Travel
Vineyards run
Tasmania the easy way Let someone else do the planning Early in the New Year, Mrs Bear and I packed our bike gear and headed south to Tasmania. A perfect Busman’s Holiday awaited us — […]
Articles by sliang
Bike
BMW G 650 XCountry
Bone China Pared back and slim – and part Chinese This may sound silly, but the bike I’ve ridden that felt closest to the XCountry was the original DT-1 Yamaha. Yes, I know it wasn’t […]
Cruiser Bikes
Glamour for gals
Glam up the ride, ladies H-D’s Isabel Perez says it’s the little things that make you feel sexy on your bike Getting ready for a ride is just like going on a hot date: it’s […]
Gear
Blog
Road Rider Blog
The Bear – Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Vote and win! What’s the best bike road you’ve ever ridden? Come on, it’s a simple enough question. We all have favourites, and sometimes those favourites are not […]
Blog
Road Rider Blog
The Bear – Friday, March 18, 2011 Here’s an interesting piece from the internet news service Slate. “Red-light cameras aren’t just municipal moneymakers, according to a new study. They also save lives, reports the Washington […]
Travel
Off-line NSW
Princes Highway deviation – Off-line As is often the case, the road less travelled calls us Nobody likes roadworks while they’re happening, except sadists who are riding behind beginners with no gravel experience. But we […]
Cruiser Bikes
Harley-Davidson XR1200
XRated Harley’s new XR1200 is a Sportster that lives up to its name You can’t keep a good bike down. Harley-Davidson’s XR750R has been winning flat-track races in the US every weekend for decades, and […]
Gear
Little Women 1
Gaerne has released its first “ladies only” Black Rose boot made from a new pattern to suit the female lower leg. The boot is made from full grain leather, has an ankle shield and zip […]
Gear
Airbag for your back
This novel air backpack from Topeak has a 10.7 litre capacity. There is a separate compartment for the hydration bladder and you can pump up the full length air pocket with the integrated micro pump […]