Ride the Rim

WollumbinBUG is hosting Ride the Rim, A Tweed Valley Cycling Odyssey on the 17th, 18th, 19th September, 2010. ...more
24 August 2010

Into the Mountains of Toraja

‘Hallo Meester!! Hallo Meeses!! Selamat pagi!!! Selamat Sore.’ We heard these greetings throughout the day as we rode in the countryside and when passing through the villages of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Our intrepid leader, Australian Colin Freestone, told us we were biking in some areas where "albinos" rarely if ever venture. The people were friendly, the scenery beautiful, and the riding ranged from leisurely to difficult and challenging. In fact, our group elected to label the experience: “Bootcamp with Beauty”. ...more
24 August 2010

Bikes for Bush

Art and sport meld in perfect partnership for a greater Indigenous cause with the groundbreaking Bikes for Bush Foundation recently launched by Rugby League legend Steve Renouf....more
24 August 2010

Active Transport could save 16 000 lives

The Cycling Promotion Fund has urged major political parties to embrace active transport as part of the policy cure for the challenges of chronic disease, climate change, congestion and pollution. ...more
24 August 2010

Feds put skids on fixies

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is cracking down on the fixie craze, warning of serious safety issues and threatening bike shops with fines of more than $1M....more
24 August 2010

Board News - August

This month the Board is pleased to welcome the new CEO of Bicycle NSW, Omar Khalifa. Omar is a keen cyclist with a strong commitment to cycling as a safe, convenient and sustainable form of transport. Omar brings to Bicycle NSW extensive experience in the commercial sector as well as policy development in the sustainability area. ...more
24 August 2010

Bicycle NSW AGM 2010

Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of Bicycle NSW is to be held at 6.00pm on Wednesday 10 November 2010 at Sydney Mechanics School of Arts (SMSA) 280 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000...more
24 August 2010

Volunteers have heart

"Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart." Elizabeth Andrew....more
24 August 2010

NSW Bike Week in the Illawarra

The Illawarra Bicycle Users Group inc. is again working with the Illawarra Active Transport Taskforce, local councils and a number of other organizations to host a number of Bike Week Events in the Illawarra between Saturday 18th and Sunday 26th September...more
24 August 2010

Doing it by bike

In July BIKESydney rocked along to the Sydney Sustainable Markets to promote shopping by bike. ...more
24 August 2010

Free Cycling Confidence and Maintenance Courses

Gear up and get ready for the spring bike festival season. The City of Sydney has two free bike courses to get you peddling and you don't have to be a City resident to attend: ...more
24 August 2010

GreenUps

GreenUps is the coolest way to check out the latest green ideas and meet people who are passionate about the environment. Anyone is welcome and best of all it’s free....more
24 August 2010

Ride to Work Day Breakfast

Following the fantastic turn-out at last years Ride to Work Day Breakfast (almost 2000 bike riders!), the City's most popular cycling event grows even bigger this year....more
24 August 2010

SydneyCycleways website and Facebook page

The City of Sydney's push to make Sydney a cycling city continues at a cracking pace, and to promote the benefits of cycleways the City recently launched a website listing the benefits of cycleways at: www.sydneycycleways.net...more
24 August 2010

You'd better get cracking!

Have you registered your Team for this year’s NSW Government Spring Cycle yet? If not you'd better get cracking! ...more
24 August 2010

3km long “missing link”

In our previous report we referred to the RTA stating on July 2 it had budgeted $1.363 million this financial year to construct 1.3 km of shared user path (SUP) beside the Warringah Freeway. Incredibly, the RTA now says this funding is only for the SUP's design!...more
24 August 2010

Getting to know Omar

Staff at Bicycle NSW were pleased to welcome newly appointed CEO Omar Khalifa to our lovely offices at Homebush Bay during July. PushOn asked Omar if he would like to take the opportunity to pen a few words and say “hello” to our many members and friends. ...more
22 July 2010

Cycle Re-Cycle needs you!

Cycle Re-Cycle is run primarily by volunteers and wishes to continue helping the community get back on bicycles, share the joy of cycling, socialize without having to buy something and lets not forget recycle/ reuse as many bicycles as possible....more
21 July 2010

Country BUG’s & Animals on Bikes

The Bicycle NSW Big Rides may have stopped for the time being but there are a number of opportunities to join small rides all around Australia if you take the time to look. They range from commercial ventures , charity rides such as the Silver City Bush Treadler’s Dares, Dungog’s Pedal Fest through to smaller rides run on a purely volunteer basis. ...more
21 July 2010

Tour de Tamborine 2010

State of Origin – Check; The Giro d'Italia – Check; US Open Golf– Check; Fifa World Cup – Check; Tour de France - Check; Wimbledon – Check. Isn’t it about time you picked yourself off the sofa, dusted off those trainers and thought about taking part in something active!? ...more
21 July 2010

Ride for the rainforests

International adventure cyclist Krista Bernard will lead ‘Ride for the Rainforest’, a cycling challenge, in Sri Lanka in February 2011....more
21 July 2010

Ride to Worship Week

Cycle to your place of worship with people right across Australia during the week of Saturday 9th to Friday 16th October....more
21 July 2010

2010 Spring Cycle - volunteers needed!

Become the star of the event and volunteer for the 2010 NSW Government Spring Cycle – Sunday 17 October. ...more
21 July 2010

Leichhardt BUG is going bush

LBUG Tourers are setting off for a 600 km bike trip down the Darling River from Bourke to Menindee, then on to Broken Hill. After the recent rain they hope to see the country side looking greener, with plenty of wild life. ...more
21 July 2010

Secure parking in Parramatta

Over 30 people gathered at Parramatta’s Horwood Place Carpark on Thu 15 July 2010 to witness the opening of the Western Sydney’s first secure bicycle parking to be retro fitted to a car park....more
21 July 2010

Smart Commuting - New webpage underway!

Over the next month Bicycle NSW will be redesigning the Commuting Section of the Bicycle NSW website. ...more
21 July 2010

2010 Bicycle NSW Commuter Challenge

Bicycle NSW has launched a new initiative to reward individuals already cycling for transport, fitness and recreation and to inspire those who don’t. ...more
21 July 2010

Copenhagen hosts successful cycling conference

As one of fifteen fortunate Australians to attend the Velo-city Global 2010 cycling conference in Copenhagen (June 22-25), Brenda Mattick knows what it’s like to cycle ‘Copenhagen-style’: on an old upright bicycle, in regular street clothes, on wide, separated and inter-connected cycleways — bike bliss....more
21 July 2010

Ride to work @ Arup

With an honours thesis titled "Bicycle safety analysis", completed as part of the transport major in his civil engineering degree (UNSW 1996), Joshua Milston’s academic background sits well with his role as transport planner. And over the past couple of years with Arup (a global design, engineering and business consulting firm), Joshua (Josh) has gained plenty of real-world professional experience too. ...more
21 July 2010

3km long “missing link”

The RTA has budgeted $1.363 million this financial year to construct a 1.3 km long SUP (shared user path) along the Warringah Freeway that will result in nearly half of HarbourLink / the 3km long “missing link” between the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Naremburn being completed within the next 12 months....more
21 July 2010