Comfort is all about change

One of the secrets to surviving long rides is shifting your riding position regularly so you don’t get stiff and sore. Even shortish rides are more enjoyable if you can change your posture. It all relates to on where you put your hands.

There are basically two kinds of handlebars: drop and straight. Most road and touring bikes feature drop bars. They probably give you the biggest range of hand positions.

Keep all senses on alert

The minute you back your car out of the driveway onto the street you need to have your wits about you. Any number of things can distract you from the main task of managing that car.

In America it’s estimated that a quarter of crashes reported to police are due to driver distraction or inattention. Australian researchers think it’s probably the same here. You need all senses on full alert to undertake a complex task like driving safely.

Ex-Olympian keeps up his winning form

Everyone leaves Jack Trickey’s house charged with a mission. You’re to scour every garage sale and op shop for 1956 Olympics memorabilia. Collecting is almost as big an obsession as the cycling that took him as a competitor to the Melbourne Olympics. Almost …