Bike Doctor is a web page dedicated to encouraging our patients to get some exercise through their transport. The task Is the public image of cycling something for children, for lycra clad racers, or people too often intoxicated to hold a license? I think it is time the bicycle became THE accepted…
Add your story to this collection. If you ride every day, or only now and then, add your story to this website. We want stories of doctors cycling to work from anywhere in the world, for whatever reason, on any kind of bike. (No unicycle stories permitted without photographic evidence) Email…
Simon Moss: If you were new to this and wanted a commuting bike, I believe the Trek 7.3 FX is a very good "sweet spot" in terms of price versus quality. Other makers have equivalent models but I know the Trek after having spent thousands of kilometres on this bike over all sorts of terrain in France…
Choose a good route. Study your street directory. The way you drive your car is probably not the best way to go by bike. Look for quiet back streets, for parks you can ride through, streets that have been closed to through traffic. Back streets are quieter, safer, and have better…
I live in Spearwood, south of Fremantle and work at Curtin University. I ride 24 km each way to work, which takes me about an hour each way. Unfortunately, the prevailing winds in the mornings and evenings means that I have a headwind each way in summer! Keeps me fit, if a little tired. I ride…
I thought members might be interested in a new twist on the theme of cycling to work. I live in a mountainous area, and decided to be realistic about my modest level of fitness and invest in an electric bike. It was possibly the best $2000 I ever spent. I bought a Power Ped Mantis Lithium bike. It can…
This article, authored by Dr Marion Carey, appears with permission from the Publishers of Viewpoint Magazine. Download the pdf version via the adjacent link. ...