Riding a bicycle can be an enjoyable experience for many. Cycling
with friends or family is a great way to socialize, get fit and explore
your surroundings. It's a great hobby
which can be enjoyed by almost anyone.
There are many great places in Perth which can be enjoyed with a
bike ride. Being a cyclist means you can travel along famous bike trails
and paths and discover new places along the way. The path shown in the video is very recommended for beginners because it's wide and flat like a pancake. Enjoy the video and the music.
Bom galera, ate hoje posso dizer que cai poucos tombos de bicicleta. Lembro de um na infancia onde o parafuso do freio ferradura quebrou e isto fez com que o pneu dianteiro fosse travado, ocasionando a minha queda. Outro mais recente em uma trilha aqui em WA-Australia no qual perdi o equilibrio morro acima e voltei de re, parando contra uma arvore.
Ontem a noite foi o dia de eu esbarrar contra um poste que moveu-se, posso afirmar com certeza que moveu-se.. :-) Brincadeira a parte, joelho ralado e um pouco de dificuldade para pisar no chao. Por sorte nenhum carro estava por perto pois parei no meio da rua.
Imagine e pare para pensar quanta energia esta armazenada no corpo das pessoas em forma de gordura! Quantas doencas do mundo moderno estao associadas ao sedentarismo. Estas calorias poderiam ser queimadas e sem poluir o planeta, ao contratio do que acontece com os carros que queiman combustivel fossil, usam pneus, consomem oleo e dinheiro, tudo invisivel aos olhos da sociedade capitalista e consumista. Sou pai, sou marido, sou ciclista por bom senso e engenheiro por profissao. Admito que as vezes faco-me a seguinte pergunta: A sociedade esta mesmo se desenvolvendo? Ou estamos somente capitalizando em funcao do dinheiro, doa a quem doer? E digo, doi ao planeta!
Faca a conta, se 50 milhoes de carros novos sao produzidos por ano no planeta e cada um desses carros possuir 600Kg de aco, extraimos ao menos 30 milhoes de toneladas de minerio de ferro da natureza. Muita coisa, nao? E esta conta invisivel nao para por ai. Se formos pensar como individuos, um carro nao representa quase nada em termos de poluicao e demais fatores que afetam o planeta em que vivemos, mas se considerar a quantidade somente de carros novos pode-se perceber que o impacto e' gigantesco.
Veja outro exemplo: 50 milhoes de carros X 4 pneus = 200 milhoes de pneus por ano ou a cada 2 anos! Digamos que deste total 50% sejam reciclados, sobrariam 100 milhoes espalhados pelo mundo. Ninguem ve, ninguem sente e poucos se importam, pois estao espalhados por ai e por aqui. Mas voce gostaria que alguem viesse trazer para a sua cidade, de uma vez so, 100 milhoes de pneus? Aposto que nao! E' o tipo de montanha que ninguem quer admirar e escalar, mas que todos ajudam a contruir ao dirigir seus carros todos os dias!
Pedale o maximo que puder e ao colocar a forca no pedal de sua bicicleta, lembre que voce esta ajudando a diminuir a montanha!
I rode for the first time at Munda Biddi Trail two weeks back. This is the world longest mountain bike trail with approximately 1000km and I started in one end of it in Perth, Australia.
This video I taped when I was in Copenhagen last year to enjoy the weekend on the bike. If you have the chance to visit Copenhagen one day, don't miss the Bike Copenhagen with Mike. It's a nice way to do a sightseeing in Copenhagen and learn about the beautiful little mermaid with him. Enjoy the video!
This video is one of my favorite cycling videos. It was taped by a friend of mine in Blumenau- Brazil, 3 months ago. This fellow actually gave the name to this blog and I'm very thankful of him.
Today, I'm going to show you on this post another amazing route that I did. I left home on Easter Sunday around 9am then I rode 27Km towards north until I get in Burns Beach, which marks one end of a coastal nature walk extending to Fremantle. I put this on google and I got a route of 45Km from one end to another. I will do this complete route one day, perhaps. For now, I leave you a video that was taped with my Drift HD camera. Enjoy the ride!
A pedestrian bridge over crossing the Mitchel Freeway
The previous post of this blog > Link: Infrastructure for cycling was not long enough to show to cyclists how the infrastructure can make the way from inner suburbs or villages to the final destination much safer and easier for them. In this particular case I'm talking about riding from home to the train station, which means 3 to 5km (one way).
Having at least a single straight and segregated lane for cyclists in the inner suburb, makes a lot of difference in terms of safety as they have the option to avoid heavy traffic even near home during any time of the day.
The following video was taped during my ride on the segregated lane in the inner suburb of Kingsley. So, everybody that live around there can take advantage of this unique lane and go very easily to the train station:
The maps shows where the video starts and finishes
This video shows how to create a great infrastructure to everyone, those who want to ride to the station then catch a train or bus, those who want to walk or even drive less. There are two free bicycle shelter, access ramp and change room. Some of the main matters for me are how to get there, how safe is the way, how handy for people. How far away do cyclists live from the station? How attractive is that for them? Share your thoughts if you like.....
Western Australia sunset. Isn't it beautiful? I have enjoyed so much riding along the sea! This view have the beauty to put the love into our hearts and brings the hope back into our soul. Ahh, the breeze, the breeze smells salty and works out to blow the human pollution away of our faces. It makes me believe in the future, a better future to all of us! Enjoy the video and come along to taste this...
Mullaloo is named after an Aboriginal word, believed to mean "place of the rat kangaroo". It was first recorded in 1919 as Moolalloo Point, but the spelling was later changed to Mullaloo. Urban development began in the late 1950s.
Mullaloo has its main cyclepath infrastructure along the coast. This cyclepath is made busy by walkers, runners and some touring bikers during early mornings and late afternoons. Most of fast cyclists find the road as the best place to ride on to avoid conflict with pedestrians.
Watch this video and feel the breeze that blows from the sea:
