What better way to prove you make good blenders than to take all manner of apparently non-blendable stuff and cain it! Bye-bye iPod!!!
Watch vids here: www.willitblend.com
Monthly Archives: January 2007
Australian car sales slump as buyers go for imports & BIKES
[Bicycling photo from shield on Flickr used without permission]
“The Australian car industry is reeling from a dramatic slump in sales, with petrol-price conscious consumers turning in massive numbers from locally made vehicles to smaller imports and bicycles.
Sales of Australian-made cars collapsed from almost 250,000 in 2005 to just 201,623 last year ? a drop of almost 20 per cent, according to preliminary figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.
For those in the bike business, however, it’s a different story, with bicycle sales out-stripping vehicle sales for the seventh consecutive year last year, according to the Cycling Promotion Fund.
Australian bike sales extended their lead over cars for 2006, with almost 1.3 million sold. Cool, lots of hard rubbish when I get back!
CPF spokesman Ian Christie said bike sales had extended their lead on car sales by 300,000 last year ? a sales edge that comfortably exceeds the total sales of market-leader Toyota.
Bicycle Victoria facilities development manager Jason Denhollander (Dutchy been busy?) said the increase was due to a combination of elements.
“There is no one silver bullet to it, it’s a mix of rising petrol prices, people finding public transport more crowded and health and fitness,” he said.
Mr Denhollander said latest Bicycle Victoria figures showed there was a 15 to 20 per cent increase on the number of cyclists entering the CBD between 7am and 9am compared with a year ago.
“That increase would represent about an extra 500 cyclists entering the city,” he said.
Mr Denhollander said cyclist numbers usually dropped 30 to 40% in winter, but that was not the case last year. “In the heart of this winter we had the same numbers as we would have in the peak months of November and March,” he said.“
Illumination!
In an effort to reduce the strain on my nerves I have purchased one of these babies from On-One.
See also.
?135 for the light engine
?2 for a spare o-ring
?2 for a spare battery case
?20 for 16 x Vapex 2700mAh NiMH AA batteries (from Vapextech on ebay, inc. free charger, 2 x 1100mAh)
?25 for Mega Charger (from Vapextech on ebay, inc. 4 x 2700mAh pack, 1 x AAA 1100mAh pack, 2 x AA to D cell converter, 1 x Battery Tester and 1 x LED compass keyring)
It’s the most I’ve ever spent on lighting. It’s totally frickin’ cool though!
80g/200g with/without batteries and surely the sexiest looking bike light available (yes, damnit, I said sexy!)
I started this post weeks ago and have now lost all direction, all meaning and well hello nurse! it’s feckin’ 1am on a school night.. sheet!
Whatever, sick of this sitting as a draft. This light rocks!
I'm going to the Manchester World Cup
Manchester is one of four major cities on three continents hosting the 2006-07 UCI Track World Cup. The Grand Prix-style competition ranks only behind the World Championships and Olympic Games in prestige.
The Manchester round of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup will take place on 23-25 February 2007. Competitors from over 30 nations will be bidding for individual and team titles.
Each round comprises 14 disciplines – eight for men and seven for women. Competition is spread over three days.
Events range in distance from the 500 metres women’s time trial to the 40-kilometre men’s Madison.
and right next to the bar Saturday and Sunday, thankyou very much Mr. Credit Card!
Now, to book a hostel bed and find a club where I wont be stabbed within the first 30min.
Hope you all had a nice xmas and nye..
I did. Polish/Aussie xmas, showing Mal’s folks around London, and then a relatively quiet NYE in the city watching some cool fireworks. I think I was partied out by the time NYE rolled around anyway so it was good to give the internal organs some rest (that’s if I have any left).
The crazy critters at BCH put me to shame when it comes to xmas decorations, especially since I had none. I was able to bask in the glow from everyone else’s xmas lights (seems the Westies love that kind of thing), safe in the knowledge that Al Gore won’t be hunting me down for having an excessive carbon footprint.
London is feckin’ great to be riding around these days. The weather is nice (relative term) and traffic is at an absolute minimum. “There’s no rest for the wicked” must surely apply to me then, as I seem to be one of a very small minority who are actually working in London at the moment! Where did everyone else go? Did Ryanair have another ticket special or something? I’d be jealous but the lack of a 2k-long traffic jam on fUxbridge Rd. suits me just fine! The fixie is back together (good thing since the Ribble is now dead) and out in force. I really should hunt down a smaller gearing setup though as the current 46-17T is fine when the roads are barren but tiresome when the stop/start nonsense begins again. Yeah and I should also do this and that and this and.. “oh look, a website about procrastination..”
Merry Xmas and all the best for 2007 to anyone I didn’t say similar to already. Stayed tuned for more ranting and whining when the good mood wears off.. should happen some time tomorrow.