We’ve just received copies of The Ride Journal issue 6 .
The Ride is a mix of bicycle heritage, art, trip reports and all things bike. Amazing photography and illustrations fill many of the pages, making it visually engaging as well as packed with bicycle knowledge and stories.
The best thing is to drop in and flip through the copy we’ve got on the counter.
Happy reading!

Welcome to the “not quite monthly, but aspiring to be almost regular” newsletter from Human Powered!
Here’s a quick update on what’s happening and some great offers. In particular, we’re excited to introduce Hemingway Cafe.
In this edition:

Hemingway Cafe now open! plus special offer
Congratulations Lewis!
Touring bike season
Bike maintenance training

HEMINGWAY CAFE
If you’ve visited in the last 3 or 4 weeks you may have noticed the Hemingway Café is now open. To celebrate Hemingway’s opening, we’d like to offer you a free coffee or tea.

We’re open 6 days a week. Just drop in and mention that you’ve …

Forno Radicale, Thornbury’s new Radical Bakery, is now baking. Here’s a shot of the Roast Pumpkin loaves now available.

This year’s Northside Knowledge bike scavenger hunt is coming up. Real soon!
We’re proud to be donating a few prizes to the event.
Rain hail or shine, get down to the event and show your support on Saturday.

We’ve currently got the Cycling across Borders bike fleet in the workshop for overhaul before the next trip. Here’s a media release they put out about their recent Mount Gambier to Melbourne fundraising ride. Full details on their web site www.cyclingacrossborders.wordpress.com
 
CYCLING ACROSS BORDERS FOR MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES
Cyclists who joined the annual 450km, community-fundraising bicycle ride from Mount Gambier to Melbourne over the long-weekend in aid of Médecins Sans Frontières could not have had better conditions. “The weather and winds, pleasant company and accommodating traffic made the sore legs and derrieres more …

Possibly the coolest helmets available. Light, well ventilated and really comfortable to wear.

After heaps of interest  and inquiries into the Toer Populair, we decided it was time to order one for stock. This is the classic Dutch bike. Steel tubing and a very relaxed, upright geometry help to create a very comfortable bike to cruise around on.