Cousin Balki's Melbourne Rant Thread.

Fuck Uber.

Just fire that dumpster fire of a company into the sun already

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yas queen!!!

I wonder if them being electrified means they will get launched further into the yarra?

In Adelaide I saw plenty of them well outside the geoblocked CBD perimeter.

I almost got knocked off my bike by a flying worksite safety corflute sign.

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never a good sign when you creeping in the wind and you look up and there is an Ibis being blown totally off course.

the bird, not the spenny MTB.

Heading into office tomorrow for first time since March.
Only to collect stuff from my desk & drawers pending an office refurb before we start coming back for actual work.

I nearly copped one in the face last week.

classic ‘DANGER (sign has sharp edges)’ content.

Here’s some dipshittery.

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And it’s done by the looks of it. Careful riding around the city.

It’s hilarious isn’t it. One of the main reasons I avoid driving into the city is congestion - yet here they are encouraging people to drive in. It’s like an ouroboros of urban planning.

Don’t worry. Doubt it will last long.

I can’t see it having a huge impact. People’s behaviours are entrenched now. Will probably just mean more ubers parking and waiting for rides.

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the accelarationist in me says embrace this, and the sooner the city will burn.

return to tradition!

Pretty interesting dig around the o-bike saga from a few years ago. Feel sorry for their marketing guy…

Also, this channel and “The Train Man” have been my go-to for lunch binge watching lately.

Edit: Does anyone know what’s happening with a bunch of red Monash branded o-looking bikes in a shop in Docklands? Didn’t get a picture, but they’re are the end of Collins St. side.

There was a bunch out for hard trash a few weeks back near me - probably fished out of Moonee Ponds Creek. I was tempted to grab one, but they looked pretty wrecked.

Victoria gets minimum passing laws starting Monday:

https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/safety-and-road-rules/road-rules/recent-changes-to-road-rules

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Stumbled across this today: https://melbournebiketrails.yolasite.com/

Pretty nice if you’ve got a route that you want to mix up, or see how many you can link together for some new adventures.

Created by: https://twitter.com/melbbiketrails

Anyone noticed a change?