tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068486315338288419.post6444034415710450699..comments2024-03-28T09:57:15.040+11:00Comments on Artist as Family: The roads more dangerously travelled: biking the change we want to see in the worldArtist as Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01000057566127487240noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068486315338288419.post-85599474859317234592014-03-27T14:51:45.744+11:002014-03-27T14:51:45.744+11:00Thanks for your kind words David. We're in bea...Thanks for your kind words David. We're in beautiful Belligen with all manner of things growing out of us, it's so fertile here. Yes, the bicycle is a freedom machine and moves us along at a knowable rate of knots. We see, smell, hear and taste the world as we ride – the ocean's salt, the insanity of roadkill, the signals and senses of being present, open to becoming lost. Much love, AaFArtist as Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01000057566127487240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068486315338288419.post-36556521852051750772014-03-25T13:22:27.436+11:002014-03-25T13:22:27.436+11:00Hi u5.
Often after a tandem ride Walter and I con...Hi u5. <br />Often after a tandem ride Walter and I concur about the feeling of freedom riding a bike. No wonder it's a booming industry as so many people rediscover that essence of cycling in all forms.<br />On my wishlist for a less car dependent society would be some simple things. Ride on/ride off carriages for buses and trains. Cycleways followng the level contours of rail tracks. When shoulders and footpaths are dug up for nbn, water and electricity why not finish the job with a simple gravel cycle path on top. And one day I reckon critical mass rides will seem normal and not peculiar. <br />I'm enjoying your art and will be following your travels.<br />Good Luck<br />DavidDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215233845174301010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068486315338288419.post-33678951325972117062014-03-25T00:01:02.454+11:002014-03-25T00:01:02.454+11:00yes, scary but exhilarating and no regrets, absolu...yes, scary but exhilarating and no regrets, absolutely! another day today on the shittiest part of the pacific hwy, north to nambucca heads. two lane hwy, trucks and cars belting past, shoulders disappear in an instant. we lived!!Artist as Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01000057566127487240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068486315338288419.post-45392931294241217132014-03-24T07:19:24.195+11:002014-03-24T07:19:24.195+11:00I did a trip years ago (which is why I am so inter...I did a trip years ago (which is why I am so interested in your blog) from Adelaide to Eden Valley in the Barossa, then back down the Fleurieu (not correct spelling) to Jervis Bay and across to Kangaroo Island for five days carrying all my own gear. There were moments when it was truly scary. I also did the great ocean road from Angelsea to Warnambool over 5 days and that was even scarier, but exhilarating and dont regret a minute of either of those trips! Keep on truckin (pedalling) AAF:)urbanmonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674871237002604796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068486315338288419.post-71555377106872627862014-03-21T22:14:45.157+11:002014-03-21T22:14:45.157+11:00thanks for alerting us to Health At Every Size, we...thanks for alerting us to Health At Every Size, we certainly had a read. we agree with you that you can't collapse excess weight and passivity into the same bag in every case, however in the case of many young people the combination of inactivity, poor diet and excess weight leads to numerous pathologies, including heart disease, diabetes and depression.Artist as Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01000057566127487240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068486315338288419.post-27932032650257273992014-03-21T22:00:11.077+11:002014-03-21T22:00:11.077+11:00hello charlotte, james and joe, thanks for your co...hello charlotte, james and joe, thanks for your comment.<br /><br />we're not sure if there is a code for cyclists to motorists, but it sounds like a good idea to invent one. when the shoulder runs out while we're cycling and we have to move onto the road we indicate with a repeated wave of our outstretched right arm. but a whole series of arm movements as code made between fellow travellers would be beneficial. we have invented a few between our bikes like thumbs up and over the rainbow for 'we're stopping for a moment but you keep going past if you wish'. often a road is deafening and a form of sign language between cyclists is the best way to communicate.<br /><br />we also try to be as visible as we can and not hog the road. we motion cars around us when we can see it is safe for them to pass. so the courtesy goes both ways and many motorists know first hand what it's like to be a cyclist. <br /><br />thanks for being courteous to cyclists.<br /><br />aaf<br /><br />Artist as Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01000057566127487240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068486315338288419.post-28335070266184256222014-03-21T19:56:06.444+11:002014-03-21T19:56:06.444+11:00You should really look into Health At Every Size b...You should really look into Health At Every Size before conflating excess weight and passivity. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068486315338288419.post-30840037098899190482014-03-21T19:44:17.787+11:002014-03-21T19:44:17.787+11:00We are in the Upper Murray area, on a bending road...We are in the Upper Murray area, on a bending road with double white lines and no shoulder. Lots of cyclists about this weekend and I still don't really know the best way to share the road with them. This afternoon we slowed right down until it was legal and safe to pass, leaving at least 50m between us and the bikes, but some riders say it's stressful to have cars hanging behind them...help! is there a cyclist's code for cars out there anywhere? As stay-put farmers we love following your travels and are so inspired by your insights. Cheers, Charlotte James and JoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com