I commute from Campsie to Macquarie park most days. It’s about 20km and 80% shared bike/pedestrian paths and 20% roads. It takes less time than driving.

Best place I have seen for segregated cycling lanes is Perth. I dare say there is about 1000 km of cycle ways where you do not need to touch one road. If you were to commute home from Perth CBD you could get as far as the equivalent of Sydney CBD to Campbelltown on a cycleway.

@joshkwan

6 ай бұрын

There is a Perth Cycling youtuber I watch called Velographer. He is always showcasing cycle paths and infrastructure they have there. Im very jealous.

@jessewhite2226

6 ай бұрын

I was lucky enough to live there. They are smart because they actually planned their city (With funding from mining companies) and made sure there is always a bike path along a motorway, railway and scenic route... and they all connect without roads, meaning you can transit anywhere in most of south west WA. Definitely worth a trip as you can travel from perth to Margaret river (Cycle heaven) on pretty good cycleways & some roads.@@joshkwan

Hi Josh, Nice video. I’m and Eastern Suburbs boy, old man really, and I’m currently on holidays in Vancouver. The cycling lanes here are unbelievable. I can get on a completely segregated cycle path right outside my Airbnb apartment and really not be on the road with cars all the way to Stanley Park - which I have to say is sooo much better than Centennial Park. Vancouver is set up so well through the CBD and suburbs with cycle lanes, most of which are segregated. I do feel very safe riding here even on the other side of the road. I might do a video or two as Sydney could definitely learn from Vancouver

@joshkwan

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment mate, great to hear about your experience here and in Vancouver. I was there about 5 years and Vancouver has done some fantastic work with their bike infrastructure.

Talk about the ramp in a reel ;) interested!

@joshkwan

Жыл бұрын

Haha I think it’ll take a bit more than a reel! I feel like this project has so much history and politics behind it

Gday mate, I'm an Aussie and Sydney boy, through and through. I'm living in Philippines last 10 years and love your video of communing Sydney on 2 wheels, keep it up mate, cheers Jono

@joshkwan

2 ай бұрын

Glad I could give you a little view of riding in Sydney. Thanks for the comment mate

@ryperactivity

Ай бұрын

Philippines doesn't have bike lanes. You better be careful out there. Traffic is really bad there. Trust me I'm a Filipino. :D

My office end of trips have an iron and ironing board. Shirt fixed. Commute from Hills district is ok, jump on M2 then Epping Rd and Gore Hill cycleways/shared paths. Commute from Parramatta is pretty good too, paths along the river or through Oly park then quiet(ish) streets through the inner west and more shared paths to ANZAC bridge. Commute from Hornsby ok in the morning, I leave 5:30am and bomb it down the highway to Roseville then Archer street to Artarmon and getting onto the Gore Hill cycleways. Home in the evening has heavier traffic, take the quiet streets east of the train line.

@joshkwan

Жыл бұрын

You’ve got quite the commute Greg, I can’t complain with my relatively short one. My current office lacks end of trip facilities but we’re moving to a brand new one in a couple of weeks! I can’t wait haha.

So happy I moved to Sydney. My next goal is to buy a bicycle.

Hey Josh, nice! I live in the Hawkesbury but work in the city, I always cycle (3 days a week) but I go to a train station either closer or further depending on how I'm feeling... I'm planning on doing the 71 kms door to door soon but have to craft a good route first. My local cycleway (Windsor-Parra) seems designed for more leisurely riding (a bit rough and interspersed with lots of pedestrian crossings), for a commuter who wants to make good time and is also in a training mindset it doesn't let me maintain consistent pace well, so the road is much better for me. This is then a case of a cyclist continuing to use the road even where cycling infrastructure exists, which will probably frustrate motorists. From my perspective then, it's just as important to develop cycling infrastructure to help broad spectrum cyclists move around as it is to culturally evolve a little and welcome cyclists onto our roads, as cyclists should be able to pick one or the other depending on their preference. Also well done on your shirt hack! I'm fortunate enough to have a workplace that accepts t-shirts so it's a simple matter of stuffing everything into a water-proof sack for me :)

@joshkwan

Жыл бұрын

Hey Thomas, thanks for the comment. Love the insight into your own commute as well as commuting in Sydney as a whole. I agree wholeheartedly with your points, and think we are heading in the right direction (albeit a bit slower than I’d like). The unfortunate thing is it’s hard to put cycling infrastructure in as an afterthought, so it is good to see a lot of newer projects incorporating it from the start. Hope you have a safe commute and maybe I’ll see you on the road! 👍🏻

very epic, im inspired to cycle to work in shoalhaven now 👍💪

@joshkwan

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou Have a safe commute

Lovely video! I have been skipping the bus and light rail connections by biking lately, and contemplating making that full commute from Newington (olympic park area) to UNSW. But quite worried that a. the traffic and b. I’m just too slow (20km/h max) haha

@joshkwan

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for dropping a comment Andrew. I think good place to start is the shared paths and bike lanes which connect you to the city. Maybe along parramatta river? Best of luck mate

@hippo71124

Жыл бұрын

@@joshkwan thanks for the pointer! I have next to 0 Sydney geographical knowledge haha. Let me look into the Paramarta River!

Not all hittas wear capes

Seeing that Sydney traffic makes my 5km commute in Brisbane look like a lesuirely Sunday ride down to the shops. I guess that's the difference between a big city and a small country town! I'd be worried about the shirt flopping off to the side mid-ride! Fortunately I can wear shirts that don't wrinkle much so I just roll it up and keep it in my bag. 5 away from 1k! Let's gooooooooo!

@joshkwan

Жыл бұрын

Regardless of the city, I much rather be riding a bike than sitting in a car in traffic haha! Moving office in 2 weeks to one with excellent End of Trip facilities. I’ll have to do a review of those when I get there.

My trick when commuting to work, was to take my work clothes in once a week on a non ride days, leave them at work and take the dirty clothes home. I do have one of those fancy roll up suit bags, the older messenger style, great for the 2km trip to the train station, but no so for the full 42km commute and especially when you jump on a group ride for an extended 75km commute.

@joshkwan

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick, that’s a great little life hack. Since I only ride in once or twice a week I might as well do that.

@hasbeenracing

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, all suits, shoes and toiletries kept in the bike room at work. Used to iron shirts for the week and take them in on a Friday when I drove in but will often just iron at work now. Very lucky to have such a good setup.

Just had a ride into Hornsby and back this morning and I was about to get hit twice. Very stressful riding in urban areas. Unfortunately Sydney drivers are not the best!

@joshkwan

2 ай бұрын

Yea, there’s no easy way to get from Hornsby into Sydney CBD. Hopefully in the future there will be a connected bike path.

I've tried chest mounts, I find them uncomfortable...and we have the same problem with bike lanes in my City of Liverpool here in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 designed by people who don't ride bikes.

@joshkwan

Жыл бұрын

On one hand I am grateful they are putting them in. On the other hand…the design can be improved.

Non Iron shirt from Charles Tyrwitt and roll it up. Never had an issue with the shirts from there.

@joshkwan

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip Warren, I’ll check it out

Nice bike trails but yes gotta watch for pedestrians

Have you tried Kent St cycleway instead of Pitt St when accessing the bridge? I think you could avoid the pedestrians that way, no opera house views though 😀

@joshkwan

Жыл бұрын

I don't mind going this way when heading into the city. But theres no viable way to get onto it from King Street heading south, unless you ride on the footpath for 3 blocks. (Or i go backwards to the Liverpool one) Defs a good alternate in the morning though.

@dominicbehrens9004

Жыл бұрын

@@joshkwan King st is soon to be connected- so you'll be able to go straight from king st over to kent st/pyrmont bridge.

@joshkwan

Жыл бұрын

@@dominicbehrens9004 awesome, thanks for letting me know

Where do you park your bike and is it safe whilst you're working?

@joshkwan

2 ай бұрын

Luckily I am allowed to park my bike in my office. I hide it under the stairs near my desk 😜

Is your work shirt on your back HAHAH omg Edit lmao nice explanation

@joshkwan

Жыл бұрын

Superman

Why don't you ride down the center of those stairs at the end?

@joshkwan

8 ай бұрын

They are crazy steep. I don’t trust myself not to die 🤣🤣

Lmao dude, is your work shirt just flapping loose on your back?

@joshkwan

Жыл бұрын

Don’t need a drying machine now

Wear a cardigan over your crumpled shirt. No one will know.

@joshkwan

Жыл бұрын

Haha perfect tip now that its almost winter