BUGs and Insurance, some questions answered

The insurance area is fraught with complexity and we need to be very clear about what we publish to avoid the risk of rendering any of the cover we provide to members with their membership invalid....more
20 August 2008

International Bicycle Film Festival

The International Bicycle Film Festival celebrates the culture of the bicycle and is held in over 15 cities worldwide including Sydney, Melbourne, Tokyo, New York, LA, Milano and London. In Sydney the festival is hosted by Bike Sydney, a not-for-profit advocacy organisation. The festival is a celebration of bikes through the mediums of film, art and music. ...more
14 August 2008

New Dahon Folding bicycle

Just the thought of having to battle your way through crowds with your bike during peak hour and the added expense of having to buy a child’s ticket for your bike is enough to scare many people off riding to work. Liz Hole from Bicycle NSW reviews the new Dahon. ...more
14 August 2008

News from the Board

On Your Bike – Active Transport Conferences Thank you to all our local BUGs and individual members who attended the conferences. Board member Greg Krix, was on the spot and provided the feedback that appears on the front page of this edition of PushOn....more
14 August 2008

News from the Board

On Your Bike – Active Transport Conferences Thank you to all our local BUGs and individual members who attended the conferences. Board member Greg Krix, was on the spot and provided the feedback that appears on the front page of this edition of PushOn....more
14 August 2008

Mudgee – Gulgong

The first Mudgee – Gulgong – Mudgee 65k recreational bike ride is set to take place as an official NSW Bike Week event on Sunday the 28th September 2008. Being staged by local Mudgee community organisation, the Australian Rural Education Centre (AREC), the event will also act as a fundraiser for the Mudgee Education Foundation which provides financial assistance to school leavers....more
14 August 2008

Bicycle advocacy gaining momentum

Cycling advocacy is comprised of activities that defend the rights of cyclists to use the public right-of-way roads for travel, to improve the conditions for cycling, and to make cycling more popular. ...more
14 August 2008

On Your Bike, Active Transport Conferences

Representatives of BUGs as well as individual members of Bicycle NSW attended these informative conferences. Board member Greg Krix was at Homebush… ...more
14 August 2008

Volunteering for the City of Sydney Spring Cycle

Looking to give back to the greater Sydney Community and promote healthy living? Then volunteer for the 2008 City of Sydney Spring Cycle. We have many roles still available including; route marshalling, logistics and sign crew....more
13 August 2008

Report-A-Hazard Website

Thumbs up to those four councils who have "signed up" to the Report-A-Hazard website....more
13 August 2008

Festival of Cycling, Sydney Olympic Park

From September 17 to 19, Sydney’s premier recreational cycling destination will set the wheels in motion for all things cycling. Now in it's fourth year, the Festival of Cycling offers a wide range of events and activities for all ages and fitness levels. ...more
12 August 2008

Safety Alert for Cyclists Using the M2

Cyclists accessing the M2 Motorway’s breakdown lane are being reminded to follow the correct procedure when crossing on and off ramps. ...more
12 August 2008

Upgrade to cycling in Drummoyne/Rozelle

LBUG and BayBug have been lobbying the RTA and the Minister for Roads (with help from MPs Verity Firth and Angela D'Amore) to include an upgrade of the bicycle route through Drummoyne and Rozelle as part of the Victoria Road Upgrade Project. ...more
12 August 2008

Non-existent submission

A report in the Sydney Morning Herald by FOI journalist Matthew Moore reports on the extraordinary activities of the NRMA. ...more
11 August 2008

Sustainable House Day, Sept 13th & 14th

Come and be inspired by some of the fantastic houses around NSW that will be open to the public over the weekend of September 13th & 14th. ...more
11 August 2008

Cycling gets better in Wagga Wagga

Good news here recently and certainly a big thumbs-up to Wagga Wagga City Council with the announcement of a proposal to expand and develop the existing network of bicycle routes within the urban and adjoining areas of the city. ...more
11 August 2008

NSW schools reaping the benefits of Ride2School!

Schools across NSW are seeing an increase in the number of students choosing active travel to get to and from school. Students are becoming highly motivated by the Hands Up! surveys and are determined to improve on their results month by month....more
11 August 2008

Macquarie Rivulet Bridge cycling improvements

Thumbs Up to Lylea McMahon the Member for Shellharbour, for showing her commitment to cycling by lobbying the minister for roads and local RTA officers for improved cycling safety on Macquarie Rivulet Bridge on the Princess Highway north of Albion Park Rail. ...more
14 July 2008

Planning for Improved Cycling Infrastructure

The article in the BUG Wiki on Bicycle Transport Council Management Plans is interesting reading and confirms what we already know....more
14 July 2008

Bicycle manners

I am a cyclist as well as a runner and a walker. I am constantly concerned at the lack of etiquette shown by cyclists when they share a path with runners/walkers. ...more
14 July 2008

NSW Road Rules

New bicycle storage areas at intersections and Hook turns by bicycle riders... what you need to know...more
14 July 2008

Would you like to ride for a smile?

These cyclists believe in the work of Rotary’s ROMAC charity so much, that for the 4th time they are taking up the challenge to attempt to ride 500km in just 24 hours. They’ll mount up at 10am on the 27th September, at the Coffs Harbour Velodrome for the ROMAC Ride for a Smile....more
14 July 2008

Look Into the Mirror

I’m constantly amazed at the number of fellow cyclists winging and whining about what others should be doing for cycling, even the last Australian Cyclist magazine has several articles suggesting others should be doing more for cycling. ...more
14 July 2008

Blue Mountains priorities

Blue Mountains City Council has prepared a very comprehensive bike plan. It's a great piece of work and all staff and community members who poured their time and dedication into it are to be warmly congratulated. ...more
14 July 2008

Glass punctures

Glass punctures are a thing of the past for Dan the Pushbike Man from the Bicycle Ecology Centre in Newcastle....more
14 July 2008

Iron Man Guy Leech Ambassador of R2S!

Iron Man champion Guy Leech has been announced as the ambassador of the Ride2School program at Kurnell Public School. Over 100 children rode their bikes into school and many more came on their scooters, skateboards and on foot to celebrate Guy’s visit. ...more
14 July 2008

City of Sydney Spring Cycle 2008

Entries are streaming in for this year's City of Sydney Spring Cycle, on Sunday 19 October. ...more
14 July 2008

Bourke St Bicycle tirade rebuttal

The tirade against the bi-directional bicycle road for Bourke Street (/Central, /25 June & 2/ /July 'Cycling the Wrong Way", Ollivier, Douglas, Shuttleworth et al) is simply amazing! Adrian Boss, from BikEast explains. ...more
14 July 2008

Age no barrier for epic cycle ride

Proving that age is no barrier to fitness, a group of cyclists with an average age of 55 (some are well into their 70s) set off from Broken Hill early in July for an epic, largely off-road trek, that will take them over 2,000 kms to Alice Springs. Some of them will then go on as far as Darwin – a journey of 3,718 kms. The 78 cyclists are re-enacting a ride made by Frederick Blakeley and the O'Neil brothers in 1908. Organiser June Files explains why. ...more
14 July 2008

Gear up for the Great Vic Bike Ride with Anaconda

Have you ever thought about escaping everyday life and spending a week in another world? ...more
14 July 2008

Power Assisted Bicycles

Power-assisted bicycles are becoming an increasingly popular way for people to meet their transport needs around the world. Technological progress has resulted in significant changes in the design, quality and performance of power-assisted bicycles. The Cycling Promotion Fund has provided some background information on the issues involved....more
14 July 2008

Cycling beats the pain at the pump

A new publication released this month documents the rising cost of motoring and the economic benefits of cycling. Produced by the Cycling Promotion Fund, Economic Benefits of Cycling for Australia brings together the costs and benefits from key areas, including transport, health and environmental sectors. ...more
14 July 2008

Cyclists short changed

The State Govt have allowed Boral to bulldoze about 50 metres of the Canal path at Prospect without providing the funds for a cycle/pedestrian bridge to span the gap that the road cutting will leave. ...more
14 July 2008

"MIssing link" gets funding

At the beginning of July, the Minister for Transport announced the approval to bring forward funding of the 'missing link' between the path along Old Prospect canal reserve and the paths inside new estate in Pemulway. ...more
14 July 2008

Helmet Performance Study

If you’ve recently been involved in a cycling accident, especially if it involved your head, then the University of New South Wales School of Risk and Safety Sciences is interested in talking to you. ...more
14 July 2008

News from the Board – July 2008

Bicycle NSW AGM, Strategy Update, On Your Bike, Constitutional Review... ...more
14 July 2008

Bicycle NSW AGM and Constitutional Review

Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of Bicycle NSW is to be held at 1.00pm on Saturday 1 November 2008 at Sydney Mechanics School of Arts (SMSA) 280Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000....more
14 July 2008

Boost for cycling in Wagga Wagga

Cycling and the local bicycle user group, Wagga Wagga BUG, received a boost when the following article appared in the Riverina Leader, recently. ...more
14 July 2008