Rides and events from 5th May 2016
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, 06 May 2016
Time: 7:30 pm
Finish: 9:30 pm
Meeting place: Testing Grounds, 1 City Road, Southbank 3006
Come on down for this hip happening exhibition of wonderful short films and adventure! Please note this is not the last Friday of the month, but the 1st Friday! We are busy on the 29th April…
Projector Bike leaves Testing Grounds and takes a ride through the Melbourne CBD searching for secret screening locations, and comfy surfaces to perch upon, whilst we gorge on fun and fresh short films!
Showing award-winning short films with a fresh playlist every week, join us as we meander through Melbourne on a unique once off magical mystery tour.
Bring your bike and meet at Testing Grounds or catch up with us via Twitter updates. This is a free event for all-ages.
http://www.projectorbike.com.au/calendar/2016/3/23/friday-nigth
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Start: Sat, 07 May 2016
Time: 10:00 am
Finish: 12:00 pm
Meeting place: Rushall Reserve, North Fitzroy
Come along to the community information session to find out more and discuss the draft design with Yarra Council officers.
Also:
Respond to Yarra Council survey at this link >> Rushall Reserve – Draft Design for Possible Shared Path http://yarraconversation.com.au/rushallreservedesign
The proposed path will:
- open the park for use and enjoyment for more people in the community
- connect the Merri Trail
- provide easy access to the park for residents living near Rushall station
- provide a time-saving route for people walking to Rushall station from far-North Fitzroy
- increase accessibility for elderly people, bicycle, pram and wheelchair users
- provide more passive surveillance and an alternative exit-point, increasing safety
- reduce traffic and conflict at Rushall Station underpass
https://sharerushallreserve.wordpress.com/
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Start: Sun, 08 May 2016
Time: 9:15 am
Finish: 5:00 am
Meeting place: Lilydale Station
Train : Flinders st platform 8 Take 8:12 am Sandringham train @ 8:15am Get off at Richmond Station From Richmond Station platform 9 Take 8:19 am Lilydale train arrive 9:14am Lilydale
About the RIDE
Ride from Lilydale up to Mt Donna Buang first this includes a 1200m climb, down to Warburton for lunch back along the Warburton trail to lilydale please Allow approx. 8 hours for this ride
MAP: Click tap here for Mt Doona Buang Warburton trail Map
Distance : 104 km its hilly
Speed : 20-22kph
Suit: CX Gravel Grinder MTB with road tyres an old Road bike Anyone that can Ride 100km with some hills
Surface: Mainly road/paved. Trail is gravel.
Cancellation: Pouring rain, thunderstorms
what to Bring: Camera ,Tubes, Tools, Pump, Lock, Water, Money Myki, etc please make sure your bike is in good working order You ride at your own risk Bring something to eat
Contact: mick 0410309264
http://www.cyclingfreedom.net
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Start: Sun, 08 May 2016
Time: 9:30 am
Finish: 3:00 pm
Meeting place: Cafe Acustico, cnr Union st and Railway pl Brunswick
From Cafe Acustico, the plan is to follow a combination of bike paths and quiet roads to the Yarra trail near Ivanhoe golf course. We will then follow the Yarra trail out to the Templestowe Hill Climb, an optional challenge. Lunch will be at Beasley’s nursery which is quite close by.
After that I would like to follow the Mullum Mullum creek trail to Ringwood (there is a section of it that is relatively newly completed) where we will conclude, and people can catch a train back to the city.
It is about 50 km, fairly flat (despite the title), mostly on gravel bike paths. Travelling at moderate speeds, about 20 kph, with regular stops to regroup. Slower riders will not be left behind.
Contact: Matt Signorini matthew.signorini@gmail.com
http://www.mbtc.org.au
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Start: Sun, 08 May 2016
Time: 10:00 am
Finish: 12:30 pm
Meeting place:
So you know how to ride a bike, but you never actually do? If you’ve got basic bike riding skills but not the confidence to use them, then Pushy Women training is for you!
We’re thrilled to be able to present the second of our Pushy Women Training series for theCity of Yarra on Sunday May 8th! Pushy Women is a sociable and friendly training program designed to give you all the confidence you need, and quite possibly some new bike-riding mates! Each session focuses on local roads and bike paths so you can get familiar with the area where you want to ride.
In this two and a half hour session you’ll get to know a group of fabulous local women just like yourself, all while honing the skills you need to safely get around by bike.
We’ll start off in a traffic-free environment and practise all the basic bike skills you need to safely move onto the roads. There’ll be plenty of time to ask questions in a supportive and friendly group. Moving on to some quiet local roads we’ll learn how to use the bike lane confidently, navigate roundabouts, make hook turns and safely get across intersections.
We’ll also be talking about what to do when you get a flat tyre, route planning around Richmond and beyond and there’ll be plenty of time to answer questions as they come up, whether they’re about bicycles, accessories, riding at night or finding friends to ride with.
The Pushy Women Yarra training session is on Sunday May 8th at 10:00am in Richmond. You’ll receive details of the exact location in your information kit emailed to you the week before the ride.
Suitable for women who have a bicycle and are able to ride a bike but wish to improve their confidence. All participants must be over 12 years old and any under 16 MUST be accompanied by a guardian who is also enrolled on the course. The course will be conducted in a traffic-free environment, then on bike paths and on roads.
Pushy Women Training costs $10
Don’t have your own bicycle? Did you know that the City of Yarra are part of Melbourne Bike Share? In fact, there is a Bike Share station at the end of Napier St, on Victoria Parade so if you don’t have your own bicycle why not borrow a blue bike?
http://www.thesqueakywheel.com.au/events/pushy-women-yarra-richmond
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Start: Sun, 15 May 2016
Time: 10:00 am
Finish: 12:30 pm
Meeting place: http://www.thesqueakywheel.com.au/events/pushy-women-yarra-collingwood
So you know how to ride a bike, but you never actually do? If you’ve got basic bike riding skills but not the confidence to use them, then Pushy Women training is for you!
We’re thrilled to be able to present the second of our Pushy Women Training series for theCity of Yarra on Sunday May 15th! Pushy Women is a sociable and friendly training program designed to give you all the confidence you need, and quite possibly some new bike-riding mates! Each session focuses on local roads and bike paths so you can get familiar with the area where you want to ride.
In this two and a half hour session you’ll get to know a group of fabulous local women just like yourself, all while honing the skills you need to safely get around by bike.
We’ll start off in a traffic-free environment and practise all the basic bike skills you need to safely move onto the roads. There’ll be plenty of time to ask questions in a supportive and friendly group. Moving on to some quiet local roads we’ll learn how to use the bike lane confidently, navigate roundabouts, make hook turns and safely get across intersections.
We’ll also be talking about what to do when you get a flat tyre, route planning around Collingwood and beyond and there’ll be plenty of time to answer questions as they come up, whether they’re about bicycles, accessories, riding at night or finding friends to ride with.
The Pushy Women Yarra training session is on Sunday May 15th at 10:00am in Collingwood. You’ll receive details of the exact location in your information kit emailed to you the week before the ride.
Suitable for women who have a bicycle and are able to ride a bike but wish to improve their confidence. All participants must be over 12 years old and any under 16 MUST be accompanied by a guardian who is also enrolled on the course. The course will be conducted in a traffic-free environment, then on bike paths and on roads. Pushy Women Training costs $10
Don’t have your own bicycle? Did you know that the City of Yarra are part of Melbourne Bike Share? In fact, there is a Bike Share station at Yorkshire Brewery in Wellington St, Collingwood so if you don’t have your own bicycle why not borrow a blue bike?
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Start: Sat, 28 May 2016
Time: 10:00 am
Finish: 12:30 pm
Meeting place: faith@thesqueakywheel.com.au
Like to get out on your bike more often? Grab your gal pals and join our Pushy Women Excursion for a gorgeous autumnal bike path excursion by bike! With good coffee, great company and a farmer’s market picnic our Pushy Women Excursion is the perfect opportunity to remind yourself of all the great reasons to ride.
We’ll be kicking off this wheely good outing with a delicious free coffee courtesy of Green Park Dining, while the mechanics from Velo Cycles next door check over your bike and make sure it’s excursion ready. It’ll be a great opportunity to introduce yourself to your fellow riders, too.
Once everyone is ready we’ll be heading off at a leisurely pace eastwards along the Capital City Trail. There’ll be plenty of time for socialising, admiring the view and checking out the autumn leaves; your ride leaders will guide you so that you can relax and enjoy the whirr of many wheels!
We’ll sweep around onto the Merri Creek Trail, head south over some gentle rolling hills, oooh and aaah as we pass Dights Falls and finally finish up at Abbotsford Convent in time for the Slow Food Farmer’s Market.
There’ll be time to explore the market stalls, and enjoy some of your shopping as a picnic. You can stay at Abbotsford Covent as long as you wish and explore the gallery, studios, bookshop or cafes. But if you do want a guide to help you get home, two of our ride leaders will be heading back north to Velo Cycles just after midday and one will be heading back towards Richmond and East Melbourne for those heading in that direction.
Not sure how to get to Green Park Dining? One of our ride leaders will be leaving from theMelbourne Bike Share station at the cnr Napier St and Victoria Parade at 9:30 to ride up to Green Park Dining. She’ll also pick up anyone waiting at the Fitzroy Town Hall Melbourne Bike Share Station at 9:40. And this means of course that if you don’t have your own bicycle you can borrow one of the Melbourne Bike Share bikes!
Tickets to the Pushy Women Excursion are $10.
BOOK YOUR PUSHY WOMEN EXCURSION TICKET NOW!
This ride is suitable for riders with good bike skills who can ride on shared paths and, if you are taking the Napier St pick-up option, low-traffic roads. All participants must be over 12 years old and those under 16 MUST be accompanied by a guardian who is also enrolled on the ride.
http://www.thesqueakywheel.com.au/events/pushy-women-excursion-1
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Start: Sun, 26 Jun 2016
Time: 9:30 am
Finish: 5:00 pm
Meeting place: Secret! Register to find out
It’s a scavenger hunt on wheels of sorts, themed on the greatest single day race of them all – Paris Roubaix.
Pronounced ROO-BAY, the Melburn version arms riders with a map, musette and a pen with a challenge of finding cobbled sectors from the East to West, discovering a part of the city rarely seen. Unplanned stops for coffee, stopping to take photos and getting lost are all part of the journey.
There are no prizes for athletic merit as THIS IS NOT A RACE. Prizes for creative expression and pure luck are up for grabs.
Melburn Roobaix is the one day of the year to assemble your friends for an all-day adventure from the south to the north, with some east and west covered along the way. With a musette containing your map, pen and list of tasks it’s up to you how you make your way from one to the other.
http://melburnroobaix.co/about-melburn-roobaix/
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- Banyule Bug: www.banyulebug.org.au
- Darebin Bug: www.darebinbug.org.au/rides.html
- Moonee Valley BUG: Every Tuesday Night: Join the Tuesday night regulars for the “Cappuccino run” from 6.15pm. Meet at the Afton St Footbridge. More details by calling Laura, AH 9337 9839
- 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
Broadcasting every Monday at 10-10.30am on 3CR Community Radio 855am www.yarrabug.org/radio
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