Cycling to work & a swim in the lake. Air –3°C, water ~3°C.
From where I live, it is 200m above the altitude of the lake. Today it got 5 degrees colder the further down I came.

Mit dem Velo zur Arbeit & ein Bad im See. Luft –3°C, Wasser ~3°C.
Wo ich wohne liegt 200m höher als der See. Heute wurde es 5 Grad kälter beim Runterfahren.

#lake #See #swimming #Schwimmen #Baden #cycling #cycle #velofahren #Velo #Fahrrad #Radfahren #bike2work #mdRzA #winterswimming #Winterschwimmen #Kaltbaden

Cycling to work & a swim in the lake. Air –3°C, water ~3°C.
From where I live, it is 200m above the altitude of the lake. Today it got 5 degrees colder the further down I came.

Mit dem Velo zur Arbeit & ein Bad im See. Luft –3°C, Wasser ~3°C.
Wo ich wohne liegt 200m höher als der See. Heute wurde es 5 Grad kälter beim Runterfahren.

#lake #See #swimming #Schwimmen #Baden #cycling #cycle #velofahren #Velo #Fahrrad #Radfahren #bike2work #mdRzA #winterswimming #Winterschwimmen #Kaltbaden

Cycling to work and a swim in the lake on the way. Air -14°C, water ~2°C.

Mit dem Velo zur Arbeit und unterwegs ein Bad im See. Luft -14°C, Wasser ~2°C.

#lake #See #swimming #Schwimmen #Baden #cycling #cycle #velofahren #Velo #Fahrrad #Radfahren #bike2work #mdRzA #winterswimming #Winterschwimmen #Kaltbaden

Cycling to work and a swim in the lake on the way. Air -14°C, water ~2°C.

Mit dem Velo zur Arbeit und unterwegs ein Bad im See. Luft -14°C, Wasser ~2°C.

#lake #See #swimming #Schwimmen #Baden #cycling #cycle #velofahren #Velo #Fahrrad #Radfahren #bike2work #mdRzA #winterswimming #Winterschwimmen #Kaltbaden

Cycling to work and a swim in the lake on the way. Air -14°C, water ~2°C.

Mit dem Velo zur Arbeit und unterwegs ein Bad im See. Luft -14°C, Wasser ~2°C.

#lake #See #swimming #Schwimmen #Baden #cycling #cycle #velofahren #Velo #Fahrrad #Radfahren #bike2work #mdRzA #winterswimming #Winterschwimmen #Kaltbaden

Just come across the phrase " #Bicycles offer you the freedom that car ads promise". coined by Tom Flood https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tom-flood-7a91b411_bicycles-deliver-the-freedom-that-auto-ads-activity-7115679791810314241-iGGB?trk=public_profile_like_view

Appears to be a two year old phrase but I think if for #2026 you're wanting to use the car less, it's a good mantra memorize. I've had a puncture on the main #cargobike for over a week now I've been lazy about fixing so the car has been used more. I need to remember the freedom the bike gives a #smallbusiness like us.

Video bike tax: Video is from a couple of years ago on one of our cargobike, sadly now gone due to a recall

#bike #bikes #BikeTooter #cycle #cycling #coffee

Just come across the phrase " #Bicycles offer you the freedom that car ads promise". coined by Tom Flood https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tom-flood-7a91b411_bicycles-deliver-the-freedom-that-auto-ads-activity-7115679791810314241-iGGB?trk=public_profile_like_view

Appears to be a two year old phrase but I think if for #2026 you're wanting to use the car less, it's a good mantra memorize. I've had a puncture on the main #cargobike for over a week now I've been lazy about fixing so the car has been used more. I need to remember the freedom the bike gives a #smallbusiness like us.

Video bike tax: Video is from a couple of years ago on one of our cargobike, sadly now gone due to a recall

#bike #bikes #BikeTooter #cycle #cycling #coffee

It was kind of warm this morning. I was at the lake at the time that they call the blue hour.
Cycling to work and a swim in the lake on the way. Air 1°C, water ~5°C.

Irgendwie ein warmer Morgen heute. Es traf sich, dass ich während der blauen Stunde am See war.
Mit dem Velo zur Arbeit und unterwegs ein Bad im See. Luft 1°C, Wasser ~5°C.

#lake #See #swimming #Schwimmen #Baden #cycling #cycle #velofahren #Velo #Fahrrad #Radfahren #bike2work #mdRzA #winterswimming #Winterschwimmen #Kaltbaden

It was kind of warm this morning. I was at the lake at the time that they call the blue hour.
Cycling to work and a swim in the lake on the way. Air 1°C, water ~5°C.

Irgendwie ein warmer Morgen heute. Es traf sich, dass ich während der blauen Stunde am See war.
Mit dem Velo zur Arbeit und unterwegs ein Bad im See. Luft 1°C, Wasser ~5°C.

#lake #See #swimming #Schwimmen #Baden #cycling #cycle #velofahren #Velo #Fahrrad #Radfahren #bike2work #mdRzA #winterswimming #Winterschwimmen #Kaltbaden

The Tiring Ride to Rising Tide.

Day 3 - Sassafras to Nowra

'Age has wearied him, and the years condemned.'

Although another cracker of a day for riding, especially as it was mostly downhill, the knees are packing it in so I'll be catching the train from here to Newcastle. Booked in for a sports physio on Thu to do a 'bike fitting' as I am 99% confident the new seat was not installed in *exactly the same place as the previous. Hence .... angry tendons.

Am also confident I can pull volunteer shifts at Rising Tide (from Thu arvo, after the physio) doing 'stuff' ..... while not out paddling a kayak, taunting the constabulary.

Nowra is a lovely, sleepy town. And the campsite is awesome. $25 a night (that's Aussie dollars, not real ones) and full of laid back residents. Shoalhaven Caravan Park.

#cycle #cycletourism #BikeTooter #risingtideblockade #RisingTide2025 #Canberra #climatechange #risingtide #agingcyclist #kneesofbutter

The Tiring Ride to Rising Tide. :-)

Day Two - Tarago to Sassafras. (The purple leg in the map below).

A beautiful cycling day. Pleasantly cool with light drizzle. Rather large hills though, and I suspect I have triggered some tendonitis in the knees.

Overnight was a lovely, remote campsite 4km off the main road. With no car noise and no mobile reception. Bliss!

#cycle #cycletourism #BikeTooter #risingtideblockade #RisingTide2025 #Canberra #climatechange #risingtide

The Tiring Ride to Rising Tide.

Day 3 - Sassafras to Nowra

'Age has wearied him, and the years condemned.'

Although another cracker of a day for riding, especially as it was mostly downhill, the knees are packing it in so I'll be catching the train from here to Newcastle. Booked in for a sports physio on Thu to do a 'bike fitting' as I am 99% confident the new seat was not installed in *exactly the same place as the previous. Hence .... angry tendons.

Am also confident I can pull volunteer shifts at Rising Tide (from Thu arvo, after the physio) doing 'stuff' ..... while not out paddling a kayak, taunting the constabulary.

Nowra is a lovely, sleepy town. And the campsite is awesome. $25 a night (that's Aussie dollars, not real ones) and full of laid back residents. Shoalhaven Caravan Park.

#cycle #cycletourism #BikeTooter #risingtideblockade #RisingTide2025 #Canberra #climatechange #risingtide #agingcyclist #kneesofbutter

The Tiring Ride to Rising Tide. :-)

Day Two - Tarago to Sassafras. (The purple leg in the map below).

A beautiful cycling day. Pleasantly cool with light drizzle. Rather large hills though, and I suspect I have triggered some tendonitis in the knees.

Overnight was a lovely, remote campsite 4km off the main road. With no car noise and no mobile reception. Bliss!

#cycle #cycletourism #BikeTooter #risingtideblockade #RisingTide2025 #Canberra #climatechange #risingtide

Cycling to work & a swim in the lake. Air 7°C, water ~9°C.
Got a flat tyre while passing some road works. It's handy to have a bicycle workshop at the office.

Mit dem Velo zur Arbeit & ein Bad im See. Luft 7°C, Wasser ~9°C.
Holte mir einen Platten, als ich an einer Baustelle vorbei fuhr. Praktisch, dass man eine Velowerkstatt im Geschäft hat.

#swimming #Schwimmen #Baden #cycling #cycle #velofahren #Velo #Fahrrad #Radfahren #bike2work #mdRzA #winterswimming #Winterschwimmen #Kaltbaden

Cycling to work & a swim in the lake. Air 7°C, water ~9°C.
Got a flat tyre while passing some road works. It's handy to have a bicycle workshop at the office.

Mit dem Velo zur Arbeit & ein Bad im See. Luft 7°C, Wasser ~9°C.
Holte mir einen Platten, als ich an einer Baustelle vorbei fuhr. Praktisch, dass man eine Velowerkstatt im Geschäft hat.

#swimming #Schwimmen #Baden #cycling #cycle #velofahren #Velo #Fahrrad #Radfahren #bike2work #mdRzA #winterswimming #Winterschwimmen #Kaltbaden

Today I have passed 30,000 km since I started riding a #bike again. It would be odd to call it a #milestone, though.

#Biking #Cycling #Bicycle #Cycle

There will be the usual screams, but reducing motor traffic to all but the essential (in my mind, motorised transport for the disabled is, convenience is not), EV or fossil fuel can only be a good thing

http://archive.today/2025.11.13-115359/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/transport/article/ev-congestion-charge-january-hp9nclphg

#London #RoadTraffic #Pollution #Reduction #Walk #Cycle #PublicTransport

Magasins de #vélo : comment sauver le soldat #vélociste?

Finie l’embellie du marché du #cycle. En 2025, les dépôts de bilan de magasins de vélo dépassent les créations ! Comment un bouclard peut-il résister alors que le marché des vélos neufs tousse et que l’occasion lui passe en partie sous le nez ? Avec des consommables achetés en ligne et des heures d’atelier délicates à facturer, de nombreux rendez-vous vélo de proximité risquent de manquer à l’appel au printemps prochain. Et si le consommateur devenait davantage « consommacteur » ?
https://weelz.ouest-france.fr/magasins-de-velo-comment-sauver-le-soldat-velociste/

There will be the usual screams, but reducing motor traffic to all but the essential (in my mind, motorised transport for the disabled is, convenience is not), EV or fossil fuel can only be a good thing

http://archive.today/2025.11.13-115359/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/transport/article/ev-congestion-charge-january-hp9nclphg

#London #RoadTraffic #Pollution #Reduction #Walk #Cycle #PublicTransport

Magasins de #vélo : comment sauver le soldat #vélociste?

Finie l’embellie du marché du #cycle. En 2025, les dépôts de bilan de magasins de vélo dépassent les créations ! Comment un bouclard peut-il résister alors que le marché des vélos neufs tousse et que l’occasion lui passe en partie sous le nez ? Avec des consommables achetés en ligne et des heures d’atelier délicates à facturer, de nombreux rendez-vous vélo de proximité risquent de manquer à l’appel au printemps prochain. Et si le consommateur devenait davantage « consommacteur » ?
https://weelz.ouest-france.fr/magasins-de-velo-comment-sauver-le-soldat-velociste/