With a wave of intense humidity behind us, Autumn’s edition of Ride Leader training took place in comparatively beautiful conditions: blue skies, warm temperatures and a cooling breeze for those pedalling around Sydney’s Olympic Park. Once again, participants and volunteers gathered in the morning at the Park’s Educational Centre. This time to assess nine new…
Until recently, Scott could never have imagined saying the words “I love to ride my bicycle.” Scott had experienced years of physical injuries from various workplaces and, as a result, he had slowed down. Activity had become harder and movement had become optional. Gradually life had narrowed down to a familiar routine: evenings spent at…
Amy Nguyen is a Community Lead in the shared office space that Bicycle NSW currently works out of in Sydney. At the start of the year Amy’s commuting habits shifted – a lot. Previously she was combining a twenty minute metro journey with a walk at either end. Now Amy is riding her newly purchased…
Bicycle NSW is a Member-funded organisation. The individuals and groups at the heart of the Bicycle NSW community are how we are able to do our work. They are also why we do our work. It is for them that we continue to campaign for a better cycling environment across NSW. d’Arcy Lunn’s initiative, Teaspoons…
For many families, school drop-off time is stressful. The fifteen-to-thirty minute window is a familiar scene: parents are rushing to get away to work, and children are distracted by the excitement of greeting their class-mates. There is the usual line of queuing cars, engines running, creeping forwards, or making three-point turns in the same space…
Huge progress for Sydney as a connected cycling city Bicycle NSW staff and Board Members were amongst the crowd, catching up with all the familiar faces that make up the wider advocacy community. So many people who helped get this project over the line were there: Bicycle User Group leaders, former and current ministers, mayors…
Is cycling a beginner-friendly activity? We often hear from the community that, despite the promises of flexibility and freedom, getting started with cycling is more complicated than it should be. Even if you do have some experience, a pause on your cycling journey also has some consequences: a bike with two deflated tyres, fitness levels…
On December 3, the United Nations International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) we wanted to celebrate a NSW group working in the adaptive cycling space. Freedom Solutions Australia is a leading provider and designer of customised and specialist equipment for people living with disability. Previously known as Technical Aid to the Disabled (TAD), Freedom…
Bicycle NSW is a Member-funded organisation. The individuals and groups at the heart of the Bicycle NSW community are how we are able to do our work. They are also why we do our work. It is for them that we continue to campaign for a better cycling environment across NSW. Drew Weiss has been…
Our latest Bicycle User Group (BUG) forum took place in October, creating a platform for some of the most passionate cycling advocates in NSW to share their ideas. One of the highlights of the forum was the opportunity to hear from Orange BUG. From running regular rides to local campaigns, Orange BUG is at the…