To take to the road on a bike, especially if you are a solo female cyclist, is to make yourself vulnerable, submitting yourself to hours of muscle-taxing solitude and reliance on the kindness of strangers. But while slower and physically more arduous than other modes of transport, cycling brings you closer to your surroundings. It offers different perspectives and unexpected insights.
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Eleanor Hogan
Eleanor Hogan is a research fellow at the Swinburne Institute for Social Research, and author of Alice Springs (2012). She has a PhD in English from the University of Melbourne, and has published articles and reviews in a range of print and electronic media, including Meanjin, Kill Your Darlings, Inside Story, and ScreenHub.