Sydney Rides Festival

Check out the great program of events at this year’s Sydney Rides Festival. Bicycle art, Fanciful rides, A hill climb, Workshops, Sydney Rides the Night – a spectacular night-time harbourside event… Whether you ride a little, a lot or not at all – there’s an event for you. Gather your friends and start filling your […]

CycleHack Sydney

  Sydney’s first Cyclehack will happen on the weekend of 19-21 June 2015. Cyclehack is a global event with the objective of making cycling in cities easier for everyone. The brainchild of Sarah Drummond (Glasgow), Johanna Holtan (Edinburgh), and Matt Lowell (Vancouver), Cyclehack debuted in 2014 in a number of cities including Glasgow, Belfast, Beirut, […]

Velo City 2014: Quips, Quotes, Quotients

The 2014 edition of the world’s pre-eminent cycling conference, Velo-City, was held in Adelaide in the last week of May. The conference opening delivered a recognisable menu of cycling royalty and rock stars including the energised Lord Mayor of Adelaide, Stephen Yarwood (an urban planner), the President of the European Cycling Federation, Manfred Nuen (“Active […]

Australia’s Rich Cycling History

  The next in our series of BRAINSTRUST SEMINARS Australia’s Rich Cycling History by Jim Fitzpatrick Did you know that Australia once had the largest bicycle path network in the world? or that Australian soldiers were at the forefront of the first significant wartime use of the bicycle? Or that at one time, the world’s […]

Brainstrust Seminar 6

GOING DUTCH – WHAT CAN AUSTRALIA LEARN FROM DUTCH CYCLING? Our Brainstrust series of free public seminars next looks into what elements of Dutch cycling infrastructure might be relevant for Sydney. The recently released Sydney City Centre Access Strategy signals the NSW Government’s intention to soon deliver a network of cycleways within Sydney’s CBD, and […]

BrainsTrust Seminar 7

THE DOLLARS AND SENSE OF BUILDING FOR BIKES BIKESydney will be presenting another of our free, public Brainstrust seminars which will make the case that the delivery of cycling infrastructure should not be left to be the responsibility of governments.  Doing so leaves cycling provisioning too exposed to the nuanced political environment. Come to hear […]

Homeless Connect – 4 June

BIKESydney is again participating in Homeless Connect this year – servicing bikes for homeless and at-risk people. It’s a fabulous day when those who are doing it tough get a lot of love – hot meals, medical and dental checks, clothing, hair cuts, massage, access to phone and internet – the sort of stuff we […]

Sunday Streets

BIKESydney has joined forces with Bike Leichhardt and Go! Alliance to bring Ciclovia/Sunday Streets to Sydney and regional NSW. Bicycle NSW, local politicians, the Pyrmont Ultimo Chamber of Commerce, individual local businesses, arts and culture organisations are also behind the initiative. Sunday Streets is about opening local streets to the community on Sundays by excluding […]

Cargo Bike Splash Hit

BIKESydney’s Cargo Bike Picnic, held at Sydney Park on 4 December 2011 was a damp but popular event. More than 60 cargo bike riders braved wintery temperatures and squally winds to celebrate load carrying bicycles in all their glory and variety. Bikewise brought along their popular BBQ bike and Cheeky Transport their blender bike for […]

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