WEAVES: Interview with Andrew Jackson Calvert, organiser of Songriders – semi-regular music & cycling tours around Sydney. Photography courtesy of Steve Dimitriadis, check out more of Steve’s Street Photography at Zonefocus.net When I heard about Songriders I had to join in, what better way to explore Sydney cycleways than an afternoon of music, drinks and…

WEAVES: Wild Foods Tour with Diego Bonetto. When you ride along the Cooks River often enough you’ll one day spot a botanical gathering led by Diego Bonetto. Diego combines art, science and history to tell stories that reveal the nutritional aspects of local vegetation and what we call weeds. You can find Diego here: https://www.diegobonetto.com/…

ROUTES: Illawarra Bridge to Botany Bay and back. https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/4H7Jq118WBOjD6g2PHdpw3 The sun was out so I grabbed the opportunity to capture this popular ride in a quick run. This is pretty much the same route as taken by Songriders and the end of ride destination when I’ve joined Songriders has been the rooftop bar on level…

ROUTES: Illawarra Bridge to Wolli Creek and back. Just a short trip for a shopping run today. Wolli Creek has a little Hong Kong feel going on next to the station as well as a park handy, all stone’s throw from the river. <—– The diner I pause at in the video does an excellent…

EATS: Goblin in Summer Hill. We rode together videoing this route and checked on Google for Eats with Goblin coming up tops. It was on the unexpected side of the train tracks so get to the station underpass and head for Grosvenor Crescent exit. Then directly across the street and look for the red post…

PIX: A vicious troll lives on the Earlwood side of the Cooks under the pipe bridge.

BIKES: I’ve been riding a Bofeili Mk1 ebike for 5 years. It was a pretty good deal, the last demo model from a dealer that I don’t believe imports them anymore. I was lucky enough to have improved peripherals added by Gloworm Bikes in Marrickville, lucky because they don’t offer that service anymore for bikes…

PIX: WOLLI CREEK IN THE SRING.

WEAVES: In 2019 I got a hot tip from Mr Jack Shit about Songriders, a semi regular group ride of musicians along Sydney cycleways, they stop and play here and there, have some drinks along the way. The rides so far have been between the Concordia Club and ending at the Novotel rooftop bar in…

PIX: Pushies of Poseidon, Batman! This pair of two-wheeled retirees were rivals in their working lives but have grown romantically attached in their post-aquatic golden years. Found right outside the Concordia Club by the Cooks River near Tempe Station.