, cycle shorts and shoes Sunday and the big day has arrived. Warm-Up Ride for 3-5 minutes until as well as a large tin of electrolyte Joe is determined. The first 25 km are you notice an increase in heart and re loaded energy drink. Later that after pretty much as he expected. His thighs spiratory rates. Your faster heart rate noon he arranges to borrow a friend's and right knee are hurting but by now will result in increased blood flow to lightweight racing bike for the big day. he's getting pretty used to putting up your muscles and better co-ordination. The heat is on . with a bit of pain. Riding the new bike is Now you are ready to hop off your bike That night training begins in earnest. a bit different. Joe has adjusted the seat for a stretching session. Joe dashes home from work, jumps into so that he can put his feet to the ground Stretches These must be gradual and his new gear, has a large glass of electro- when he stops. specific for the muscles used in cycling 1yte drink and heads out on the road. After 40 km his neck and the top of (see photographs). Gently stretch until Two hours later he really knows he has his shoulders are aching. At the 65 km you feel a light pull - this should not had a workout. Proud of himself he has mark Joe's highs are hurting more than cause pain. If it does you are over a quick shower, a bite to eat, and retires ever. His determination sees him stretching and could actually be tearing early to bed. through to the end of the ride with a vow your muscles. Hold each stretch for 20 Tuesday. Today Joe finds himself a bit never to ride again. seconds then relax . Repeat each stretch stiff and sore. He attributes this to the His frame of mind was not unlike that 3 to 5 times. fact that he pushed himself much harder of a woman who has just given birth to Never bounce while stretching as this than he does on his usual Sunday ride. her first child. will cause micro tears in the muscle. Training that night, Joe takes it a little After the Sydney to Gong ride Suzie Bouncing sets of a stretch reflex which easier. Spokes asks Joe if he'd like to join a causes the muscle to contract or shor-

Freewheeling 33 ten. The muscle is thus being pulled in cool-down and is believed to further and duration of exercise with an aim to two directions and has no recourse but reduce muscle soreness after exercise. be fit for an event other than in a week's to tear. Repeat the stretches specific to cycling time or at least not aim to finish . Exercise Your body is now ready for already given . Planning Training for an event should cycling. Gradually increase the intensity Fundamentals of training be planned ahead; short and long term of exercise. If you are out for a long ride When Joe decided to enter the Syd goals should be set. For example, Joe its a good idea to repeat the stretches ney to Gong ride he only gave himself a could aim to ride a quarter the distance after every hour or so. week to train. This is not enough time. in a given time. He could then work Cool down Like the warm up to exer Sunday riding would have placed little around a training regime geared to the cise , the cool-down should consist of a demands on Joe's body as is s hown by time taken to complete the distance. By gradual decrea e in exercise intensity. the fact that he'd never had any physical now Joe will be riding further and aim Your heart rate will slow and there will problems re lated to cycl ing. Joe had ing towards riding half the total dis be a corresponding redistribution of never stressed his body beyond leisurely tance. As Joe's fitness increases he will blood throughout the body as in the pre cycling through the parklands. Once a be able to ride for longer periods. exercise resting state. decision had been made to enter an Training specifics Each sport calls Gradually reduci ng heart rate, thus event, careful consideration should be upon muscles to be used in a specific blood flow to working muscles, results given to th e stresses that the event will way. Moreover, the way in which you in a flushing effect that removes the place on the body. personally exercise conditions your mus toxic wastes of metabolism. For example, the distance, the ter cles and joints to work as you have These wastes are believed to be re rain , the climate, and the time it will trained them to work. For example, Joe sponsible for muscle soreness by irritat take to complete the event are essential trained on a pushbike. His hip , knees, ing the nerve fibres responsible for pain . points to consider. Joe would have been ankles, back and neck were all trained Stretching should be an integral part of wiser to gradually increase his intensity to work in specifi c ranges according to the demands placed on them. Switching over to a different bike for the event meant that Joe's muscles were ALLEN FOLDING UNIVERSAL BIKE RACK now faced with a situation they weren't BY G .RAECROSS as well trained for. The range of motion of Joe's joints would be different. Say Joe's knee joint range was between 20 degrees and 90 degrees on the bike. The quads (and all of the leg muscles) would be trained to work specificall y in that range. By changing to a different bike (and a different joint range) Joe would be at a distinct disadvantage to other cyclists who had trained on the same bike. Joe's Folded Size 460 mm x 665 mm x 100 mm. peak muscle torque , a measure of power, occurred in the first instance with Joe's knee just short of 20 degrees • Carries multi pie bicycles. on the down stroke. With Joe's changes • Fits any car. station wagon, van or to his bike his knees move through a utility of Australian or foreign make. pedal cycle which allows greater exten • Comes completely assembled sion of his muscles. Unfortunately his folds flat for easy storage. legs are not trained to cope efficiently • Goes on and off the car in seconds. with the new situation. • Four large-area. flat rubber feet to Stressing the system If a system is protect your car. stressed the body must adapt to with • Protected bicycle suppqrt fr11me stand this stress. When the stress is too holds bicycles away from the car great, adaption does not occur, the sys and hot exhaust. tem fails , and injury is likely to occur. • Exclusive design allows mounting For example, Joe's exercise habits on tailgate of utility truck, on cars with spoilers, or on vehicles with changed from leisurely cycling in a week externally mounted spare tyres. to 2 hours intensive training per night. • Extra long carry arms. 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Freewheeling 35 bed. The cartoid pulse found at the side of the neck is probably the easiest pulse to take (especially while cycling). After some months of training there should be a decrease in resting heart rate as the heart muscle becomes a more efficient pump. This is an indicator of adaption to the stress placed on it by training. Many other adaptions to stress occur within the body - too many to mention here. Subjectively you will notice you Stretdiing exercises for bicycle riders. Left to before the onset of right: L Hamstrings. Keep back straight. Pull can ride longer pull in the muscles at enjoy a feeling of pelvis forward. Feel the fatigue and you will back of thigh. 2. Thigh nexors. Feet pull in well being. You may have heard of en inner thigh. 3. Calves. Back leg straight. Feel dogenous opiates (endorphines) chemi the pull at back of thigh. Repeat with back bpm. Measure your heart rate first thing cal substances your body releases as a knee bent. 4. Quads. Keep knees close to 'in the morning before getting out of defense mechanism against stress. This each other. Keep back straight. 5. Thoracic back. Feel stretch in upper back. You may is said to occur after about 20 minutes of may be a muscle imbalance that should also feel stretch in armpits for pectoral muscle continuous exercise and is known be corrected. For example, back pain stretch. Keep lower back straight and knees amongst runners as "runners high". may be due to a combination of tight slightly bent. 6. Neck and shoulders. Upper The no pain no gain myth. Joe hamstring muscles with corresponding head to one side. Hold trapezius muscles. lilt body through pain on the weak abdominal muscles. same side with other arm behind worked his wrist on will wor your back. Gently pull the arm down as you assumption of "no pain - no gain". Pain Left unchecked the problem pull head over to opposite side. Feel the pull is our body's way of telling us that injury sen. With early intervention , the prob in the bulky muscle on top of your shoulders may be occurring and should be taken lem can be rectified. If the problem is near the neck. notice of. The system may be or is being ignored serious damage could result in stressed too much too soon, or there chronic back pain. Chronic problems family head gear Bike riding is great family fun ... and it's a proud winner of an Rosebank Stackhat, the Aussie Life and you will look smart and be Australian Design Award. Preserver, available in a full range of smart if you wear a Rosebank But that's not all ... it is approved sizes, Junior and Senior Models, for Stackhat* Bicycle Safety Helmet. by the Standards Association of both Children and Adults. It is now It's the best head protection you Australia to AS2063 & AS2063/2 available in a Snazzy Pink, a can buy and many Australians Australia's guarantee of a quality Reflective Black for your safety, in testify they owe their lives to their bicycle safety helmet. addition to the ever popular Brilliant Stackhat. White and Safety Yellow. It was the first and only helmet There are visors to suit all Stackhats. i in the world with $10,000 Rosebank Stackhat the "smart FREE INSURANCE for wearers, helmet" choice.

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• Rosebank Stackhat Registered Trade Name are always more difficult to treat than effects continue long after the ice has Remember Joe's mistaken remedy for acute problems. The endurance cyclist been removed. Icing may be repeated sore muscles and fatigue: he had a hot should pay special attention to niggling hourly or two hourly as needed. bath, a vigourous massage with liniment pains as a release of endogenous opiate C = Compression. Use a stretch ban and a medicinal whiskey. Joe didn't could make a serious problem. The bot dage starting below the injury and apply know about RICE or warming-up, cool tom line is : don't exercise though pain. in an upward direction firm even pres ing-down or stretching. Applying heat How can you tell when injury has oc sure. Remember compression not con to an acute injury can exacerbate the curred? The first indicator of injury if striction. Compression reduces swelling inflammatory response. often pain. Other signs to look for are: by preventing excessive expansion of If muscle tearing was the cause of • Swelling; redness. the injured part. Most effect is gained by Joe's pain , vigourous massage should • Pins and needles, numbness, mus bandaging before swell ing is well ad also have worsened matters by promot cle weakness, burning or shooting pain. vanced. ing intramuscular bleeding. Further E = Elevation of the swoll en part al more, alcohol increases the inflammat What to do if injury has occurred . lows gravity to assist in the removal of ory response because it causes dilation Swelling, redness and an increase in fluid from the injured area. of blood vessels thus more fluid moves temperature of the injured part are signs Note: RICE is an effective immediate into the tissues and leads to a further of inflammation. An immediate or acute treatment but if injury has occurred a increase in swelling. injury with in.fl ammation should be physiotherapist or doctor should be con Massage and heat do have their place treated with R.I.C.E. as soon as pos sulted. however. In the absence of injury a gen sible. Pins and Needles, nu mbness, muscle tle massage can increase the suppleness R = Rest the affected part of your weakness, burning pain are signs of seri of tissues and aid in muscle relaxation. body. ous damage or inj ury and a doctor or Heating the muscles before can enhance I = Ice for 20 minutes. Wrap an ice physio should be consulted without the effects of massage. pack or crushed or cubed ice in a wet delay. These signs are indications of Something else to take note of - stay towel and pl ace on the part. A bag of nerve involvement. Usually the symp clear of electrolyte drinks they can wor frozen peas easil y moulds to sites such toms are easily reversible when treated sen dehydration - water is the best fluid as knees . Ice is effective in reducing by a skilled physiotherapist. If left un replacement. swelling and joint damage that has been treated permanent or incapacitating Cycling is fun but its up to you to keep associated with chronic swelling. Ice damage could result: Don't be fooled if it t hat way. Before ·embarking on any also has an analgesic effect. the pins and needles, or altered sensa training program its a good idea to get Note: Do not leave ice on for longer tion are felt in your lower leg, or hands, your doctors okay if don't you think you than twenty minutes as nerve damage as the problem could be originating in are in good physical condition or haven't can occur. After 20 minutes of icing the your spine . exercised for a long time.

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42 Freewheeling line keeps on, silent and determined, defiant cries long since quitted, until - IN PRAISE OF "JEEZ Geoff the rain has stopped!" the sky was clearing and a watery sun bec AUTOMATION koned. Ten ks to go. "Last one home by ANDREW BUTLER buys the wine!" rings the exuberant IT NEVER RAINS challenge. Five to go - steaming breaths, f you, whilst 'limping' up another in bodies warm and working beautifully, terminable hill, have ever questioned ON ABIKE RIDE taught tyres singing on steaming tar. Ithe sanity of your biking endeavours, The Finish. Five flashes through an be assured you are not the Lone Ranger. open gateway. Clean clothes, warm Even the most masochistic cyclists have clothes. Cheese, bread, wine, friends at one time or another, felt like flinging by David Hufett recounting, laughter. their machines over the nearest escarp Would I do this again ? Tell me, ment. where's the start, what's the date? Of The truth is, most of the romanticism ET your alarm and you'll sleep course I would!! associated with this antiquated form of with one eye open. I do. It happens Who ever heard of it raining on a bike transport is nurtured at the bar, after beer Severy time. Sunday morning 21st ride?? has dulled the ache in your backside and June, I did it again- beat the digital nightwatch by a handful of flicking mi nutes. Eased myself from my warm bed and groped through the cold dark to the shower. GERARD AND Hot tea, toasted slice - twice, and as I drove along the ridge to Uraidla the dawn broke with a breathtaking first light in a clear, clear sky. The day ALAN AGREE crawled up and over the Mount Lofty Ranges as we raced towards Sandy Mitsuboshi make the world's best racing and Creek and the Start. triathlon tvrcs. One hundred and fifty cyclists '· gathered on a bitterly cold morning. Colour everywhere, gleaming machin ery, smelly Wintergreen and the first · ·•·. dozen away sharp on eight o'clock. Who'd heard the broadcast warnings to graziers and wheat growers? Who saw the heavy black cloud crouching low on the western horizon? Not I, nor anyone about me. It was crisp, it was clear, the vineyards neatly trimmed and we were spiriting towards Angaston for break fast. Under a rapidly darkening sky we rode through the town and down the hill to Keyneton. then the first deliberate drops fell , stinging on cold skin. Rain jackets on, heads down, more rain now wind driven and chilling. A stripped down racing bike has no mudguards; a mane of water off the front wheel, cold wet feet; a mane of water off the back wheel, cold wet seat! Sixty five ks to go and who said this was rain anyway? Five in line, knees pumping, shoul ( ;FRARD DONNELI .Y ALAN DIPPLE ders rocking, determination hardening. Most successful Current Australian Sensations of cold and discomfort re Australian long course cede before an onslaught of Endorfins. 50 km point score It's all GO!! t riathlete dumpion Successive storm driven squalls pass almost unnoticed. , water everywhere. Glasses are useless, fingertips numb, feet somewhere down there, off the end of your body, and overall a sense of ex citement prevails. The five ride on through it all. Turn right at Mount Pleasant, thirty ks to go. Now the wind is on the nose, the odds are heightened, more work. Then the hail. Can it get worse? Yes! the wind accelerates and buffets cruelly. The

Freewheeling 43 yarns of chronic discomfort can be swap UPERWUR ped and even enjoyed in a convivial at -PANNIERS mosphere. On the road, the dangers of S mixing it with more modern modes of conveyance, and the inherent difficulties The proven load carrying of negotiating Australia's ill-conceived system for touring cyclists topography, are about as romantic as who demand the best in canoeing the Bermuda Triangle or jogg function and reliability. ing the Sahara Desert during a sand An exclusive new mounting storm. Strangely enough, my wife Mary and I clip is the latest refinement are cycling addicts. Veterans of many, use in a 10 year history of what can ambiguously be referred to as around the world. 'holidays' on bikes. Hopefully, the suffer Whether you ride off-road, ing we've endured will help illuminate commute in the wet or some of the perils that can, and usually travel on transcontinental do, befall the intrepid cyclist. highways you can be proud of your decision to buy The first is worst Australian excellence. Our first trip, a peddle from Melbourne Ask for SUPERTOUR down to Philip Island, began cautiously panniers and bags at your enough. Having alighted from the train specialist touring bicycle which had shuttled us from the retailer. See other homelands of North Queensland, we Wilderness Equipment decided not to brave the Melbourne traf the foot products at selected fic, and walked our cycles on paths until things thinned out a little. Predictably, as soon a_§ we did mount up a sudden downpour made a mockery of our decision not to worry about water proofing. ~Wi~Equlpment It was about this time that we water P.O. Box 83, Fremantle, W.A. 6160 discovered the debilitating effect Uncompromised Design has on bicycle brakes. We weren't killed, however the shocked look on the motorist's face when four cyclists collided in an effort to avoid his stationary car, told us our improvised braking procedure was spectacularly inefficient. Terror in Tassie Miraculously we survived our maiden journey, and ventured next to Tassie where a danger of a very different kind confronted us - Tasmaniacs! The Federal Government had just can ned the plan to dam the Franklin River and greenies in the Apple Isle were about as popular as AIDS carriers at a blood bank. Resplendent in our regalia of thongs, King-Gees and ex-army pullovers, we were mistaken for greenies and set upon by a marauding horde of would-be dam builders as we peddled into Let Launceston. Waving arms, which we'd initially thought a greeting, bulleted pro Christie Cycles jectiles at us while a rare combination of put you in the expletives further endorsed the inkling that we were not welcome. picture In a bid to preserve ourselves, we took I to riding in our sole set of finery and I Before you set out on your next bicycle adventure talk to Ian or Richard avoided discourse on anything even 25 years I the touring and tandem experts at Christie Cycles. With over I remotely connected with conservation. I cumulative bicycle touring experience I 5 I The ploy worked, and two weeks later we I in 16 countries worldwide Christie ~ i: == - :::- - = slunk back to the mainland, un-nerved Cycles can set you up for a weekend ( E :ecE'§: e EE I I day ride or the adventure of a -= ~ ~!!:. ~!!:.~ ~ !!:.E but intact. I lifetime. So come in and experience = == ~=<--= == I I the friendly helpful service that only a THE TOURING AND TANDEM EXPERTS I Wine worries recognised export in the field can 85 Burwood Rd Hawthorn VIC 3122 I Expedition number three began with a I deliver. Phone (03) 818 4011 lengthy bus trip from Townsville to 44·------· Freewheeling Adelaide. The paralysis inducing seats, and then push north to Port Douglas centre of a heatwave. Daily temperatures the drivers who acted like martyrs every where wide beaches and seafood steamed into the forties, and the very time they had to load your bike, and the restaurants provide perfect succour for bitumen bubbled and spat as we withered dubious palatability of Roadhousee food the saddle-sore cyclist. along on the bikes. all combined to make us very relieved to Sadly, we never made it. Eighty Pushbiking in conditions most reach our destination and reassemble the kilometres out of Atherton, on the crest motorists balked at, and gulping more cycles. of a very substantial downhill, a cruel litres of softdrink than many cars take in Adelaide is undoubtedly one of dose of influenza wrought havoc with my petrol, did earn us a certain notoriety Australia's more picturesque state health. Neither my mother-in-law who with service station proprietors - they capitals, however the lure of quiet, coun had to come and pick us up, nor my wife, thought we were crazy; however viewed try roads soon found us in the Barossa who loves seafood and thinks flu is all in rationally, the journey was an un Valley. Quaintly German in character, the mind, were too impressed. mitigated succession of pain and depriva the valley is also endowed with a tion. multitude of vineyards and these proved Feeling the Heat If you are still entranced by the two to be our undoing. Our latest cycling catastrophe was a ride wheeled torturer man christened the cy At our first tasting, Mary indulgently from Brisbane to Coffs Harbour. We took cle, there is not much I can do to help suggested we buy a bottle, henceforth to the inland route to avoid the traffic, and you. Except perhaps to wish you many a be known as a 'tweenie', to sustain us bet in so doing landed smack-bang, in the safe trip and many a laugh! ween wineries. Considering wineries were generally only a kilometre apart, this tweenie stratagem was fraught with danger and any control we did have on the bikes dwindled rapidly. GERARD AND Somewhat inevitably, Mary's machine left the road and cartwheeled into a pile of disused wine barrels in the grounds of the Chateau Yaldara. As with most ALAN drunks, she escaped with only superficial injuries, however, the vintage clarets we'd lovingly stored in her panniers were not so lucky and gushed forth to make DISAGREE the accident look far more grevious than it actually was. Uphills and Headwinds The Great Ocean Road along Victoria's southern coast is perhaps the ride for cycling buffs and Mary and I took it on during the Christmas of '85 . The road isn't too busy, as most automated travellers prefer the more direct inland highway, and the scenery is inspiring; memorable for its majesty. Even more memorable for us was the small section of road that veers inland to skirt the perimeter of the Otway National Park. Here, on New Year's Day, peddling between Port Campbell and Lavers Hill, we endured the most excruciating ex perience of our lives. For fifty kilometers the road wound ever upwards, headwinds howled ever harder and our spirits ebbed ever lower. By the time .we arrived in the rain sodden, alpine outpost of Lavers Hill it was powerstrike-black, and those few who call it home were obviously asleep. Gerard Donnelly . Alan Dipph: Hungry and cold, we pitched our porous Besieged 1 :\ngr\' tent and crawled into our saturated sleep I . . 1· ing bags with the pledge that we'd triathlete / racmg eye 1st C: ._ celebrate New Year's Day on the first of February. o • Sickness and the Cyclist -~ =" Tour number five began in the tableland's town of Atherton; one of the few places TVM:S in North Queensland where you can ride l\)JITSUBOSHI a bike for more than ten minutes without dying from dehydration. The plan was to T? de enquiries BIKECDRP (03) 568 0066 peddle to Cairns via the Kuranda Range,

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48 Freewheeling bicycle in the year 1863, the speed of which (helped by the rider, of course) as tounded all. PARTS AND In fact it was so rapid that Assuriaga was deemed to be a sorcerer, and was finally shot dead by French peasants as he ACCESSORIES sped along what was later to become part RAY'S of the famous "Tour de France" race A sports digest by Gee Cripps route! In 1898 it's a fact that if you were in BICYCLE Calling All Downhill Racers! Africa you could swap your old, worn out Don't these expert, specialist hill climbers bicycle for a valuable ivory elephant's you meet on the hills in races and touring tusk - with a bag of succulent dates events make you sick! They do it so easily CENTRES thrown in! In those days, an elephant's (or appear to) you almost wish they'd tusk would buy an overseas trip for two, break a crank! Which prompts a thought! with spending money! We've specialist races for hill climbers, time triallists (too few), sprinters and even WHAT we need in Australia is a all-rounder teams, so how about some National-State-Regional-Club concerted, downhill races - no pedalling please, just unpaced time trial series, catering for all coasting, and with WEIGHT divisions or classes, and all ages, of touring and racing handicaps. No worries about cheating to cyclists - from novice to champion. get into a lower grade event, or regretting Such a series - which could even in you are not eligible for an older age divi corporate "Personal Best Time" awards sion. Just a wonderfully relaxing way of (certificates) - would open the door of competing! Anyone know of a suitable success and recognition for many hun We've upgraded and and safe, fairly steep, fairly straight dreds (perhaps thousands) of riders who extended our range to smooth road somewhere? are not, and never will be, sprinters - in include many of the cluding a multitude of former U.K. riders most famous names in Women Versus Men who had their earlier racing, before cycling and triathlon Sydney vet rider Neville Payne, 60, migrating, in the time trialling sphere (lit gear today: reckons he is going to enter in the next tle else permitted then in the U.K.). women veterans' (or graded women's race) he hears about following the win FOR the record, Australia had another 0PRESTON recently by a fit and talented 26 year-old World Vets Title success at the series this 545 High Street woman rider in a Sydney vets race, when year with Geraldine Stieda, 51, of opposed to (mainly) vets in the 55 years Ph: 478-2064 or 470-2090 Lithgow, easily winning (by 2 mins. 42 We are now catering also for the and over age bracket (in a graded scratch, sees) the championship for women aged specialist bike buyer. Bikes & points score event). 50 years and over. Gerry (then a Cana wheels made to order. Repairs "If my entry is refused, I'll sue for dian, and now married to well known are carried out by David Cechni discrimination. What's OK for the goose Lithgow cyclist Clive Laing) also won in - Melbourne's leading bike is OK for the gander!" says Neville, who 1984. Other title winners for Australia mechanic. Call in to see recently finished 51st in his 80-plus, are Barry Waddell, Ken Stewart and Bill Melbourne's biggest stock of World Vets Title race field (60-64 years) Dove (all Vic), and Norm Simper - 2 bicycles. There's something in Austria. wins, of Canberra. Second placings have to suit everyone. Well, at least it would put cycling in been won by Bill Dove, Ken Stewart, the headlines for a change!! (In case any Clive Laing, Jim Coyle, Cec Cripps, and 0FOOTSCRAY of you think I am chauvinistic by in third placings by Doug Holly, Jim Coyle cluding this item please note that I am all and Cec Cripps (twice). Apologies if I've 170 Barkley Street for women's cycling, and have spent a missed anyone! Ph: 68-1385 great deal of my own money during the Triathlon gear for all types. Need weig~ts? Full range of weights & past two years, trying to get a big tour WHO started that rumour about a plann race for women riders, off the ground. No gymnasium gear for sale or hire. ed breakaway Veteran's group in Great deals on Malvern Star luck yet, but at least my big planned N.S.W.? Could it be that the Veterans in Bicentennial race for women (finishing at Triathlete & racing bikes. Wheels that State (along with Queensland and Ashfield on May 14th, 1988, & bikes built to your specs. N.S.W) Tasmania) are realising that perhaps rac looks a goer!) ing in Opens against youngsters, and with seldom more than two age divisions 0FOREST HILLS Trivia From the Past recognised in the Veteran events at Open 291 A Canterbury Road In September, 1898, the German War meetings, is not as attractive as racing Ph: 877-2311 Office issued an order forbidding all among riders of their own vintage? Catering for everyone from the military personnel from competing in Victoria, West Australia and South specialist through to the family bicycle races against civilians, permitting Australia, came to that conclusion long unit. Call in today and look at our only military racing. Now if the Russians ago, and instituted rules barring vets from prices - service - range. and East Germans would re-introduce competing in Opens (S.A. Vets also have There's something there for you. such a regulation, perhaps we'd be able to a rule which allows their members to win some Gold Medals again! compete in Opens, if they wish, by pa ying Did you know that a French knife maker the regular State body a fee . Other (known in those days as a cutler) named members who wish to ride only in Yet Assuriaga, invented a quite marvellous races, do not pay the fee ). THE 1987 REPCO CYCLES SYDNEY TO THE 'GONG BICYCLE RIDE Bike eclents

Sydney's big evenl gets bigger HIS YEARS 'Gong Ride de parted from previous events in a number of important areas. For T The Bicycle Babies, winners of our amateur The weather this year, in spite of the the first time we were able to overcome section Team Prize found their dummies and past difficulties with the transportation clear blue skies, turned out to be a rever sal of last years conditions. In 1986 early teddies a source of comfort while their bibs of thousands of bicycles at the beginning came in useful for all sorts of disasters from and the end of the Ride by hiring a fleet riders got through to the 'Gong in re chocolate smears to chain grease clean-ups. of semi trailers between Wollongong cord time ahead of a cool southerly and Sydney Central stations. The suc change which wiped out slower riders. This year the speed freaks copped it. A large semi trailers standing idle at the cess of this years Bikelift, operated by station with no sign of movement from Heggies Transport of Wo ll ongong (who stiff southerl y blew fiercely all morning and slowly abated towards mid after . the large mass of riders basking in the usually move steel in a different shape afternoon sun on Flagstaff Point. for BHP), means that the future growth noon. - Entertainment in the form of fashion The Lord Mayor of Wollongong alder of the ride is assured. parades provided by Woolys Wheels of man Frank Arkell wa s on hand to par Ever since the second ride we have Paddington and mountain bike ob ticipate in the carnival atmosphere gen had difficulties in negotiations with the served trials demonstrations featuring erated in his 'favourite street' (En Railways. Now the uncertainty this has current national champion Glen Roche deavour Drive Flagstaff Point) and to generated can be removed and the SRA a long with food and drink ve ndors kept present the Ride's team awards - this can do what it does best - move the the crowds happy and even slowed down year won by the Bicycle Babies people in its electric trains - while we the bike loading at nearby Wollan ong (amateur section) and Wollys Wh eels will move the bikes by road. Trucks next station . At one stage · - (professional section) . The carnival , year wi ll load at the Ride's carnival end organisers had two .. ··..;_ ~ sponsored by the Wollongong Commit ing at Flagstaff Point and a free bus shut ~ ~--- ~ ~~-~ tee, is now a permanent feature of the tle service wil l ferry riders between .~~ ride and next year riders will be asked to there and the station . in vite their friends and relatives to meet them there at the end of the event rather than adding motorised congestion to the scenic 87 km route. In al l the event went very smoothly with the Police and other support or ganisations expressing their satisfaction with the outcome of mammoth behind the scenes organisation. This year over 50 paid staff and almost one hundred volunteers worked on the day to see all of the riders through from start to finish. The ride has certainly come of age and next year our lucky seventh prom ises to be bigger and brighter than ever. Watch this space for details and thanks to riders supporters and crews fo r mak ing our event a real one-of-a-kind (and good fun too) .

Opposite page: Top; Riders depart Belmore Park in brilliant summer conditions after war~ up . exercises conducted by phy~iotherap1st Francine St George. Bottom; National Observed trials champ Glen Roche, a~I the way from Melbourne, leaps cars with a smgle bounce ... well maybe two or three. Gl~n kept the _crowds entertained at Flagstaff Pomt. Followmg page: Top; Riders relax in among the hang gliders at Stanwell tops with Wollongong and the magnificent coast road off in the distance. Below; Fashion parades by Sydney shop, Wollys Wheels, provided a stylish diversion for road-weary riders Colour photography by Emilio Pannaci 50 Freewhee/ing

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by John Dowlin

Y name is Juan Carlos The US embargo has severely hurt private endoza; I'll be your guide for enterprise in Nicaragua. The Leon bike shop the week . I want to welcome has a minimum of spare parts and not a single M bicycle. Photo: W Moffett. you to the free land of Sandino". This is how our young TurNica guide greeted us when we arrived in Managua and board capacities, from soil conservation to the ed a small tourist bus. Juan had gone to wording of the new constitution. Even high school in California and spoke ex Vietnam Vets were there, seeking per cellent English. The years in California missin to work in the war zone. Not least must have also helped him better unders among these volunteers are a few tand the U.S., a country that allocates bicicletologos visionarios, bicycle vi $ 100 million for the Contras while at the sionaries from the US and Europe. same time it has more citizens living and Americas Carl Kurz and Glenn Fiscella, working in Nicaragua than all of the for example, and Fritz Vangelder, and in Cubans and Russians combined! termediate technologist from the Center The free and also surreal land of San for Low Cost Transport in Delft, dino. Managua, the capital, has no Holland, are training Nicaraguans in downtown (wiped out by the earthquake bicycle repair and assembly, helping - in '72); it has a McDonalds with no however modestly - to address the pro McNuggets, and swimming pools with no blem of transportation which, second on water. And it has volunteers with little ly to the war, drains much of Nicaragua's pay. Not just Americans helping with the time and resources ... harvest, and delegations from the 37 US Our tour was organized by the Austin, cities that have sister city relationships Texas chapter of Bikes Not Bombs with Nicaraguan cities (Corinto and (BNB), one of more than 20 chapters Portland, Or. , Leon and New Haven, throughout the US of an organisation Metagalpa and Gainesville . . . .) There're that's committed to sending bicycles in thousands of internacionalistas - from stead of weapons and contras to Canada, Europe, Australia - picking Nicaragua. To date more than 700 coffee & cotton, building schools and donated bicycles, mostly used 3-speeds, clinics, assisting in a hundred different have been shipped from the U.S. and

S4 Freewheeling Canada to the BNB shop in Managua where Glenn, "Carlos" and the Estebans inspect and overhaul each one before it's presented to an organization or govern ment agency. Obsolete parts (out of style but still useful) have also been donated by several U.S. bike manufacturers. BNB is one of a number of projects of the In stitute for Transportation & Develop ment Policy, based in Washington D. C. , which is sending bicycles and other humanitarian aid to Nicaragua, Haiti and Mozambique. The Institute works closely with other North American relief organizations (the American Friends Ser vice Committee, the Don Quixote Center, Tools for Peace . ..) and with a variety of Nicaraguan agencies (MIN V AH, the Ministry of Housing, AND EN, the teachers' union, the Ministerio de Transporte .. ) all of which greater Philadelphia. AeroNica, the na Looking over the Flyin g Pigeons in Jinotepe. have received some of the HPPVs - tional airline that gets you there from The author (right) is next to Carl Kurtz and "human powered peace vehicles - ship Mexico City, has a total of two planes. (4th from the right) Glen Fiscella, the found ped from e/ norte. The one we flew was late - both ways. ers of Bikes Not Bombs. Photo: W Moffelt. Sceptics might ask: Is there a bicycle In Managua planes taxi to a yellow circle culture in Nicaragua? Aren't bicycle ac in front of the terminal, and you walk who (despite the $30 charge for the inter tivists taking their solution to Nicaragua down the ramp. If you like old airports, view) offered some constructive criticism in search of a problem? Ricardo Navarro like Akron-Canton's in the 1950s, you'll of the Sandanista Party. and others at the Swiss Center for Ap love Airport Sandino. Barry George and the Managua BNB propriate Technology (SKA T) and have Accommodation in Nicaragua varies "staff' helped set up our use of bicycles in documented otherwise in their book with the posh Hotel Intercontinental to Managua, a reasonably flat, bikeable city. Bicycles & Tricycles (see suggested inexpensive hostels, with "economy A & On Jan. 7 we had the pleasure of riding reading). The people of Nicaragua need B" hotels in between. Our B hotels were them to the American Embassy and then and want bicycles, and their mobility is clean and comfortable, with hot showers on to MINV AH where they were official greatly enhanced with each and every and overhead fans ( + air conditioners in ly donated and graciously received. All of bicicleta. Educator Ruth Perez of Esteli Managua). Hotel Europa in Leon was our appointments were optional, in in northern Nicaragua can now get to the especially pleasant with its lush, cluding those on TurNica's itinerary 15 schools she serves in 3 hours; by foot overgrown patio: a suitable environment which included a visit to a health clinic, a the same work took several days. No for rum and Pepsi - the trip beverage - collective farm , the market in Masaya, a Bambas, Si Bicicletas!'. it should be and for talking with Gunnar, a Swedish high security prison, a newspaper Nuevo pointed out, is now one of three bicycle surgeon who had just finished two weeks Diario which last year surveyed its programs in Nicaragua, the others being of picking coffee (we pointed out the fact readers on the pros & cons of two SKA T's and - si, comandante - the that Nicaragua also needed surgeons!). wheeled transit), a swim in the Pacific at Sandanistas. Before the trip, people asked me if Poneloya near Leon, and a number of As a member of the BNB Advisory Nicaragua wasn't a little dangerous, with NGOs (non-government organisations) Board, I had been eager to visit all the fighting, Reagan's pending inva involved with human rights, autonomy Nicaragua and to see the project(s) first sion etc. My response: probably less etc. Not least, on Jan. 8 we had a few hand. The opportunity came in January, dangerous than driving on Philadelphia's hours off to attend the Signing of the thanks to the efforts of Barry George, co Schuylkill Expressway. It was only later Constitution ceremony, a festive event at ordinator of the BNB Chapter in Austin, on the two lane roads between Esteli, the Plaza of the Revolution where the who had contacted TurNica about the Leon and Managua that I did feel that President of Peru and others were guest possiblity of a BNB tour. When the there was danger, and the others felt it speakers. In such a desperately poor Philadelphia Friends (Quakers) agreed to too. Traffic accidents, historically, have country (where Pepsi is served in plastic cover half my expenses, I knew I'd be go killed more people than wars . .. bags to conserve scarce bottles!), one has ing. But why Nicaragua? Our group of 12 was mostly Texan, to be impressed that the Nicaraguans When my government tells me that a with one woman from Tacoma, took the time to produce a new constitu particular country is a threat to the Washington, and two of us - Bill Mof tion. Clearly, Nicaraguans do not live by security of the United States, my instinct fett and I - from Philadelphia. (You bet rice, beans_and Pepsi alone! As one Pen is to go and see the country, to meet its we wore Phillies caps. Baseball is big in tago official grudgingly put it: "For a people, and to experience the threat close Nicaragua; their national team even won dumpy little 3rd world country, they've up. This is largely why I joined AYH's a couple of games at the '84 Olympics). got a lot to be proud of.''i first bike tour of Cuba in 1979, and why I Thanks to the efforts of Phil Russell, a We were asked not to give children went to the Soviet Union in '83 and rode translator and author from Austin who candy or money, so as not to encourage the Moscow to Washington D.C. bicycle served as our group's co-ordinator and in begging. We obliged, but it wasn't easy. peace ride. I care about my country and if terpreter, we managed a number of dif One could argue that tourists of the it's challenged in any way, I want to ficulties, among them: finding SKA T's revolution ought not go to Nicaragua, know about it - to the full extent. out-of-the-way bicycle project in Granada but simply wire the trip's cost to a project. and BNB's infant bike repair center at the With $900 one could ship 18 new Hero icaragua is a small, poor country metalworks in Esteli, and also co bicycles from India, without leaving about the size of Pennsylvania ordinating a meeting with a represen home! But then, too, if enough North N but with fewer people than tative of Nicaragua's Conservative Party Americans can visit Nicaragua and see Freewheeling SS Nicaraguans a bicycle assembly plant - for the Bicicleta de Sandino - and accept reimbursement in coffee, rocking chairs and Flor de Cana, one of the world's finest rums.]. Let's face it, we had 50 years of doing things "our way" in Nicaragua, under Somoza. The Nicaraguans now have every right to try something different. We ought to respect this right and get on with it - with the Sandino bicycle! Bicyclist and non interventionist Henry Ford would ap prove. It was in Jinotepe, in the mountains south of Managua, while having rice and beans with Fritz Vangelder that we learn ed more about the SKAT projects. Fritz (and before him, Peter Van Balen) co ordinates the 4 projects in Jinotepe, Masaya, Granada and Rivas; with his Nietzschean mustache and small gold ring in one ear, he's an impressive veloru tionary. He explained how it's all financ ed - a scheme that would make Oliver North envious, and one that's effective: that it's not a threati, and return home Bikes Not Bombs co-founder Carl Kurtz in 1986 approximately 1200 Indian and say so, perhaps the U.S. policy can be (left) and Dutch technician Fritz Vangelder bicycles (made by Hero and Atlas) were changed. check o ut an Indian Hero at the Jinotepe warehouse. Photo: W Moffett. assembled in Nicaragua; in 1987 2500 are Think of it, the $ I 00 million for the expected to be assembled. So why were contras might have purchased 2 million all those new Chinese bicycles in the Heros (shipping included), enough problem of auto(selj)mobility. While they Jinotepe shop? bicycles to put the entire population on try to introduce their cold-weather Ladas, wheels. we could be coming on strong with Information on the Sandanistas' "bicy What better way to challenge the Soviets mountain bikes. With a $100 million cle program" is sketchy, but here's what in Latin America than by addressing the trade agreement we could build the Fritz has found out. When members of Rl:PAIR.S ,MOPIFICATIONS•

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56 Freewheeling will, Juan, and I'll invite them to come , Flor de Cana is privately owned. In fact 60% of back with me - with bicycles - when Nicaragua's enterprises are still privately owned and we'll get to more of those beaches (to operated. Xiloa, that quiet blue lagoon) and to those projects in the mountains where Suggested Reading Sandino, General of the Free, Gregorio Selser, white stones have been arranged to form Monthly Review Press, New York, $7.50 a silhouette, a simple outline of the man Fire From the Mountain: The Making of a named Sandino - the man who laid Sandanista; Omar Cabezas, New American down his weapons once he'd driven out Library, New York, $7.95 the marines. A man who loved his coun La Bicicleta y Los Triciclos: A/ternativas de try - I'd call him a great American. Transporte en America Latin, Ricardo , Wall Street Journal, Feb. 6, 1987 Navarro, Urs Heierli, Victor Beck; , The bookstores that are filled with the works of SKAT/CEST A/GATE/CET AL $25 . Swiss Lenin in Spanish ought to be more of an embarass Center for A.T., VarnbuelstraBe 14, CH-9000 ment to the Sandanistas than an irritation to Reagan St. Gallen, Switzerland. (books which a Danish librarian assured us were Bird of Life, Bird of Death, by Jonathan Even donated by the Soviets). With the exception of Maslow; Simon & Schuster, 1986, $17.95. Lenin's The Right of Nations to Seif-Determination, While primarily about Guatemala, it's possibly the Nicaraguans might be better off with translations one of the best books ever to be written about of Schumacher and Illich, and the Appropriate Central America. Soon to be in paperback. Technology Sourcebook!

The author takes a break at the bike shop in ANNOUNCINC THE HILLMAN Leon. BuUet holes in the masonry are a com mon sight in Nicaragua. Photo: W Moffett.

the Frente visited China they purchased or bartered for 3000 Flying Pigeons, and they're now being assembled by the car and motorcycle importing firm of Julio Martinez in Managua. Was the Ministry SERIES of Transport involved in the transaction? Have the SKAT and BNB programs, *ALPINE*SPORT*COMPETITION *SHERPA PRO which have received generous press in Nicaragua, finally influenced the top Priced from $585 thru to $13~0. These are as good a combination of low brass? We don't know. We do know that price and high performance as you·ve seen. All feature sun Tour Accushlft indexed gearing along with the latest In ATB the Pigeons are being assembled incor frame technology: radically steep 71-degree head and 72-degree seat angles rectly by mechanics who've never spoked and a tight 42-inch wheelbase make sidestepping rocks and stumps mere bicycle wheels .. . Fritz has offered to child's play. combined with range CrMo D/ Butted tubes, all handle like train them, and has secured funds to custom built, full bore racing ATB 's. complete specification details available by sending a stamped, self addressed envelope to the address below. assemble about JOO Pigeons and to reassemble another 50. Called flying dicks in street Spanish, let's hope that the WHY SETTLE FOR MASS PRODUCTION government bikes get off the ground! WHEN FOR THE SAME PRICE YOU COULD OWN These very different but parallel bicy CUSTOMISED CLASS! cle projects are only three spokes in a wheel that's still out of true - but they're encouraging, nonetheless. Three rays of COLOUR AND FINISH TOTALLY OPTIONAL hope in the Nicaraguan transition to a post petroleum era. The Mombotombo OUR ATB STOCKS INCLUDE: Frames from $189 to $575 , replacement unlcrown Volcano is also encouraging ... Unlike forks In CrMo and HI-Tensile, 6 different chalnwheel sets, brake sets and hub sets; rims from Araya . Weinmann, Mavic, and FIR; spokes In but- Cuba, which is building three nukes ted, chrome and stainless; 14 models of tyre Including the new panaracer courtesy of Eastinghouse, Nicaragua gets FATRAX, gearsets alpha 3000, alpha 5000. XC-Sport, 7000, 9000 and Deore XT ; a third of its energy from the Mombotom headstems from ROSS , Kusukl Rocky models 3 and 6, xc, Stumpneck and SR bo geothermal project, begun · in the FXS; 5 shapes in alloy and CrMo handlebars. 1950s with · French and Japanese assistance. Will billboards go up and a series of postage stamps be issued celebrating alternative/inter.mediate THEY DON'T CALL US AUSTRALIA'S MOUNTAIN technology in Nicaragua? Or will the San BIKE HEADQUARTERS FOR NOTHINC! danistas keep ordering more Ladas, hold the price of gasoline artificially low, and decide that bicycles are just for poor HILLMAN, THE PROFESSIONAL BICYCLE PEOPLE. countries, like China and India? (Est. 1938) It's hard to know where to begin - or where to end - in telling about 46 Grantham St, west Brunswick Vic. 3055 Nicaragua. "When you go back to the Phone: (0~ ~80 9685 - 2 lines. U.S.", said Juan Carlos on our last day, FAX (03) 388 1118 "tell them the truth about Nicaragua. Tell them what you saw in Nicaragua". I

Freewheeling 57 SPEED FOR SOME OR SAFETY FOR ALL? 8ic1Jcle safetlJ ,...._ by ALA A PARKER

really cope with the idea H E National Association of Aus The major benefit to the community titudes) can't be far less accidents to tralian Road Authorities of providing for cyclists on main roads is that there would users if the centre lanes were (NAASRA) is currently produc precisely that it will slow the traffic all road T narrowed thereby reducing the average ing a bikeway design manual and draft down. This will not inconvenience copies have been sent to all main road motorists or increase their travel time traffic speed. is nothing new in this idea as authorities, bicycle groups and State because it is traffic light signals which There cycling organisations now Bicycle Committees for comment. This determine the overall travel time in the European that reducing motor vehicle draft manual has the merit of recognis big cities. Motor vehicles travelling know is one of the reasons for provid ing that cyclists do use main roads and slower between signals in the rush hour speeds bikeways. that there is a need to make them safer will not lose motorists time, however it ing on-road The European Cycling Federation's but unfortunately ignores the thorny will greatly reduce both the number and policy recognises that most cycling issue of how much should be done for severity of accidents. main on the roads and that the main cyclists at the expense of higher motor Indeed computers control the key is done engineering measures speeds. traffic signals in the capital cities and purpose of traffic vehicle reducing the there is no way motorists can save time is to "Enhance safety by Indeed it seems that when it comes to ". Scien by going faster, so why not slow them overall speed of motor traffic doing something for cyclists on the nar and the down by narrowing the lane widths. tific evidence supports this idea rowest main roads found in the capital T heir speed will still be above the pre latest research from the Nordic Associa city centres, very little will be done and Engineers determined inter-signal traffic platoon tion of Road and Traffic it is very obvious from the draft manual speed. In uncoordinated areas it makes shows that a 10% reduction in average that cyclists wi ll not get their fair share no sense to speed up the traffic flow of road space. The concept of cyclist stress developed in the before it hits a bottle neck, it only wor Geelong Bikeplan provides some guidance The NAASRA document fails in this sens the queuing problem. about the need to take into account user way to recognise cycl ists rights of access The real problem is that conservative perceptions of riding conditions in the because it does not recommend an road engineers uninformed by overseas kerbside lane. The diagram shows cyclists equitable distribution of road space for research (because of their insular at- stress ratings in relation to kerb lane widths. all road users. WIDE KERBSIDE LANES TABLE 1 The problem ror cyclists in the big cities CYCLISTS WIDTH CYCLIST AND MOTORIST BEHAVIOUR The NAASRA manual fails to come to STRESS METRES with the problems cyclists have in 3. 6 Absolute Tolerable for experienced users grips HIGH STRESS big cities like Sydney because absolute minimum if truck traffic is very light are still an rds for the bikeways to however cyclists minimum standa 3.9 obstruction and the central traffic lanes are not es skilled and tablished; only desirable bikeway UM STRES~ 4. 0 Recommended Safe lane sharing for MEDI except when their widths. The data which accompanies mi nimum experienced users to is fast and heavy truck traffic this article specifies absolute minimum 4. 5 Optimum widths for bikeways and traffic lanes in 4.6 use addition to the minimum and maximum LO W STRESS Likely to encourage bicycle to especially when truck traffic is desirable widths in the NAASRA manu 4.9 Recommended light and vehicle speeds belc.w75 kph al. maximum

58 Freewheeling speed means that the risk of a fatal acci dent is reduced by 40%. WIDE KERBSIDE LANE 4 r;:::=====:::::;,CLEAHANCM 0 . 2 0 , 2 Standards for wide kerb lanes I. 90 .,.._~2~._4•_ _ .....,.,_0 _ .1 AR Recent research in Maryland USA on the behaviour of cyclists using widened kerb lanes gives a clear indication of the effect which kerb lane widths have on safety and the encouragement of greater bicycle use. After making reductions to their figures to take into account that American cars and trucks are wider I have shown the recommended widths for kerb lanes in the accompanying 707 chart. 4 . 0 --Ut-:S IMAIIU : M~N

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I 90 - - ~ -0 7 0 Absolute min . 3.6 UifeifcAR . I TRACK91 I NG WIDENED Desirable min 4 . 0 CLEARANCB W[OTH KERBLANE Optimum width. 4 . 2 Desirable max 4 . 9

Absolute min 1. 2 EXCL USIVE Desirable min 1. 5 BICYCLE LANE Optimum width· 2.0 Desirable max 2.5

Absolute min 2 . 8 BICYCLE / CAR Desirable min 3.0 PARKI NG LA NE Optimum width 3.5 2 . l- Desirable max 4.0 2 . 8 AHSOl,UTI! PUN ~J :·u::I.UTI•: MlN~ J . ~ DESIRABLE r, f N- Absolute minim ) . 0 OY.SIHABLF. r,JN 3 .3 ) , S Ol' Tfl'1Ur, WIDTH ---- 4 . 0· OPTIMUM WJOTII BICYCLE TRUCK Desirable min 3.5 ur.slttl\BLI"! MXIMUP'I ~ - OESJRABLB MX JMUt"I PARKING LANE Optimum width 4 . 0 ~ 4 . 0 Desirable max B .I CVCLE / CAR BICYCLE /TRUCK 4.5 PARKI.NG LANES PARK I NG LANES The most important safety implica tion of the Maryland research is that EXCLUSIVE BIKE LANEr.=====;i 6 cyclists are an obstruction in any kerb 0 2 90 2 . 49 1 lane of less than 4 metres in width. The CAR c·,.~A~ANct-: TMA ~K1;:t . WIDTH r problem in Australia is that in our cities I there are about 1,000 km of main roads 0 . ·, ~ with kerb lanes less than 4 metres wide. r"' ' On many of these roads nothing can be done for cyclists unless the central traf fic lanes are reduced down to 3 metres and in some cases, where truck traffic is restricted, down to 2.8 metres. We know that reducing kerb lanes in the heart of big cities is a practical proposition be cause in Toronto in Canada the centre STHln: lanes were reduced to 2. 75 m (9'0") to SCALK...-,-,;;==, l : ~O enable the widening of the kerb lanes without producing any problems. B.ICYCLE LANES B I.CYC LE LANES W.l T tl V E RY LI T TLE W ITH TRUC K SPEEDS TRUCK TRAFl-' IC ORE:AT EH THAN e o kph © Bicycle parking lanes and exclusive AAP bicycle lanes The NAASRA guidelines need to • Potential for significant bicycle would need to be 1.5 metres not 0 .7 mas clearly distinguish between the require travel. shown. ments of cyclists when there is a ignifi • Kerbed road links or bridges in be This drawing shows the dimensions of exclusi cant amount of truck parking. tween sections of sealed shoulder treat ve bike lanes. There are about 1000 Exclusive bicycle lanes are usuall y not ments used by cyclists. kilometres of unkerbed rural type roads in used because they require more road Australian urban areas that could be provided space than wide kerb lanes, however This table s hows truck parking lanes as a with sealed shoulders of adequate widths and separate facility and the road cross sections bicycle lanes would provide the best way of room they when there is sufficient shown on the other drawing clearly show the linking up shoulders when there are kerbed should be considered where there is : different space requirements. Indeed if the sections of road and particularly on bridges. • Concentrated school traffic. speed of the t ruck traffic in the adjacent Indeed it may be necessary to narrow down • Long stretches of road without park traffic lane was greater than 80 km /h then the the traffic lanes on the bridges to accommo ing, bus stops and few intersections. lateral clearance required by the cyclists date this and to warn motorists to slow down.

Freewheeling 59 Table2 4 TRAFFJC LANE 2 TRAFFIC LANE :r "'... WIDF.N~;o F.XCLus1vE BIKE/ CAR DIKE/ TRUCK EXCLUSIVF. ON-ROAD BIKEWAYS Q u, KERBLANE RIKE LANE PARKING PAHKING BIK~; L/IN~; > :, 0: >------1 r :rta"' ~ A- f---- 1B - 1-J,--+-~- TYPICAL MAIN ROADS Q w bJ ,.lri,J bJ w tJJ ON H <( ,-.:.: Q gJ z ~ z ~ ~ .. URBAN AREAS 0 -z "'"' .,::; ..,:5 _,.., ~ IN "' _ _, "0 ..J ""' <( ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ u ~ ~ LANE WIDTH COMBINATIONS H ~~ ea: ra. ra. ea. s ~ O:.J f-o Cll Ca. :lit ra. :.i: ta. 0.. "'0: "' IN ORDER OF PRIORITY FOR CYCLISTS > "'"' " "0. ... m "'" ~: ~ ~~ ~ ~ ', ..2 6 2" 8 ' • f 2 4 ·•. 2 11 .. 2 Ab l t . • · · • • . J WIDE KERBSIDE LANES 11. 4 sou e m1n---: rt••i~.~: ,• 2.4 3.3 il.6 : .02. 61: :1 2 .43.4 l l. 6 : .12.6•: :.2.4 3.5 ~ ...l 0 I I I • 1 3.2 3.6 12 . Desirable 2.81•···· ····• 12 .4 z < 12.2 mi~--.; J 3.2 2.6. 3 . 3 2.6 ,2.4 3 . 7 '.5 ~ 12.4 I • 3 . 4 i.8 3 .,i i~J 2 . 4 3.6 ~ 3 . lj "' W 17. . 6 ••• •• ••••• : ;~ s -1..:J!J j . ~ ~. 2. 4 3. 9 o: E-< 12. t! 3.6 2.8 : : 13 . 6 2 . 6 3.6 2.6 2.4 4.0 li, 0:: tl 3.0 3.7 2 . 6 : : . 3.6 2.9 3.6 2.9 2 . 4 4 . l J.6 2.6 : : 13.6 3.0 3 . 5 3.J 2.4 4 . 2 ~ l :t~ ]. .~. .z..e =r·· ..•. : ~ 3.6 3 . 1 3.6 3 .1 2 . 4 4.3 z => 13 .b 4. 0 12. ll1 . 2 2 . 6 I3. 7 3 . 1 3 . "/ 3 . 1 2. 4 4 . 4 ,c Ul 13. 6 4.1 2.6 ' l.3 2 . 6 3.6 3 . 1 3 .6 3 . 1 2.4 4.5 4 . l E 14 . 0 2.9 1 1.2 2.9 •3.9 3 . 1 3.9 3 . 1 ,__2._5_4_.5_ a, l 4. 2 4.2 2.91' 1.3 2.9 , 3.9 3.2 3 . 9 3 . 2 4.2 N ~ 14.4 3.0 l.2 3.0 4.0 3.2 ,4.0 3.2 EXCLUSIVE BIKE LANES • ..., I 14 . 6 4 . J 3.0•I 1 . 3 3 .0 ,4.0 3.3 4 . 0 3.3 4.4 3.0 ...J.-4, J.O. 4 . 0 J . 4 4.0 3.4 ; &l .: ~:g 4.4 3 . 1 1.~t":J~ 4 . 1 3 . 4 :S E-< l ~. 2 14 . 5 3.!l l.6 3 . 0 4.2 3 . 4 o: ~ l~ . 4 4 . 63.1 l.73.0 4 . 13. 6 o.. 1~ . 6 4 . 73. 1 1.63.0 4.23. 6 ,-. l~. 8 4 . 8 3.1 l.9 3.0 4.3 3.6 u, 16 . 0 4.9 3.1 11 . 0 J.OL 4 . 4 3 .6 ..J 16 . 2 4 . 9 3.2 2 . 1 3.0 " 4 . 5 3 .6 > 16 . 4 " 16 .h ~:: u~ n ~:i Opti mum width " 16 . U 4.9 3.35 2.4 3 . o r,...._ I I I )'/, 0 4.9 3.4 2 . 5 3.0 Desirab l e max.... 11 . 7 : I 2 . 0 3.6 tt.4 Absolute min--.,. ••••i•••••. :~ 12 . 0 3 . 71 BICYCLE/ CAR I l. 6 I I I : 2 . 6 3 . 0 : : 12 · 1 3 . 7 z 1 l. 6 : 2 .•9 3, 0 : : ,• 2. I 3 . 6 ,c ...l 12 .0 : n-:oli .m : : 2 . 1 3.9 E ,< 12. 2 Desirable min...... ,_• I :i: 1 3.0 ' • • • 2.1 4.0 ..... 12 . t\ -----• 313. 1(: ••••••• :1 2.14.1 0 0:: 12.6., : 3 . 2 3.1.j 3 . 3 3 . 0 , 2.1 4.2 ,.; ~ I 2 . ll :1- : • 3 . 2 3. 2 L--~.i ;J . 0, J 2 . 1 4 . 3 Ul 0:: tJ ) . 0 ••••• ···••"- ! 3.3 3 . 2 3 . 5 3~ 2.2 4 . 3 "'< IJ.2 3 . 6 3 . 0 : : 1, 3 . 4 3.2 3 . 5 3.1 2 . 2 4 . 4 13 . 4 3.7 J.0 : : 1 3 . 3 3.4 3 . 5 3 . 2 2 . 2 4.5 :s di 1.1.6 3 .fl 3 . 0 : • 3 . 4 3.4 3 . 5 3 . 3 2.7 4.6 "';::, 0: Cl) 13 . 6 3 . 6 3 . 1 • : •3.5 3 . 4 3.~ :J . 4 2.2 4 . 7 ...z 14.0 1-:1.9 3 . 1 : : 1 3 . 5 3 . 5 3 . 5 3 . 5 2 . 3 4.7 14.7. ~".15" n7 :...... : .3. 6 3.6 3 . 6 3 .6 2 . 4 4 . ., "'" • ...l 14 . 4 4 . 0 3.2 1.2 3 . 0 1 3.7 3 . 5 3 . 7 3 . 5 2 . 5 4.7 > < 14.6 ,1.1 J.2 • 1.2 3.0~ 3.6 3.7 J . 6 3 . 7 I ...... 1,1.H 4.2 3.2 1.2 3 . 1 , 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 I 0: 0:: 1 0 c,J t 1~. o 4 . 2 3 . J'I 1. 2 3. 15 1 3 . 8 3.7 3 . 8 3.7 - E-< 1~ . 2 -1 . 3 3 . 3 1.3 3 . 15 3 . 9 3.7 3 . 9 3 . 7 flesirablc g; 0:: 1~ . 4 4 . 4 3 . 3• 1.3 3 . 2 • 3.7 4 . 0 3.7 4.0 'lmax "' < 1~ . 6 4 . ~ 3 . 3 •,4.l,~ 3.6 4 . 0 3 . 6 4 . 0 ..J 1~. 8 4 . 6 3.3 1:!>"J., 3 . 9 4 . 0 3 . 9 4.0 16 . 0 4 . '/ 3.3 1.6 3 . 2 4 . 0 4 . 0 4.0 4 . 0 :r" I b. 2 4 . '/ 3. 4 I. 7 3. 2 4. 1 4. 0 "'> 16 . 4 4 . 6 3 . 4 I. 6 3. 2 4 . 2 4. 0 Op L i mum 16 . 6 ,1.9 3.4 1.9 3 . 2 4.3 4 . 0 wi dth 16 . U 12.0 3 . 21 4 . 4 4 . 0 I . I 17. 0 , 2 . 1 3 . 2 4 . 5 4.0 ALANl.;\ARKER * 12.6 m WIDTH WAS ONCE COMMON TIIROUGJIOUT AUSTRALIA \.SI

Working through local government Once the council has become in on the narrow roads and applies to roads with terested in doing something for cyclists very little truck traffic. The lower half of the If cyclists want to improve the roads in it can be suggested to them that funding table applies to those roads that have a signifi their local area then it is necessary to get is available from the State Bicycle Com cant amount of truck traffic and the central traffic lanes have been reduced the support of the local council. Local mittee to prepare a local bikeplan. to 3.0 metres How on the narrower roads. resident groups, individual councilors ever it is not necessary to wait for a and the council traffic engineer all need According to NAASRA the main roads bikeplan as councils can usually obtain they classify to be lobbied for support. The traffic as arterial roads are typically funding for the necessary lane marking 15 .0 m wide and roads they classify as sub engineer can provide information abut form their state governments. arteri al are 13 .6 m wide and the widths are road widths, traffic volumes and the highlighted with large arrows on the table. amount of truck traffic which will enable According to the Australian Roads Re concerned riders to use and interpret This table shows what kind of bikeways could search Board the most common wid th on old the data provided with this article to be provided on the 2,000 km of urban Aus main roads throughout Australia is 12.8 m select the most appropriate type of bike tralian four-lane main roads. The table shows and these are typically being used as collector way. bikeway widths of most benefit to cyclists for roads, some of which are very busy. The data also appli es to divided Bicycle users should seek the support roads 1L2 to 17.2 metres wide (kerb to kerb) . roads if the width of It will enables the divider is ignored and it is an easy arith of the traffic engineer for and then for cyclists to quickly see if they are getting their fare share of the road space. metic exercise to work out the options for six mally approach council , with the sup In the top half of the table the central traffic lane roads because the relationship of the port of other local groups. lane widths have been reduced to 2.8 metres kerb lane to the other lanes is the same.

60 Freewheeling AUSTRALIA'S REG ARNOLD AND THE CHALLENGE OF SIX-DAY RACING

C1Jcle heroes

by WARREN BEAUMONT

HE six-day cycling race is the Reg Arnold (outside) taking over from Alf 17 . He was their sprint champion from iron-man event of professional Strom during a chase session at the 1952 1943 to 1945. Reg trained every day and T track racing. The six-day race has Wembley (UK) six-day race. did a 100 km training run on Sundays. rivalled the fame of the tortuous Tour After he became the Australian Cycling De France, the supreme cycling contest. It was in this electric atmosphere that Association's sprint champion in 1945 , Until 1954, a team of two riders rode Reg (Roger) Arnold thrilled the Euro he was nominated for the UK Brighton their bikes for up to 21 hours per day - pean fans with brilliant displays of bike to Glasgow teams race. But the ACA and the winners were the team that co riding between 1946 and 1963. Arnold were short of funds and Reg faced a di vered the most distance at the end of the teamed up with fellow Australian Alf lemma - how to get to the UK to com six days. Strom to continue a tradition started by pete in the race! Since the Fifties, the steeply-banked cycling greats of the 1910-30 era - Alf stadiums of the European six-day circuit Goullet, Reg McNamara , Alf Grenda Also nominated was Bankstown's Alf have taken on a carnival atmosphere. To and Bob Spears. These amazing Austral Strom, the ACA long distance champ keep spectators entertained, promoters ian's were known on the continent as the ion . Arnold worked his passage over on introduced restaurants, live entertain toughest six-day cyclists ever to turn a a Norwegian freighter and after seven ment, and side-:how attractions - and to pedal. Then after the War along came weeks at sea was badly out of condition. keep them on their seats, more events Arnold, Strom, and Sid Patterson to put When Arnold walked onto English soil like sprints, chase or jam sessions, and Australia's name back into the cycling he was 21. He discovered that Strom had derny's (motor-pace) were introduced. record books. arrived two days earlier! Due to last Six-day races were patronised by leading Reg Arnold hailed from Murwillum minute donations, Strom was able to get figures from public life, including celeb bah and commenced riding with the a flight over on a Sunderland sea plane. rities from stage, screen and sport. Ashfield Cycling Club in Sydney at age Unfortunately they were not race fit and

Freewheeling 6/ Reg McNamara for wins under the old system. But success didn't come easy on the hard grind of the six-day circuit. Arnold fo und the European style of rac ing: "Demands hard work and complete dedication to cycle racing. A cyclist must be prepared to sacrifice a minimum of two years of his life . Start all over again and put bike racing before everything. " Arnold remembers well the pain and suffering. In hi s first race in Berlin in 1949, he rode fo r eight hours straight on the board track without stopping for food - he was handed tea and glucose while still in the saddle. The event was a real endurance test and he estimates that he and Strom did 300 miles per day to finish in second place. The Berlin track was 161 metres with 60 degrees in the banking. Here chase speeds were averaging 50 km/h with sprinting speeds up to 60 km/h. Reg re .members riding on the steep Berlin banks with the feeling that he was virtu all y parallel to the bottom of the track below. From 1947 the six-day circuit ex after leading the teams race , did not The 1949 Berlin six-day race with riders on panded and tracks were built in West figure in the fini sh. the 60 degree banks approaching the finishing Berlin, Paris, Brussels, Ghent and On October 11 1946, Arnold and straight of the 161 metre board track. A ntwerp. Then more tracks were built Strom arrived in Bruges, Belgium, with at Essen, Hanover, Bortmund, Munich, seven pounds between them and no li nold remembers being advised to take a Frankfurt, Zurich, Mi lan , Madrid, an cences from the ACA as it was not recog late flight to New York as the ticker-tape other in Berlin and at Copenhagen and nised in Europe. They went to the welcome was not going to be ready. The Aahrus in Denmark. earlier flight crashed over the Canary Is Ghent stadium track and arranged a The 7 to 10 pm and 1 to 3 am sessions lands! training ride under the watchful eye of were popular crowd pullers as the pat Back in Berlin for its first post-war local promoter and bike shop owner rons crammed in to see the fast action. race, Arnold and Strom finished second Oscar Daemers. Much to the surprise of The 7-10 pm session saw the sprints and to put Australia firmly back as a six-day local racing pundits, D aemers decided primes - primes were 10 lap sprints for cycling force. to take a gamble on the young Austral which local business houses donated A great fa n of R eg Arnold and Alf ians and entered them for an amateur 40 electrical goods or health foods. But Strom was Sydney journalist, Jack Pol kilometre teams race. Using the know what motivated the cyclists was the large lard. Writing in the Sporting Life of Sep ledge he gained as professional sprint cash purses and sometimes a car to be tember 1951, Pollard said, "To the 2000 champion of Belgium, Daemers drilled shared by the winners. During the 1- 3 odd inhabitants of Oost-Eeklo, these Arnold and Strom ha rd in the techni am session there would often be a 2 1/2 men are gods in close-fitting black wool ques of continental racing. Arnold and hour jam or chase session with very len tights and brightly coloured singlets. Strom defied the predictions and won tough and fast racing. In the larger cities Oost-Eekl o is very proud of them. Mil the teams race by the barest of margins - patrons would still be arriving to see the lions of European cycling followers re half a wheel! non-stop action of the jam session. gard them with si milar respect and awe. Arnold and Strom turned profes After winning the Berlin 6 in 1950 When they appear on a track they are sional soon after in 1946. In their second Reg Arnold was presented with his most wildly cheered. In Berlin, frauleins pelt six-day race they finished second to the treasured memento. This is a unique them with flowers. In Paris, mademoi strongest team in Europe, Schulte and hand-carved wood statue he won for selles fight to get close enough to kiss Boyen. Daemers then arranged a con sprint points over the last hour of the them or touch their bikes." tract for the Australians and they re race. In a fiercely contested duel with ceived appearance money to ride the At one stage Reg Arnold remembers German sprint champ Walter Bunsel , six-day circuit. They later purchased two having 30 to 40 fans following his pro Reg won 14 out of 24 sprints and took 6 cottages in a little Belgian village called gress with his name sewn on their sweat second placings. In this era there were 5 Oost-Eeklo. Strom bought his wife June ers. The fa ns often kept incredibly de sprints each session of 10 laps with a over to Belgium in 1948 and that year, tailed scrapbooks - Reg's mechanic was sim il ar scoring system to Madison racing Arnold's fi ancee Margaret joined him in given one by a German fa n that had - 5, 3, and 2 points awarded for first , London where they were married. Reg's complete racing history, complete second and third placings. Reg Arnold and Alf Strom went on to with newspaper clippings a nd photo The financial rewards were good in make Australian cycling history. They graphs. the heyday's of the 1950's. Arnold was became the greatest Australian six-day Arnold found the Germans to be the earning 6,000 pounds a year with consis team that ever rode under the old 24- noisiest a nd most appreciative fans at tent performances on the European cir ho ur system , winning eight races to the six-day races with the Danes not far cuit. But he had to contend with champ gether. Their first win was the New York behind. ions like Peter Post and Gerrit Schulte - six of 1949, the first post-war race held Reg Arnold won 17 six-day races, an extremely hard team to beat. And in the USA - but the trip to the USA most under the arduous 24 hour racing when Rik Van Steengergen, the Belgian could have ended in tragedy! Reg Ar- system . This places Arnold second to ace was at his peak Reg found him to be

62 Freewheeling the toughest opponent he'd encoun Storm and Arnold are among the best the end of his career". Reg Arnold stop tered. exponents of the sport in history". ped racing in 1963 at age 39 1/2 and re One aspect of six-day racing during Today the six-day race runs from 1 pm turned to Sydney where he lives today. the 1947 to 1963 era that Reg Arnold is to 1 am with riders on the track from 6 to When Reg Arnold v isited France in keen to clarify is the neutralization 9 hours per day. The main action is from 1984 he was paid the highest compli period. In Goullet and McNamara's 7 pm with sessions of fast chases, madi ment by the French sports newspaper time there was no rest or neutralization sons (two-man relay) and sprints. Reg L" Equip. A director of L' Equip invited period. For 24 hours per day the race Arnold has seen the race tempo increase Reg to follow a 140 km stage of the Tour was open for teams to take lapses on during each era. In 1947 the average De France in an official car and hi s opponents. The 1946 to 1954 period was speed was 48 kph; in 1958 it was up to 53 name was announced to spectators lin the 6 hour neutralization era. This saw kph ; now speeds of 55 kph are common. ing the 140 km course. the riders forced to take a three hour For a moment Reg Arnold thought he break between 6 am and 12. It is now much easier to win six-day was back in Berlin or Dortmund in the Under this arduous system, the cyc races so that it's hard to compare today's 1950's where 25 ,000 boisterous German lists rode for 21 hours out of 24 , taking champions with Arnold, Strom and Pat spectators chanted his name as he fl ew time off for breakfast - while the gentle terson. "Sercu and Pjinen have so many around the tightly banked boards on his man's agreement not to steal laps was six-day wins up because they were riding way to another six-day cycling victory. kept by the opposing team. From 1954 under the easier system of 6 to 10 hours there was a rule change when neutraliza on the bike", said Arnold . However, he tion was from 3 am to 12 and the cyclists believes that current six-day champion, could rest for 4 1/2 hours each during the Australi a's Danny Clark, "Is the best shared 9 hour break. The race was now a track rider in Europe over the last two CYCLE. 15 hour event with one rider on the decades. " track at all times. In 1958 , another rule Reg Arnold's most memorable win TRR/LEPS! change saw both riders forced to rest for was the 33rd Berlin six-day of 1950, 9 hours each. partnered by Alf Strom. His last win was Jack Pollard writing in the Sporting at Antwerp in 1963 with a three man Life said, " One has to go down inside team including the legendary Peter Post the track toward the end of the race to and Willy Vannitsen. Arnold's biggest see the agony in those staring eyes - to assets were his "Stamina and recovery Heli.ott.e powers - to be good enough to win see them collapse in their trackside tents {08) 1128010 sprints then perform well in a 4 to 5 hour as their companion rider takes over. Six If If F-,.t.deridt. St: racing is no career for weaklings. jam session " . He said that he, 'Was day 11n lnl'ltls SA 506'1 Perhaps that's why the incredibly tough using 70% head and 30% legs towards

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Freewheeling 63 LONG WHEELBASE Techno/09ical trends

by IAN GRAYSON

ONG WHEELBASE bicycles reached the e nd of its evolution, and chine valued by millions as an important have e normous potential for in that its basic form is now an in form of cheap, non-polluting transporta L creasing the carrying capacity of stitutionalised design which varies only tion. But there are shortcomings in the the bicycl e, pa rticul a rl y fo r carrying within set limits. (Wider stays on bush bicycle which are not being addressed by kids and bulky loads. Surprisi ngly, they bikes and sli ght variations in frame ang bicycle makers. also have interesting possibilities as tour les, for example). The development of longer wheel ing machines yet the industry shows li t Experiments wi th frame design which bases would reduce the bicycles limita tle interest in the concept. have occurred, such as recumbents, tions and give the industry a boost , as Historicall y, the development of the have rarely, if ever, focused on increas well as giving the bicycle a higher profile bicycle has never given prio ri ty to the ing carrying capacity and they usually on the roads. By increasing the bikes luggage carrying capacity of the ma reduce it. Never is child carrying capac carrying capacity it could also increase chine . ity incorporated into the frame design it overall bicycle usage and sales. The bicycl es length was set decades self. People will desert their bikes for cars ago and , following racing develop Because of this a cl aim could even be if bikes do not fulfil their transport re ments, wheelbases have become if any made that the bicycle is an egocentric quirements. Even many keen cycli sts thing shorter reducing the bike's overall form of transport. Individual freedom are reluctant car owners because effi carrying capacity. and mobility is the accepted criteria, cient load carrying work bikes are not Some co mme ntato rs have even with the emphasis all on 'individual'. Of available. The key word here is efficient. claimed that the bicycle fra me has now course the bicycle is a wonderful ma- The alternative to long wheelbases are

64 Freewheeling bicycle traile rs o r tricycles, nei the r of Lo ng John . By increasing the length of the potenti al for lo ng wheelbase work which has been e mbraced to a ny la rge the rear tria ngle in a regul a r diamo nd bikes. Havin g made my own tandem I extent by the public. One suspects that frame A ME R E NINE INCH ES (prob• often e nded up ri d ing it a lo ne afte r this is due the ha rde r wo rk require d abl y using additional bracing), carrying d ropping my partne r off. Eventuall y I whe n peda lling. Be in g a lo ng time capacity is substantiall y increased. rode it solo more and mo re , finding the owne r of both types l can vouch fo r their Kiddies seats bolte d o nto regula r lo nger le ngth ve ry useful fo r sho pping dramatically lower effici ency compared bikes leave almost no luggage space at and picking up loads. Q uite large loads with a long wheelbase bicycle. The sim the rear. Women, who are unfo rtunately coul d be carried - cha irs , garde ning ple equation is - more wheels need more usua ll y the o nes le ft to ha ul a child tools, ladders as well as other aw kwa rd effort. around and do the sho pping, lite rally shapes were strapped around the unoc ca rry the b urde n of this bad design . cupied rear riders seat. The Long John H e re, in Ade laide , wo me n with child Why, I tho ught, do lo ng wheelbases squashed into a kiddies seat and shop C urre nt experime ntation with lo ng o nl y exist as tande ms, whe n a lo ng ping bags hangin g all around the front wheelbase s by the bicycle industry is wheelbase can carry such bulky loads? are common sights. Quite obviously the I therefore proceeded to develop the confined exclusively to recumbents. The availabl e space and frame le ngth is in reduction of frontal area and the greater Ho Chi Minh long wheelbase work bike, adequate, and even poses a dange r by leg thrust give greater speeds by reduc de ta il s o f which we re published in frequently be ing overl oaded in such an ing air resista nce a nd increasing tota l Freewheeling num ber 39 (Nov 1986). unstable manner. power output. Outside of the velodrome Instead of a rear riders seat a solid mesh When children become older and too and racing circuit (which is an artificiall y basket was incorporated into the design, large fo r the ir kiddy seat , what the n? controlled environment) what relevance sitting as low as possible, margin a ll y does this have for the da il y cyclist? - And wha t is o n o ffe r for ha uling two above the chain. No new mechani cs or Almost none. kids around on two wheels? -Nothing at tra nsmi ssio n we re necessary as it was If longe r wheelbases ca n be ex all. purely a design change. perimented with in this manner fo r rac Cycling with childre n o n individua l Si nce publicatio n I have refin ed the ing purposes the n wh y are they not ex bikes, the other option, is a non-starter design by bracing the rear wheel ti ghtl y pe rimented with fo r functio na l pur and ca n be a nightma re o n the roads. a lo ng its conto ur - the re by providing poses? Indeed, fro m the viewpoint of a The adult needs two pairs of eyes and comfo rtable and spacious child transpor city cyclist , to le ngthe n a bicycle ye t endangers he r/him self by looking o ut tation . The chil d can simply sit o n a ha rdly increase its ca rrying capacit y for the child . It is a dangerous way to cushion back to back with the rider, or a seems ridiculous. introduce a child to cycling. Apart from home made kiddies seat can be inserted the danger, be it commuting to sc hool or facing backwa rd s. shops fo r example, its invari abl y slow. Thi s unusual position is very stable. It The child is easily di stracted , sto ps is no coincidence that the fas test human often , a nd needs to be co nsta ntly powered vehicle in the world , the Vector shielded from traffic by the adult rider. ·tande m, has the two ri ders in a similar The logical answer is to produce longer position - back-to-back, low-down and whee lbases fo r ha uling youngste rs in be tween the wheels. T hi s posture around on. keeps the centre of gravit y of the two The Ho Chi Minh ride rs - that is, the two trunks of the ir bodi es, in o ne cent ra l positi o n. The Most reade rs will of course be fa miliar child likes this positio n as the re is a n with the conventional tandem - the onl y uninte rrupted view a nd, be in g lo w long wheelbase bicycle in general use down , it is safe. today. The tandem has proved itself to As people oft e n need to carry chil be a reli able and surprisingly manuever dre n a nd goods simulta neously, mesh abl e machine. Eve n in today's crowded baskets can qui ckl y be attached under road conditio ns it snakes amo ngst the neath e ithe r side of the ma in baske t traffi c much like a norm al bicycle , espe cially when ridden solo. The long wheelbase touring bike. The au It was from my own expe ri ence with thor's Ho Chi Minh packed for a long camp The Long John bicycle used throughout tandems that I became fa scinated with ing expedition. Europe for delivery services. The legal load limits are 100 kg (weight) and 120 cm (height). I have discovered onl y one example of a lo ng wheelbase p roduced co mme r ci a ll y. Deve lope d in D e nma rk in the 1920's it is known as 'Long John' and is lengthene d at the fro nt no t the rear. Steering goes via linkage system, under the extended front, to the fo rks. It appears that problems could occur with Long J o hn whe n nosing around corners or when climbing hills, although the availa bl e literature cl a ims that it performs its city de livery functions ad mirabl y. I am keen to contact anyone in Australia owns a Long John. The lo ng wheelbase po te ntia l to which I refer need not be so lo ng as

Freewheeling 6S whe n r equired , furthe r in creasin g the Most r eade rs wo uld need m o re than trailer touring all owing more e quipment Ho C hi Minh's carryin g capacity a nd easy lu ggage access to make them con to be carried fo r relati vely little e xtra ef utilisin g the valu able low down space. side r t o uring o n a longer, heavier bicy fo rt. Two childre n ca n a lso be comfo rtable cle. Many, I'm sure a re ho rrified by the One must, of course consider weight , carried in the basket, a lthough a pair of concept , whi ch fli es in the face o f the but most riders are too concerned about older children would be a little cramped conventional wisdom. Never the less, an weight. Anyone wh o has toured outback on a longer journey. ho ur a day saved is s till a conside rabl e tracks without the help of a support veh advantage and some ri ders may prefer icle will know that the large amounts o f Touring to be 15 kil ometres down the road pedal- water needed t o be carried m ake weight s rathe r supe rfluous. Many people would agree that p acking 1 i ng a way, ra the r than cramming gear co nsid eration eight di stribution is a n and unpacking panniers when touring is into panniers. Furthe rmo re, w a ll y impo rta nt facto r ofte n o ve r a th a nkless task. It ge nerall y ta kes In no way a m l cla iming t ha t l o ng e qu d. about an hour a day - e ve n m ore when wheelbase touring is superi or to regul ar looke ase frees the front forks one conside rs meal breaks. This was one touring methods. lt is merely being pre A long wheelb ispensing with the need o f the a dva ntages o f t o uring o n a Ho sented as an interesting a lternative wi th from weight by d - t he re by keeping the C hi Minh whi ch can b e loaded easil y some interesting possibilities. Generall y fo r fro nt bags nd responsive . Carrying and all ows easy access to e quipme nt at speaking , it fulfills a n inte rme dia te steering li ght a load l ow down and in between the all times. ni che be tween bicyc le a nd bicycl e/ the wheels furthe r sta bilises the machine , much like ball ast on a ship. Perhaps most impo rtant of all is that lo ng wheelbases smo oth out bumps mo re tha n sho rt wheelbases, givin g cruising handling requiring less concen Finall ,tires good enough tration. This gives a relaxing ride a ll ow ing much mo re d aydreaming, medita tio n a nd a pprecia ti o n of the s ce ne ry when on the o pen road. to buy efore your old ones The larger load capability a ll ows a c cess to more remote a reas whe re more supplies are needed - particularl y water. Of course hills a re the c ritica l, ulti wearout. mate test o f a ny b ikes touring value . He re a gain there a re no disadvantages. Meet the specialized off-road family. The Ho Chi Minh climbs the same g ra Introducing the Fatboy - the skinniest, lightest, fastest, di e nts as a regula r bike , and has no baldest piece of road rubber you can put on an off-road bike. Or hortcomings. (As o pposed t o tandems n some hills due if it's a treaded tire you want, put Nimbus' rubber to the road. which are problemati c o f synchronisin g each Try our Crossroads to the difficulty o Want to cover ground on or off the road? riders body thrust). II. Gas it up for street riding. Or let it our in the dirt. nts on a long Then there's Ground Control. The big Daddy. The tire that's Coming down long desce lbase is a n expe ri e nce all on its off-road performance barriers. Better still, whee broken all standard own. Its a bility to g lide o ver bumps go the limit with the Ground Control/S. Designed for experts causes mo me ntum to increase rapidly only, this is a no-nonsense, stripped-down, flat-out competition a nd good braking is a b o lute ly neces ti re. sary. Altho ugh l d o no t inte nd , o r ex The new Specialized off-road family. And you thought you pect t o conve rt large numbers o f riders were having fun on your old tires. to lo ng w heelbase to uring it certainly ma kes touring less frugal and may ap Distributed .by peal to some readers. ATOM IMPORTS The development o f the Ho C hi Minh Ph: (02) 550-1 655 bicycle was however intended primaril y as a load carryin g wo rk bike a nd child transporte r. Its touring potential os merely a n ex treme ly useful spino ff . Combined with its o the r functio ns it is e xtre me ly ver satile a nd very much a multi-use ma chine. To me, multi-use is the crite ri a fo r ecological d esign . Not o nl y do multi functi o n m achines have greater u tility but they extract the maximum use from the minimum amount of the worlds di minishing resources.

Footnote Reade rs inte rested in building the Ho Chi Minh will be interested to know that I a n has mad e it pa te nt-free.

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Monday 18 to Saturday 23 Beneficial Finance Ultra Tri 6.Organised by the Stirling Apex club in South Australia. Program: Day I - 154 km cycle; Day 2 - 217 km cycle; Day 3 - 39 km canoe paddle; Day 4 - 44 km paddle; Day 5 - 63 km run; Day 6 - 4 2 km run. Contact : Brian Scarborough on (08) 212 11 66 or (08) 388 5425. Saturday 23 - Monday 25 Mildura District Cycling Centenary. A weekend of competitive and non competitive events featuring a three-stage road race. penny fa rthing race, street parade and club reunions. For full details contact Mike Irwin (050) 22 2670.

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16 - 29. Commonwealth Bank Bicentennial Cycle Heart Foundation with its work. Big prizes for all fund competitive events featuring a three-stage road race, Classic One hundred and twenty cyclists will ride raising entrants. For detail s contact the N HF (02) 211 penny farthing race. street parade and club reunions. For between Brisbane and Melbourne via Sydney and 51 88. full details contact Mike Irwin (050) 22 2670. Canberra on the world's biggest amateur cycling race. Saturday 26. KBTC's Summer Century. Metric or Watch this magazine for details, preview and colour Imperial century rides organised b y t he Knox Bicycle JUNE coverage. Promoted by Ozwide Sports Promotions (02) Touring Clu b (Mel bo urne) starting (and finishi ng) at Wednesday I. Bicycle Australia in '88. This date 3855. 570 Bayswater from 8:00 am. Entry fee $5.00. Contact Ian marks the co mmencement of Bic ycle Australia's major (03) 728 3180 or John (03) 729 6405. rides programme for the Bicentennial year to celebrate CLUB CONTACTS Sunday 27. Mulga Bill 's Walaroo and Wombat's the first century of cycling in this country. Riders may The Australian Cycling Federation and the state Bike Centenary. A day ride around the Hawkesbury ride all or part of the 10,400 km route around the coast cycling federations w ill direct you to a club in NSW area. 70 or I00 km courses. Part of the Bicenten from Cape York to Perth. Contact Bicycle Australia for your area if you want to get involved in bicycle nial Bicycling Program. Contact Paul Hulbert (02) 212 details on (046) 27 2186. road or track racing. Phone numbers and con S628 or (04S) 76 1396. tacts for each state are: NSW Margaret Balmer OCTOBER (02) 27 2977; VIC George Nelson (03) 328 4391 ; APRIL Saturday I to Monday 3. The fifth Four Rivers QLD Mike Victor (07) 390 1489; WA Mike Poyner Fr iday I to Monday 4. Easterbike 88. A four-day Ride. Bicycle Australia's tour of the Hunter Valley (09) 384 4130; SA Jean Cook (08) 255 1639; TAS Joy rally held over Easter in central Victorian town of region. Sag wagon for luggage, evening meals and Bestwick (003) 31 2712; NT Shirley Davis (089) Castlemaine and organised by Bicycle Victoria (formerly breakfast provided and hall accommodation. Contact 208 798. known as the Bicycle lnsitiute). Lots of day r ides, a (046) 27 21 86 for details. Riders wishing to take out a professional licence display of antique cycles and indoor activities are should contact the National Secretary of the planned. For details contact Bicycle Vic toria (03) 650 NOVEMBER Cycling Council, Reg Australian Professional 2550. VIC 3215. Sunday 20. The seventh annual Repco Sydney to Marriner, PO Box 120 North Geelong Friday I to Monday 4. Great Eastern Australian the 'Gong Bicycle Ride. Australia's big one-day fun and Bike Rally. A four-day cycle rally to be held over Easter fitness ride between Sydney's Belmore Park and Belmore in the beautiful Southern Highlands of NSW. One central NONCOMPETITI VEEV ENTS Basin in the City of Wollongong. 87 kilometres of well campsite w ill be used at Bowral. Day rides to suit all supported fun complete w ith entertainment. Entry cyclists will explore the area's scenic delights. Other 1988 forms from bike shops during September and from this events include a slide night and a tourists trial. For magazine. JANUARY information contact the Bicycle Institute of NSW (02) Saturday 26 to Sunday 10 December. The Big 212 5628. 3 Saturday 9. New England Riverside Bicentennial Bike Ride. This year to celebrate the Sunday to Friday I to Monday 4. The Second Canberra Meander. A mostly down-hill summer-time trip from Bicentenary cyclists wi ll ride en mass from Me lbourne to Monaro Explorer. A 256 km vehicle supported loop on the New England plateau NSW to Kempsey Sydney. Full su pport. Organised by the people who bring Armidale ride from Goulburn NS W through Canberra and the on the coastal plain then via Crescent Head to Port you the Caltex Bike Ride. Enquiries: (059) 78 6000. Monaro region. Contact Bicycle Australia (046) 27 2186. and Wauchope. Short daily distances, sag Macquarie Friday I to Monday 4. Tour of the Southern High wagon su pport. Contact Bicycle Australia (046) 27 2186. lands. The classic Bicycle Australia ride for self sufficient CLUB CONTACTS 23 - Sunday 24. Bicycle Australia An Saturday riders. Leader supplied and group catering organised. nual Conference. Held in the Campbelltown area These clubs regularly run rides in their cities and Penrith NSW to Bundanoon via the Southern Cross Trail Sydney. Day rides interspersed with the new comers. Some even publish tour SW of and return to Campbelltown via Robertson. Local hall welcome AGM on Saturday e ve ning. For details contact ing calendars listing forthcoming rides. Contact accommodation. Contact Bicycle Australia (046) 27 (046) 27 2186. 2186. them for details. Armidale Community Cyclim (067) 72 8951. Audax Saturday 10 to Sunday 17. Victoria's Bicente nnial MARCH (03) 435 4437 (02) 608 1125. Bathurst Bike Wee k B ig events planned include: Sunday 10 Australia Bicycle Touring Group (063) 31 9459. Bicycle Australia Sunday 6. Hill s Cycle The Lions Club of West Pennant Melbourne Autumn Daytour (the MAD r id e. (046) 27 2186 (after 9pm). Brisbane Bicycle Touring Hills will be organising this day ride in aid of the Diabetic Organised by the Melbourne Bicycle Touring Club. 100 Association (07) 369 9326. Brisbane Mountain Bike Association of NSW. 30, 50 and 100 km routes will take km and 45 km courses: Saturday 16 Me lbourne City riders interested in forming a club should contact Mike in areas of historic interest and natural beauty. Lots of Bicycle Pa r ade. Come and join in. Criterium race and a or Kelli on (07) 359 1244. Canberra Pedal Power ACT prizes. Entry fees: $8.00 individual. $20.00 family. Riders high- tech show are also included in the Bike Week (062) 49 7167. Geelong Bicycle Touring Club (052) 96 who raise $12 or more sponsorship money pay no fee. activities which will run throughout the week in the City 234. lllawarra Touring Cyclists C lub (042) 83 6524. Contact Ron Jamieson (02) 872 3000 for entry forms. Square: Sunday 17 3KZ Bike-a-thon. A 25 km morn Melbourne Bicycle Touring Club (03) 818 4011. Mel Saturday 12 to Monday 14 . Strzele cki Range s of ing fun ride along Port Ph illi p Bay to end on the banks of bourne eastern suburbs • Knox Bicycle Touring Club Easte rn Victoria. A 135 km ride over the Victorian the Yarra near the city. For full details and entry forms for (03) 754 4069. Eastern Bicycle Touring Club (03) 762 long weekend. Easy daily distances and superb views. all events contact Bicycle Victoria (the new name for the 7928. Victorian Pe dal Clubs provide fun and training Contact Bicycle Australia (046) 27 2186 Bicycle Institute) (03) 650 25 50. in bike handling skills for children of bicycle riding age. Saturday 12 to Sunday 27. Bike Week 88 Albany Friday 22 t o Sunday 24. SA Festival of Cycling. A Call for information on a club near you: (03) 337 6399. t o Pe rth Tour. Jointly organised by the Youth Hostels bicycle rally to be held in the beautiful Adelaide hills. N e w castle Cycleways Movement (049) 46 8298. Association and the Cycle Touring Association of WA Three days of activities centred on a good camping Bicycle Institute of Ne w South Wales (02) 212 5628. this 800 km tour will average 60 - 130 km per day and ground w ith alternate accommodation also available. Sout h Australian Touring Cyclists Association (08) trace the pioneers' coastal route through superb Day rides, displays. exhibitions and nightly entertainment 272 6406 (08) 388 8331. Sydney region bicycling clubs hardwood forests, Bus portage for riders and bikes to provided for riders of all ages. Bring the kids and your can be contacted through the Bicycle Institute of NSW Albany and staying at Youth Hostels and other fixed friends. Watch Freewhee/ing for details or contact (08) (02) 212 S628. Tandem Club of Australia (03) 241 4453. accommodation. Riders will need to be self sufficient and 388 8331 . Cycle Touring Association of West Australia (09) 330 be members of YHA or the CTAWA. For full details Saturday 23 to Sunda y Ma y I. The Southe rn 3659. Darwin Huffers & Puffers (089) 81 2141. Wagga contact the tour leader Geoff Creighton (09) 459 4178. C ross Tr ail in Victoria. A three-day or nine-day ride Bicycle Touring Group (069) 21 6787. Vintage Cycle Sunday 20 . Pedal for Heart. Sydney's big fun and along Bicycle Australia's Southern Cross Trail northwards clubs Vintage Cycle Club of Victoria (03) 527 5759. fitness ride over a 30 km course to La Perouse starting from Melbourne. Contact (046) 27 2186 for details. (Sydney Vintage Cycle Club) (02) 587 and finishing at Centennial Park. partici pants are Saturday 23 - Monday 25 Mildura District Cycling Southern Veterans encouraged to obtain sponsorship to help the National Centenary. A weekend of competitive and non- 8017.

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