Rides and events from 3rd March 2022
Here is your list of Bike Fun events and more. Love to see you on a ride soon! Bike Fun rides mostly go at a social pace, Some rides are off-road recreational, some are on-road mini-masses. Food and moderate alcohol consumption are often featured. We also list rides organised by others, usually with a link to their website.
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Start: Fri, 04 Mar 2022
Time: 6:00 pm
Finish: 11:00 pm
Meeting place: Contact Nik for directions
Rooftop drinks and BBQ. BYO everything. Call Nik on 0412703483 for directions.
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Start: Sat, 19 Mar 2022
Time: 10:30 am
Finish: 12:00 pm
Meeting place: 815 Nicholson St. Nth. Carlton, outside Park Dining on the Capital City Trail
Freestyle Cyclists are holding their annual ‘Stop Fining Healthy Transport’ helmet optional ride in Melbourne in support of helmet law reform on Saturday 19th March.
Helmet laws continue to be a barrier to safe everyday cycling. It is now over thirty years since Australia went it alone on this one, and remains to this day the only place in the world where adults are regularly fined (and fined large sums) for practicing this socially, environmentally and personally healthy form of transport. King County in the USA (which includes Seattle, twin birthplace with Melbourne of mandatory helmet law zealotry) repealed their long standing helmet law just this year, so it is possible. We want to see an end to this stupidity in Australia.
Last year, we focussed less on protest, and more on growing our community. We are continuing in this vein this year, and are again asking people to bring a friend in support of this aim. I’d like to stress that this is a relaxed, friendly gently paced ride.
We will follow a similar route as previous years, keeping almost entirely to off road paths. We will end at Abbotsford Convent around 12 noon where everyone is welcome to join in a BYO picnic. Food can also be purchased at the convent.
Please put the date in your calendar if you are able to participate.
You can contact me directly by email at alan_todd@westnet.com.au if you have any questions or need more information.
Alan Todd
Vice President
Freestyle Cyclists Inc.
https://www.freestylecyclists.org/?fs_newsletter=melbourne-helmet-optional-ride
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- Moreland Bug: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=morelandbug@gmail.com&ctz=Australia/Sydney
- Banyule Bug: http://www.banyulebug.org.au/rides.html
- Darebin Bug: https://darebinbug.org.au/wp/rides/
- Moonee Valley BUG: Friday Bike Rides: The Cross Keys Cruisers meet at Cross Keys Hotel car park in Essendon at 9am every Friday; the destination is decided on Friday mornings. The majority of riders are 50+ years old and male but anyone can join in.
For further details please contact Martin 9370 1523 or Rodney 9374 2029
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