I Love Riding in the City
NAME: Baudman
LOCATION: Melbourne, Australia
OCCUPATION: Training Analyist
Where do you live and what’s it like riding in your city?
Melbourne is great. Inner burbs are quite flat, with plenty of bike paths and lanes (although not always where you want them to go). Traffic is, largely, quite understanding of cyclists. However there’s always morons out there wrecking it for everyone (whether on two, or four wheels). The press seem to have a field day with the cars versus bikes war—but honestly, I don’t see it.
What was your favorite city to ride in, and why?
Melbourne—just the diversity of bike cultures here.
A great semi-unofficial event is the annual Melburn-Roobaix (pictured above) held around Paris-Roubaix time. Makes great use of our many cobbled alleyways.
Why do you love riding in the city?
See above.
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