Hi everyone, Welcome to another month! I’ve been holding off sending out this newsletter hoping to catch word of as many coming bike events as possible. I’ve finally given in and am sending this out as it is.
Keep tuned to www.humanpowered.com.au for details of other events as they come through.
There’s a heap of events we’re organising, helping out with or attending including:

• Ride to Work Day – Wednesday 14th October
• Go Bike Expo – 17-18th October
• Bike maintenance trainings – Saturday 17th October + more
• Vintage bicycle swap meet – Saturday 24th October
• 350 Moreland art and action – Saturday 24th October
• Critical Mass celebration of cycling – Friday 30th October
• Otesha Project spring picnic – Sunday 1st November
• Bicycle Film Festival screenings @ HPC – 13th/14th November
• Death Becomes Her – an all-girls alley cat bike ride we’re sponsoring

(details of these events below)

Also, a big congratulations to Nicole and Lewis on the birth of their baby daughter Miranda last week! Lewis will be back in the workshop in a little while.

Drop in over the coming few weeks to check out our range of bikes growing quickly. We’ve got the Electra 9 speed mixte ladies bike on the showroom today and quite a few more second hand custom bikes. Our second hand dealers license is nearly complete and we’ll be offering trade ins and a much wider range of second hand bikes. We’ve got more Surlys coming, a wider range of fixie and track gear and a surprise new brand to add to our bike range soon, but it’s a secret till then!

Ride to Work Day

We’ve got a stack of fun stuff organised for Ride to Work Day. RTWD option one… At headquarters (562 High Street), 7am-9am, we’ll be serving free tea or coffee to all cyclists as well as free bike tuning. The mechanics will be there to answer any nitty gritty bike questions you’ve got… just watch out, they may be buzzing from too much free coffee!! RTWD option two… At the official Darebin Ride to Work Day gathering, we’ll have an extremely skilled and extremely friendly mechanic casting magic free bike fix spells at any sick bikes within range. The official gathering is at the Northcote Leisure Centre, 180 Victoria Rd, Northcote 3070 between 7 am to 9 am. RTWD option three… At the Ride to Work gathering at Latrobe Uni, yet another highly skilled and most friendly Human Powered mechanic will be lending a hand where needed.

Catch us at the GO BIKE EXPO

The Go Bike Expo aims to capture as many aspects of the “cycling world” as possible from racing, recreation, health, transport, clubs, tours, equipment/products and the environment. We’ll be there with the guys from Gazelle Bicycles http://www.gazellebicycles.com.au/

We supply Gazelle’s range of Basil bags. We’ll have some of these on sale at well reduced prices at the expo. Check out the range at http://www.gazellebicycles.com.au/products/basil-bags-a-baskets.html

Who: Up to 60 exhibitors from all areas of the cycling world are expected to join the Go Bike Expo. Where: Alexandra Gardens – the finish site for Around the Bay in a Day and the centre of the activities happening over the weekend of 16-18th October.

When: Friday 16 October, 11am – 8.30pm Saturday 17 October, 10am – 5pm Sunday 18 October, 10am – 5pm

Retail Expo open to the public.

Entry is free.

Website: www.gobikeexpo.com

Bicycle Maintenance Training

We’re proud to teach all levels of bike maintenance. We’ve been taking courses from our workshops and for community centres, businesses universities, schools and prisons for a number of years now. The classes are getting more and more popular so booking and prepayment is required.

Upcoming sessions include:

Intermediate level, 17th October 11.00am-1.30pm

Introductory level, 14th November 11.00am-1.30pm I

ntermediate level, 19th December – tentative, tell us if you’re keen

Introductory level, 16th January 11am-1.30pm

For details see http://www.humanpowered.com.au/wp/?p=484

Otesha Project Spring garden party

Soak up the spring sunshine whilst helping put the Otesha 2010 tour on the road! 12-5pm Sunday, 1 November 79 Gladstone Ave, Northcote Veg BBQ & organic beer, live music, van painting, clothes swap and so much more. Bike parking aplenty provided by Human Powered Cycles $10 entry BYO picnic rug For details see http://www.otesha.org.au/

Vintage bicycle swap meet

Saturday October 24 Location: Abbotsford Cycles Street: 27 Swan Street, Richmond Phone: 9827 4453 Hosted by Vintage Cycle Club of Vic BRING, BUY, SWAP, SELL – Precious bicycle junk, Human Powered Cycles will be there with a STACK of old stuff we’ve dug up from the back shelves over the past 6 months…

Climate Action Moreland: 350 – a day of art and action!

Free bike maintenance training and discussion group from midday. We’ll be there with a range of spares and tools and interesting stuff we sell. Most importantly, we’ll be there to talk bikes! Saturday October 24, 10am-1pm. Coburg Concert Hall, Moreland Civic Centre 90 Bell Street, Coburg

Bicycle Film Festival local short film screenings

At Human Powered Cycles 13th and 14th of November

We are looking for Local Short Films with bicycle content. These films will screen at Human Powered Cycles over the Friday/Saturday evenings at the start of this year’s Melbourne Bicycle Film Festival. If you’ve got a film that features bikes in any way, this is your chance to screen it to a receptive community of bike and film lovers. Download the entry form and we will see you there! We’ll have a panel of a wide range of bicycle peoples (so called “experts”!) who’ll be judging the entries and a stack of prizes to give away!

Death Becomes Her: Melbourne’s first all-girl alley cat

Friday 30th October 6.00pm registration at Melbourne Museum. $10 entry per team of 2. Bring a lock, bag and spare gold coins. Dress to impress in your halloween best! Sponsored by Human Powered Cycles (amongst others)

Enjoy riding as the sun starts shining more!

Cheers, Bill and the crew

To have your bike events added to this newsletter, email them to bill@humanpowered.com.au Invite your friends to join this once a month newsletter… Newsletter subscribers are eligible for discounts at Human Powered Cyles. To join, go to http://www.humanpowered.com.au/mailman/listinfo/hpc.newsletter You can unsubscribe from this newsletter by going to http://www.humanpowered.com.au/mailman/listinfo/hpc.newsletter