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Who doesn’t love a good custom built bike? Even better when it’s Australian made, right?
Community, Events, Featured, Headline »
Ride2Work Day, Wednesday 17th of October, is fast approaching!
Events, Featured, Headline »
The 7th annual Brompton World Championships is taking place this weekend in the UK. After a big year in 2011, with over 750 entrants from over 30 countries, 2012 is expected to be another huge year; especially with the growth in popularity of Bromptons this year.
Community, Events »
Introducing the Decapods… they’re competing in the Rickshaw Run, a 3000km race across India raising money for charity.
And that’s where we come in. This Friday we’ll be here hosting the Decapods’ Melbourne fundraiser … come on down to Thornbury for some live music and a chance to meet Sylvie and the team!
Read more about the Rickshaw Run here, or read about the Decapod Team.
Cafe news, Events, Workshop »
A couple of months ago we opened Sundays. We’re now extending our weekday hours and will stay open till 6.30pm.
From 21st November, our new hours will be:
Monday – Friday 8.00am – 6.30pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 11am-4pm
When our new café opens mid-December, we’ll extend our weekend hours… stay tuned!
Community, Events »
Pedal-Powered Film Festival
CERES Global and The Otesha Project (Aus): Cycling for Sustainability are joining forces to bring you an evening of inspirational films (powered by YOU), food, drinks, and other very fun activities all in the name of raising funds for two projects whose common mission is to educate and act towards a sustainable and equitable world.
Future Spark are generously donating their time and their super bikes to power a host of films carefully picked out for their messages about how grassroots actions can create sustainable change in communities throughout …
Community, Events, Training and bike ed »
Melbourne Bike Fest is coming! “Bikefest is a community initiated celebration of bikes in everyday life”… in the Bike Fest crew’s own words.
The Festival runs 24th to 28th November and there’s STACKS of stuff to catch including parties, award nights, film screenings, debates and of course bike maintenance sessions. We’re proud to be sponsoring the festival and contributing to such an awesome local event about bikes!
And guess who’s running the bike maintenance workshops? It’s us! We love teaching and sharing bike maintenance skills. The sessions are on the Sunday (28th …
Community, Events »
May 1 & 2, 2010
Join in the fun celebrating all things cycling.
This is not just a road ride or mountain bike event- it’s all things bicycling that we can squeeze in one weekend- from penny farthings to bike polo to roadies racing, unicycles playing hokey, fixies doing whatever they do. Bike chariot tournaments, art bikes- rides & display, cyclocross racing, trials comp, social group rides, a skills comp for kids and bike orienteering (the fun police has regretfully put the h**fy bike toss off the agenda, though we can’t see …
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Forwarded, with thanks, from Melbourne’s own BikeFun. Check them at bikefun.org or Twitter @bikefunmelb.
Please join the BikeFun monthly mailing list at http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/bikefunmelbourne to reliably get BikeFun updates as we will not be republishing these in future.
Check back at bikefun.org/calendar.html for latest updates, or follow us on twitter @bikefunmelb
Pub Bug – Friday 16th April
6:00PM Mountain Goat Brewery Cnr North St & Clarke & St Richmond
Woodend to Broadmeadows – Sunday 18th April
Distance: 68km. Path: Predominantly quiet rural roads
Option 1: Meet:Southern Cross Railway Station, Spencer Street Bendigo train (via Woodend) departs at 10:35am
Option …
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Welcome to April!
We’ve got a heap of exciting news “straight from the workshop to you”. In this edition
special offers on Allegro and Gazelle bikes still available until the end of the month
Australian made bike gear… great local products
dates of upcoming bike maintenance trainings
reduced pricing on the Gazelle Innergy electric bikes announced
our range of Kona bikes grows… again!
gearing up for the darker months: increased range of lights (battery and dynamo!) and mudguards
staff news: Quentin starts his Cert III
This month’s controversial poll! VECCI: “Should …
Community, Events »
Forwarded from the amazing crew at http://bikefun.org/
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Critical Mass – Friday 26th March
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5:30PM – State Library. Bring your clothes.
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Petty’s Orchard Ride – Sunday 28th March
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9am for 9:30 departure – 17 Park Cres, Fairfield. Bring some food to share,
and space to stock up on goodies at the Orchard! Questions:
elvira.griffith@gmail.com/0448992852
Join us on a ride along the Yarra Trail to the Apple tasting festival at
Petty’s Orchard in Templestowe. Glide past billabongs, wetlands, areas of
revegetation and regeneration by our beloved Yarra River. Arrive at an
organic fruit orchard, and pick your favourite apple out …
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Free tickets to shows at the Arts House for cyclists, pedestrians and public transporters…
Full details at www.artshouse.com.au
Community, Events »
Coming to the Kite Festival this Sunday (14th March)? Ride to Northcote’s All Nations park (behind the Northcote Plaza) for the Festival and leave you can leave your bike safe with the Human Powered crew for the day. We’ll be providing free valet bike parking between 10am and 5pm. And we’ll have some basic supplies to help where we can when it’s not too busy. You know, a pump and some lube. Or just come past and say hi!
And purely for illustrative purposes, here’s a shot of us doing some …
