# Cousin Balki's Melbourne Rant Thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** Melbourne\ **Created:** [July 9, 2010, 11:16pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573 "2010-07-09T23:16:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 119
**Author:** ![adktz](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/adktz/32/1652_2.png) [@adktz](https://fixed.org.au/u/adktz)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2361 "2019-03-18T13:47:03Z")
The broken glass around the inner north is insane. Even backstreets around Fitzroy/Fitzroy north are bad. Brunswick Street is the worst I’ve ridden in my life. Is there holes on the bottom of the recycling trucks now? ---
**Author:** ![swuzzlebubble](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/swuzzlebubble/32/3766_2.png) [@swuzzlebubble](https://fixed.org.au/u/swuzzlebubble)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2362 "2019-03-18T17:59:26Z")
> [@adktz](#): > > The broken glass around the inner north is insane. Even backstreets around Fitzroy/Fitzroy north are bad. Brunswick Street is the worst I’ve ridden in my life. Is there holes on the bottom of the recycling trucks now? Not uncommon for guys to get flats after the street sweepers have been around ---
**Author:** ![whatever\_really](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/whatever_really/32/564_2.png) [@whatever\_really](https://fixed.org.au/u/whatever_really)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2363 "2019-03-18T21:53:29Z")
I used to ride South Yarra to Richmond and could never work out how so many smashed bottles got on the roads till I followed a garbage truck one morning, they were literally just falling straight out onto the road. ---
**Author:** ![partsdepartment](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/partsdepartment/32/1627_2.png) [@partsdepartment](https://fixed.org.au/u/partsdepartment)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2019, 10:48pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2364 "2019-04-14T22:48:12Z")
Does anyone use the Parkiteer cages? I’ve been using the one at Dandenong for the past 3 years or so with no issues, but have just had my bike pinched from it over the course of the weekend (admittedly I was using a pretty so-so lock, but didn’t think I’d need anything super flash. 3 years of complacency I guess…) They’re obviously not as secure as I once thought ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Banana\_Bob](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/big_banana_bob/32/785_2.png) [@Big\_Banana\_Bob](https://fixed.org.au/u/Big_Banana_Bob)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2365 "2019-04-15T00:08:23Z")
I’ve got the card but I hardly ever use it. I’m moving house soon and I was planning to just put a bike in at Huntingdale, double locked and leave it there for 3 or 4 weeks while I complete the move. But maybe I should reconsider. ---
**Author:** ![rolly](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/rolly/32/280_2.png) [@rolly](https://fixed.org.au/u/rolly)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2366 "2019-08-04T22:08:57Z")
jeez, this thread hasn’t been posted in for FOUR years?! edit - turns out ‘april 15’ meant the date, not 4/15 as i thought. was trippin out! haha anyway, did i miss anyone posting about the decision to close off Southbank to cyclists soon…? ---
**Author:** ![P\_N20](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/p_n20/32/177_2.png) [@P\_N20](https://fixed.org.au/u/P_N20)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 11:47pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2367 "2019-08-04T23:47:52Z")
> [@rolly](#): > > anyway, did i miss anyone posting about the decision to close off Southbank to cyclists soon…? All the articles I can find are behind paywalls, but it sounds like they’re just revamping it to prioritise pedestrians/make it harder to ride fast. Hello rumble strips. ---
**Author:** ![rolly](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/rolly/32/280_2.png) [@rolly](https://fixed.org.au/u/rolly)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 12:58am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2368 "2019-08-05T00:58:46Z")
ah ok. the impression i got from the highly reputable channel 7 news last night is that it was gonna be a permaban. ---
**Author:** ![P\_N20](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/p_n20/32/177_2.png) [@P\_N20](https://fixed.org.au/u/P_N20)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 1:37am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2369 "2019-08-05T01:37:11Z")
Just you… ---
**Author:** ![rolly](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/rolly/32/280_2.png) [@rolly](https://fixed.org.au/u/rolly)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2370 "2019-08-05T03:15:19Z")
fine with me, can’t remember the last time i rode along southbank ---
**Author:** ![HeavyMetalCyclist](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/heavymetalcyclist/32/209_2.png) [@HeavyMetalCyclist](https://fixed.org.au/u/HeavyMetalCyclist)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 7:55am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2371 "2019-08-05T07:55:20Z")
u just drive along in snorkless hilux now, but only slow down by changing gears as homage to fixies. ---
**Author:** ![rolly](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/rolly/32/280_2.png) [@rolly](https://fixed.org.au/u/rolly)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 9:17am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2372 "2019-08-05T09:17:03Z")
obvs. it’s the zen way. ---
**Author:** ![rolly](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/rolly/32/280_2.png) [@rolly](https://fixed.org.au/u/rolly)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 12:56am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2373 "2019-08-12T00:56:13Z")
woman killed by a falling tree in princes park this morning. hope no one witnessed it. right by the city bound bike lane ☹ ---
**Author:** ![swuzzlebubble](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/swuzzlebubble/32/3766_2.png) [@swuzzlebubble](https://fixed.org.au/u/swuzzlebubble)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2374 "2019-08-13T21:59:33Z")
![SydneyRoadOPTION3-1400x788](https://fixed.org.au/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9c359ca02fbebbfddc55cc2550d410035e1ffaf9.jpeg) Sydney Road proposal ---
**Author:** ![rolly](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/rolly/32/280_2.png) [@rolly](https://fixed.org.au/u/rolly)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 11:31pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2375 "2019-08-27T23:31:37Z")
Just me, or were the roads really quiet this morning? I rode in earlier than usual, so dunno if it’s always like that. Was bloody lovely! ---
**Author:** ![HeavyMetalCyclist](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/heavymetalcyclist/32/209_2.png) [@HeavyMetalCyclist](https://fixed.org.au/u/HeavyMetalCyclist)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2019, 1:36am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2376 "2019-08-28T01:36:54Z")
lots of room to bin it and feel good hey rolu ---
**Author:** ![rolly](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/rolly/32/280_2.png) [@rolly](https://fixed.org.au/u/rolly)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2019, 1:42am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2377 "2019-08-28T01:42:20Z")
binning it on the road is defs no bueno. ---
**Author:** ![geoff\_tewierik](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/geoff_tewierik/32/1067_2.png) [@geoff\_tewierik](https://fixed.org.au/u/geoff_tewierik)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 11:14am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2378 "2019-09-16T11:14:24Z")
#greenwave? > ---
**Author:** ![HeavyMetalCyclist](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/heavymetalcyclist/32/209_2.png) [@HeavyMetalCyclist](https://fixed.org.au/u/HeavyMetalCyclist)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2379 "2019-09-17T00:57:26Z")
seems like city of Melbourne understands sensations ---
**Author:** ![LAM](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/lam/32/17_2.png) [@LAM](https://fixed.org.au/u/LAM)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2380 "2019-09-28T00:05:46Z")
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