Archive for January, 2010

Kickbiking in Oz

Hi, this is Jack from Bristol in the UK.

Over the holiday I spent three weeks in Western Australia. While Northern Hemisphere KB riders were struggling with …

Kangaroo Point 18km Rec Ride

[ January 31, 2010; 6:00 am; ] Enjoy a Sunday Kick with other footbikers on:

Sunday 31st Jan  at 6am – Newstead for a 18km footbike.

Meet at Kangaroo Point. (Drive under the Captain Cook bridge along the bottom of Kangaroo point cliffs towards where they do the Rock climbing. We meet before the first set of toilets.)

Course takes us over the Story Bridge, [...]

First Time Kickers

[ January 26, 2010; 9:00 am; ] Kickbike First Timers try-out – Sandgate foreshore:

Tuesday 26th Jan (Australia Day) – 9am

Come along and try out the Kickbike for a couple of Kilometres on a totally flat course on Bike paths.

Cost is $10 per Kickbike, with proceeds going towards supporting the team to the World Champs in August 2010. Bring along your helmet (if you have [...]

Australia Day Kick

[ January 26, 2010; 6:00 am; ] Enjoy a rec ride with other keen footbikers on:

Tuesday 26th Jan (Australia Day) at 6am

for a 24km from Sandgate to Woody Point.  Meet in the Carpark in front of Doug’s Cafe on Flinders Street at the corner of Second Avenue in Sandgate. Enjoy a lovely kick out via the Sandgate foreshore and over the Hornibrooke bridge. This [...]

Griffith Uni 25km Rec Ride

[ January 24, 2010; 6:00 am; ] Enjoy a rec ride with other keen footbikers on:

Sunday 24th Jan at 6am 

for a 25km Griffith University kick starting at Kangaroo point (Drive under the Captain Cook bridge along the bottom of Kangaroo point cliffs towards where they do the Rock climbing. We meet before the first set of toilets). The Course will be out to [...]

QLD: Short Course Footbike Races

[ February 21, 2010; 6:00 am to 11:00 am. ] Where:
Criterion Bike track
Murarrie Recreational Reserve
Wynnum Road
Murarrie
(500 metres up from Cannon Hill Shopping plaza on opposite side of road towards Gateway Motorway)

When:
Sunday 21st February 2010

Cost:
Early Bird Entry Fee:
$20 per non-members
Australian Footbike Association members $10 (not a member? Please visit the Members Page)
Late Entry: $5 extra if registering on the Day

Registration:
On the day from 6am till 6.30am [...]

Day 2 Footbiking the Great Vic Ride

I woke early and sat up, peering over the bag between us to look at Linda (sister-in-law).

Linda who had been awake only moments before looked across at me and gasped. I stared at her too …

Day 1 Footbiking the Great Vic Ride

Well, wasn’t last night interesting! Woke at 1.40am to hear a man yelling out: “(expletive) shut up so we can get some sleep!” It was then that I noticed the snoring …