Episode 1 — The 10K Challenge
Nick is putting up $1,000 of his own money. Take any street-legal form of transport. Ride 10km from Brisbane's western suburbs to a CBD coffee shop on George Street. Beat a pedal-assist e-bike on time and energy efficiency — combined. The challenge is real, the money is real, and the evidence has to be too.
The bicycle is the most efficient form of transport on the planet. A pedal-assist e-bike makes it even better — especially over 10km. Nick is so confident he's willing to put $1,000 on it. Any street-legal mode of transport. Western suburbs to George Street CBD. Same 10km route. Faster and more efficient? The money is yours, or it goes to charity. Plus: what Queensland's new e-bike laws actually mean for the 99% of riders who are already compliant — and why the noise is mostly a storm in a teacup.
Why e-bikes are the most efficient form of transport over 10km — and the numbers that prove it
$1,000 on the table. Any street-legal transport vs a pedal-assist e-bike. Western suburbs to George Street. Evidence required.
QLD's new e-bike laws: what actually changed, and why most riders are already compliant
How to check if any e-bike — new or second-hand — is actually street-legal in Australia
Queensland's e-bike laws took effect 1 July 2026. We've sent the same 10 questions to every decision-maker, every regulator, and every peak body involved. Every response — and every non-response — gets published here.
14 Tier 1 stakeholders contacted. Same 10 questions to everyone.
Who responded? Who didn't? Episode 3 reports the score.
First enforcement data, initial response analysis. Episode 5.
Who still hasn't responded 75 days later? Episode 7.
Full accountability verdict. Every response, every non-response, published. Episode 9.
Updated as responses arrive. Non-responses published at each milestone.
Every episode draws from a rotating menu. No filler. No fluff. Just the segments that matter that week.
Someone made a claim. We ask one question: where's the written policy, the evidence behind it, and did it actually work?
Manufacturer says game-changer. Media says dangerous. We run the test, check the numbers, and publish the result.
Best value? Compared with what? Nick breaks down real cost — purchase price, running costs, and total ownership over 10,000km.
New bike, new motor, new gear. First impressions from someone who's seen a hundred versions of the same claim before.
Rob Fletcher is 83 and riding 15,000km around Australia. Michael Brooke is 87 and doing 40km days through NSW hill country. Ten EBB Owners Club riders just completed 376km of gravel in 6 days. Real riders. Real distances. No age limit.
One place you should ride this week — trail, rail trail, café, mechanic, or event. Local knowledge that doesn't make it onto maps.
Repairs, servicing, buying used. The advice most riders get too late — from someone who's seen what breaks and what doesn't.
A person, film, or moment that changed how someone thought about cycling. Culture that shifts perspective.
Listener questions, voice notes, and the things that made us rethink something this week. Pull up a chair.
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