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Don't ride to work.

Posted: 11 Oct 2011, 17:38
by scully

Re: Don't ride to work.

Posted: 11 Oct 2011, 18:21
by Stuart
nd there I was, about to fire off a missive to Fairfax telling them I'd cancelled our SMH sub ....

Re: Don't ride to work.

Posted: 11 Oct 2011, 19:24
by wallman
Yeah, I think that's it for the SMH Online and I. I've put up with the ads, the auto-play video, the increasingly shrill, trite reportage and the pre-school standard sub-editing, but really, this is just garbage. If it's meant seriously, it's stupid and offensive. If it's meant ironically, it's stupid and offensive. It offers nothing - no insight, no wit, nothing.

Re: Don't ride to work.

Posted: 12 Oct 2011, 07:44
by Lizanne
i was about to get angry, i listented to the audio first, then double checked by watching the video.
a little funny, but not what cyclists need

Re: Don't ride to work.

Posted: 12 Oct 2011, 08:38
by mikesbytes
The new bike paths in the CBD have brought home that the best way to increase the number of commuters is simply to provide separated bike paths. There has been a massive increase in the number of bike commuters.

All this talk about type of bike, ride position, clothing, helmets is a load of rot. Boils down to whether the riders feel safe or not

Re: Don't ride to work.

Posted: 12 Oct 2011, 08:59
by Michael
(I cant get the vid to play, some issues here at work),

did it mention this as an example?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2oymHHy ... dded#at=18

Re: Don't ride to work.

Posted: 12 Oct 2011, 13:32
by timyone
Ahhh lycra. Does any one look good in it? I know girls that do :p

Re: Don't ride to work.

Posted: 14 Oct 2011, 14:44
by Toff
This video is clearly taking the piis. It shows the opposite of everything they say. E.g. it say's you're going to have to wear lycra, and then shows guys riding in jeans. If you didn't work it out, the obvious clue was the Alan Jones reference, as he starts swearing at SMH journalists.

It's clearly pro cycling, pro change, and pro not taking stuff too seriously. Not bad if you ask me.