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Become a better rider: from learning to climb hills to crossing tram tracks
Basic and beginner training
Some sound and simple starters.
Build your ride: Endurance
Work towards that longer ride
Bunch riding
How to work it in a team
Car door crashes - How to avoid them
Anticipating is the key to avoiding the dangerous swerve
Crossing tram tracks
Unqiue to Melbourne but a hazard for cyclists
Hill climbing
Gears, pedals, tips for getting to the top
Hill descending
Getting back down can be just as tricky
Locking your bike
Thousands of cyclists have bikes stolen in Victoria each year - don't be one of them
Skills courses
A selection of skills courses currently running
Swooping birds
Springtime is swooping bird season
Training for longer rides
Proper training is essential if you are going to tackle longer rides
Winter riding
Tips for surviving those cold, wet and miserable winter months.