Category: RANT
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Foundations Of Growth In Recreation Activities: Part 1
Click or not: Foundations Of Growth In Recreation Activities: Part 1It comes as no surprise to me that New Zealand’s first truly dedicated chairlift-assisted, gravity-oriented mountain bike park has been built in Christchurch. Part one in this series highlights two examples of past approaches that led to different outcomes in recreation development, and demonstrates how the decisions of yesterday and today shape opportunities for the… …
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The Long Format Brodown
Click or not: The Long Format BrodownThere has to be a saturation point. The threshold for how many different-but-same storylines, reviews, and general commentary has been quite high since content started to be pumped out at an almost intolerable pace. I feel that a lot of what ends up on the front page of a website these days is a watered… …
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Who Bikes? No One Bikes
Click or not: Who Bikes? No One BikesI wouldn’t expect a toner distribution rep to be overly passionate about their job or product. Nor would I plan on being engaged in a riveting discussion about the history of the box spring or the pros and cons of the futon bed with a mattresses salesman. It’s just a job and at the end… …
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The Wyn Masters Talk
Click or not: The Wyn Masters TalkI grew up just round the corner from Wyn. We rode bikes as kids, but I was more into nipping around skate parks (poorly) on a BMX while he got into mountain biking proper. Our interests are more aligned nowadays, and when our schedules coincide we occasionally sneak off into the bush in New Plymouth… …
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Minimalism And Being A Cyclist: The Dilemma
Click or not: Minimalism And Being A Cyclist: The DilemmaI’m aspiring to be a minimalist. I don’t think it’s the kind of thing you all of a sudden become, like you wake up one day and announce that henceforth you are to be known as a minimalist. Logic would have it that there is a transition period where you begin a decluttering process, thinning… …
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Best Of 2016: Musically Speaking
Click or not: Best Of 2016: Musically SpeakingDepending on who you choose to listen to, 2016 was the worst year on record, or at least a mediocre one in the pantheons of shitty years. Personally, there were a lot of great moments punctuated by some pretty average ones. But moments are just that, and when you think the bottom of the barrel… …
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Kev’s Best And Worst Of 2016
Click or not: Kev’s Best And Worst Of 2016Another year come and gone with some good, bad and even ugly things that have transpired during the last 364. Since I reside in a middle management job, I think I’ll give you the ‘ol shit sandwich with a thick doughy bout of good surrounding a juicy pile of crap. It is, after all what… …
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Ode To The Pub Bike
Click or not: Ode To The Pub BikeSome recent encounters with new technology which is incompatible with other new technology in imperceptible ways has left a bit of a bitter taste. After an old man rant later, on my way home I was reminded of one of the best bicycles ever: the pub bike. The pub bike is the spiritual predecessor to fixies.… …