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'Any Colour You Want 7I As Long As It's Black! ''Any colour you want 7i as long as it's black!" When Henry Fo rd said of his Model T automobile that it came in any colour as long as it was black, he was restricting choice. Bell helmets do the opposi te. \Y/e recognise that all cyclists are different. What the racer want in a helmet is not the same as a tourer. A triathlete has different needs to a recreational rider and o on. You can have any helmet you want as long as its a Bell. \X 'e inl'ented the hard she ll bic\'cle helmet \Yal' back in 1r5 and since then ,l'e hal'e been the undisputed leader in helmet technology. Contin uouslv tri,·ing to not only make helmets more protective but lighter, cooler and more comfonahl e as ~·e ll. \\ 'e are also a,l'are of the dil'erse needs of cycl ists. That's why our range no~· offers JO models in a wide range of sizes and colours. ,\lost imponanrly th e\' all conform to the exacting safety C • standard. ,·ou ~mild expect from the ~·orld '. most respected helmet manufacturer. Inspect the fu ll range of Be ll cyc ling helmets today at rnur nearest specia li st biC\·cle retailer. You're different; that's why you choose Bell. Regular columns 16 CALENDAR 16 CLASSIFIEDS 12 PRO DEALERS 5 WARREN SALOMON 39 PHIL SONERYILLE Contents 36 WERNER'S WINNING t WORLD AWHEEL Mountain bike feature WAYS Freewheeling interviews Freewheeling is published seven times a year in the It CHANP NANES 1117 months of January, March, May, July, September, October the MTB champ an d November. ISSN No: 0156 4579. Ed ito rial and IN A ROW Advertising Offices: Room 57 Trades Hall, cnr Dixon The 4th Mountain Bike & Goulburn Sts., Sydney NSW Australia. Address all Travel and touri ng correspondence to: Freewheeling PO Box K26 , Championships Haymarket NSW 2000 Australia. Telephone (02) 264 40 WEST OF THE BLUE 8544. 24 WHAT'S HOT Publisher/Editor: Warren Salomon. Administration MTB bikes and MOUNTAINS and circulation: Marilyn Stivey. National Adve rtis­ An easy weekend tour ing Sales: Davi d TurnerTelephone (02) 91 3 1266 or (02) equipment for the 1989 264 8544. Typesetting:Everysize Typeart Service (02) 982 1163 season 62 THE BOULDERS TO Print ing: Offset Alpine Pty Ltd Derby & Wetherill Sts, Si lverwater NSW (02) 647 1000. D ist ri butio n - 36 YERRANDERIE OR BOURKE Ne wsagents: Gordon & Gotch Pty Ltd (02) 667 0466 An outback ballad or offices in your state. Subscri ptions a nd bicycle BUSI dealer distribution: Freewheeling Australia Publica­ 63 EXPEDITION tions (02) 264 8544. A mountain bike Material in this publication may not be stored or repro­ adventure TOURING duced in any form with out permission. Requests for permission should be directed to the Publisher. Editorial Helpful hints for OS contributions including black and white/colour prints or colour transparencies on all aspects of cycling are travellers welcomed. Send an enquiry or write for guidelines. Copyright © 1988 Freewhee ling Australia Publ i­ 65 FEARAND cations LOATHING Cover design and photography by Warren With the solo adventurer Salomon. Bicycle sport 15 BIKESPEAK The language ofcycling POLES APART Our coverage ofthe Bank Classic Special feature 56 BICYCLES TO THE RESCUE Bicycles and the Greenhouse Effect I I I \ I I Freewheeling J BIKE RIDERS READ Freewheeling SUBSCRIBE AND SAYE II Subscnbe to Freewhee!tng for the low 6 issue rate of$13.50 thats a sav1ngof25% on the regular pnce. ~ -------------------­Post the coupon today Credit Card Authorl11e1tlon Tick one box only Street llrI] [BJI I[ I 11 EXPIRY DATE / Locali<, P'code CARDHOLDERS NAME PLEASE PRINT One year subscription starts next issue $13.50 CARD NUMBER Two year subscription starts next issue $24.00 SIGNATURE One year overseas surface mail sub starts next issue $ 21.00 Freewheeling Subscriptions I enclose the following amount or card authorisation TOTAL$ PO Box 746. Darlinghurs t 2010. 4 Freewheeling Warren Salomon A new era for Fnewheelina The publisher/editor gets all misty eyed HIS ISSUE OF Freewheeling is Julie Wiggins in a ro.,m above the shop my last in the role of publisher so pasting up type and i!:, 1strations, proces­ T forgive me if I get a little nostal­ sing subs and pounrii ng away at an old gic. Those of you think that the editor is typewriter. the person who reall y runs a publication Freewheeling was still a quarterly at may have wondered why I have always that stage though if you do a few calcula­ used the dual title of publisher/editor. tions you will realise that in four years What does a publisher have to do with a our dedicated volunteers group had onl y publication anyway? produced twelve issues. But what issues I will expl ain but first a li ttle they were. Many of our lo ng time sub­ Freewheeling hist9ry. Eleven years ago I scribers still treasure their copies espe­ ran a printing business. At the time l was cially the rare ones (1 , 2, 3 and 10) for a lso involved in velo politics as presi­ the information they contain. dent of the fledgling Bicycle Institute of NSW. It was a synthesis of these two involvements that produced the first 40 page issue of Freewheeling at the begin­ ning of December 1977. That issue and the next dozen or so were put togethe r as a labour of love. C harlie Vassel (who now runs the BINSW office) , Gene Malone, Sally Issue 27. Colour comes to the magazine. Woolys Matthews with he lp our friends in the Wheels a Sydney retailer advertises coloured lycra printing industry and I all worked long bike shorts in ten sizzling colours heralding the nights to put together Australia's first start of a whole new era in bicycling clothii1g and non-competitive cycling publication and accessories. many others helped with subsequent is­ sues. the cycling experts so people a lways refer to us when they need advice. In 1982 I decided that if Freewheeling was to have a viable future then it had to have a professional basis to its opera­ tions. At that point I left the bikeshop a nd made the magazine my full time business. This was not an easy t;,sk at Issue 13. Freewheeling ceases to be a part time the time and issues 13 to 27 mark a dif­ labour of love and instead becomes a full time (for ficult period of reconstruction and ad­ me at least) labour of love. Issues 13 to 26 were justment as the magazine was put onto a printed on newsprint to reduce costs in order to proper commercial footing. keep publishing. With issue 27 came full colour produc­ ti on and a return to coated paper not Right from the beginning we prided used si nce issue six. Since then we ourselves in the quality of information haven't looked back and the dynamic we provided and I have always felt that growth of the cycling scene is reflected the role of any specialist publication is to in the editorial and advertisement pages educate newcomers as well as entertain of some very attractive issues. and continually inform the old hands. T hough I have managed to steer the In the space of e leven years I mod­ publication from its humble beginnings estly claim some credit for the current to the shape and stature it attains today I strength of t he bicycl e scene in Oz. have always realised that it would even­ Our first issue. Published late November 1977. When issue one rolled off the presses tually reach the finite limits of my physi­ Only 2500 printed. Copies of it are very rare the top of the range bicycle in one of my cal and financial resources . In other nowadays. advertiser's catalogues had steel rims words for Freewheeling to continue to and the most revo lting PURPLE col­ evolve into a full scale professional pub- Once started these things soon take oured paintwo rk I've ever seen . Boy 1ica tion able to reach into the wider o n a life of their own . By 1982 I had have things really changed! community and to communicate with changed businesses and with David Sure the overseas marke ts have those who have o nl y recently been Maclean had started the Sydney brought much change into the country drawn to cycling it has to become part of specialist bicycle retail store Inner City but this publication has always been the a much larger framework. Cycles. One day a week I worked with means whe reby the Aussie biker can Back to the role of the publisher. Michae l Burlace, Amanda Holt and sort out the good from the crap. We are In most publications, be they magazines Freewhee/ing S WORLD RANDONNEUR Vs SHOGUN's ALPlnE<il ~f ii,...____.a__ lliiiiliiilliii1iiilliiliiliiiiilillll Gemini's World Randonneur Shogun Alpine GT. Justice will only be done when you ride it. The latest in technology abounds in The new model is now equipped with an Shogun's lightweight tourer. lshiwatta cro-moly frame and fork. 700x35 tyres (a worldwide available tyre), Shogun's Alpine GT is equipped with shimano SIS derailleurs for ease of gear Shimano Deore 18-speed SIS derailleurs, selection. Couple this with all its previous Biopace type chain rings, Shimano Deore features of a bike that was built to last it cantilever brakes, sealed bearings and 40 . must be seriously considered by the spoke rear wheel for extra strength.
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