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Riding a winner
By Sally Dillon
The buzz of bike wheels is turning into the hum of commerce across Australia as the growing interest in cycling brings in tourist dollars. The Tour Down Under is rolling into South Australia for the 12th time in January, bringing with it hundreds of thousands of tourists - and millions of their dollars. The event is a shining example of the enormous potential of cycle tourism to generate income for Australian communities.
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FEATURE STORIES
Features
Return to the fold
Chris Hill
Folding bikes often get a bad rap. Largely seen as the geeky equivalent of the recumbent bicycle, they're consigned in people's minds to the decks of ocean liners or to the acts of circus show
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Ride Guide | One Hour
The Great Parks, Sydney, NSW
Australian Cyclist
Skill level: easy Fitness required: moderate Duration: one hour
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Simple Joys
Steve Taylor
There are two versions of the Fuente Pure, the version with the top-tube, generally considered a man's bike, and the version without the top-tube, the ladies'. I got the ladies' to test. Now, you have to realise that I'm very much a red-blooded male and I regret to say I'm heavily influenced by self-image. So you can imagine the rather pathetic and childish quandary that I had put myself into.
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My Ride
A world away
Muriel Reddy
Muriel Reddy reflects on the rich experience of the Great Victorian Bike Ride, when 5000 cyclists braved rain and terrain to become a large and happy family.
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OTHER STORIES
Features
Fit your bike
Tanya Bosch
The second road bike that I raced had a custom-built frame. While I won some Masters Championships on it, I suffered continuously from a bad back which had started with having children and which manifested itself as sciatica. The physio had told me I would have to learn to live with it.
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Ride Guide | One Week
Cape crusaders
Amanda Smith and Gavin Hardy
Location: Opotiki to Gisborne, East Cape, North Island, New Zealand
Skill level: medium
Fitness required: medium
Duration: six days (350km)
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Hip hybrid
Chris Hill
With bike riding becoming more popular as a lifestyle choice, the bicycle manufacturing market has become more robust. This is good for consumers as it means prices go down and the range of choice goes up.
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