Media – Page 3 – Kath Bicknell

Reviewed: Trek Remedy 9.8 for Australian Mountain Bike

The Trek Remedy offers riders so many of the best things about mountain biking right now: an efficient suspension design that lets you ride just about anything, anywhere. A frame geometry that delivers super precise handling up front and, due longer than average chain stays, a very planted feeling at the rear. A wheel size (650b) that encourages playful riding and keeps you connected to feedback from the trail. And a parts list that feels like it’s been hand chosen for mountain bikers by mountain bikers.

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Like a Local: Tropical North Queensland

A film about riding and not-riding in and around the incredible landscape surrounding Cairns, Australia. I wrote, directed and produced this film with Toyko Swim Team. Chris Baker shot and edited it bringing his unique style from the fashion world to the trails, while Wade Lewis made magic happen just about every else where magic is make-happen-able.Continue reading “Like a Local: Tropical North Queensland”

Trek Bikes inaugural Women’s Summit, Wisconsin

Three things I love: being invited to learn new and exciting things, somewhere far, far away, surrounded by all kinds of interesting people. Continue reading “Trek Bikes inaugural Women’s Summit, Wisconsin”

Read it or grieve it. Why media on women in sport needs your support.

We recently learned that SBS Zela, an Australian website dedicated to women in sport, will finish up after the Olympics.

The reasons for decisions like this from any publication are far from simple and I’m not going to go into it here.

It’s left me with mixed emotions. Sadness to start with, exasperation next, and finally, fatigue. These feelings aren’t directed at SBS or the reasons the decision was made. It takes courage and conviction to back something like this to start with.

These are feelings I have when I see forum posts asking why women aren’t featured in other publications, when I see a high-quality article on women in sport receive almost zero traction on social media, and when I see skilled writers and photographers work for free because they want to contribute to this gap but can’t build a relationship with enough publications that can pay them for this work. In short, my feelings are in response to the state of media on, by and about women in sport far more broadly, and the actions from audiences in response.Continue reading “Read it or grieve it. Why media on women in sport needs your support.”

What questions would you ask an Olympian?

Caroline Buchanan. Gracie Elvin. Bec Henderson.

Three Olympians. Three cyclists. Three Canberrans. Three very different athletes.

I had the opportunity to interview these three ladies for SBS Zela, a website dedicated to women in sport. With free reign on the shape of each article, I started with a list of questions: things I was curious about, mediated by things I think the Zela audience might be curious about.Continue reading “What questions would you ask an Olympian?”