Bike Stuff Journal

How to Have the Perfect First Bicycle Ride with Friends

A Birds on Bikes guide on how to plan and prepare for your first cycle trip with friends so that you’ll always have a great time!  Read More...

Swooping Season: How to Avoid Magpie Attacks While Cycling

Spring has sprung and cycling season has begun, and with it comes one of the scariest things you could imagine—magpie swooping season.  Read More...

How You Can Cycle Your Way to a Lower Environmental Footprint

A bicycle is one of the most environmentally friendly forms of transportation available, and it’s also one of the most accessible. Read More ...

How to choose the perfect cycling pants

Padded cycling pants are specifically designed to keep you comfortable while riding so that you can get back to enjoying your ride and not focusing on how uncomfortable you feel with bike shorts? ...

Can You Ride Your Bike Without Underwear?

A vital question is constantly running through my mind in small silent murmurs: do you wear underwear with bike shorts? Read More ...

The Future of Cycling is Feminine

One Exciting area of cycling is the rise of female participation. It’s about removing barriers and taking into account all aspects of the sport, including apparel, as Barbara from Birds on Bikes e...

The Coffee and Cycling Connection

Why do cyclists love drinking coffee? Do you wonder what the connection is? As someone who both rides bikes and drinks coffee before or after a ride, I too often ponder this question.  Read More ...

How To Layer Up For Winter Cycling

The trick to dressing for winter cycling is having multiple layers. Cycling speeds up your metabolism and warms you up, so it's important to have outfits that can be changed out easily when this h...

Why it's so important to buy Australian Made

Buying Australian Made is about more than supporting Aussie brands, it's about encouraging sustainable and equitable communities that strengthen the sense of belonging among neighbours.  Read More  

Cycling & Coffee

Drinking coffee is nothing new and cyclists have been doing it for decades. Most cyclists, tend to travel in a group and therefore also drink coffee together.