A fantastic day of Ride Leader training was held on 28th April at the Sydney Olympic Park. Nine candidates were put forward for training and these candidates were supported by 30 volunteers from Bicycle User Groups who delivered and coordinated the training exercises with great enthusiasm. Bicycle NSW CEO Peter McLean welcome participants with Master…
In early March Shoalhaven Bicycle User Group (SBUG) members completed an enjoyable multi-day ride combined and ending with a weekend at Moruya. From Shoalhaven River to Affinity and Beyond! The idea for this trip “came from the challenge to ride a series of continuous days from the mountain plateau of the Shoalhaven River to the…
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Garry Robinson, founder of BikeTrail.blog, has extended an invitation to ride the Greater Sydney Bike Trail, a 230km loop around the outer edges of the metropolitan Sydney area that pieces together some of his favourite paths. ‘Why not ride around Sydney?” asks Garry. “The two big loops I developed will hopefully inspire you to explore…
Recent decades have seen ‘the death of the town centre’ in many western countries. Many factors are at play. These include the post-Covid shift to working from home, increases in online shopping, migration from small towns into cities, and the apparent ease of shopping in large malls rather than on the main street. But this…
But not just yet in New South Wales…. Just a few weeks ago, the Assistant Treasurer accepted the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) recommendation to adopt additional bicycle helmet standards in Australia. This means that bicycle helmets meeting 6 Australian and overseas standards can be imported and sold in Australia. Australia’s new standards should allow a…
The Southern Highlands, the Illawarra and the South Coast have all noted increased activity for bike lovers over the summer period. These regions are looking forward to an exciting 2024! Mountain Biking The tourism activation from mountain biking is proving highly advantageous for the South Coast. There is the recently-opened Gravity Eden MTB park, and…
Not compared to car ownership! At Bicycle NSW, we regularly hear that people are put off buying an e-bike by the high purchase cost. Our content writer, Monique Ewen, set out to understand whether e-bikes really are too expensive. She did this by comparing the cost of ownership for e-bikes and cars. Given the current…
Stories of spectacular fires caused by lithium-ion batteries have sparked fears about the safety of these batteries and the gadgets they power. And of course, this includes e-bikes and other e-mobility devices. As our recent article Why is there an e-bike in my shower? highlighted, e-bikes are very popular with people living in apartments. Of…
Not according to urban planning experts! Australian cities have an abundance of affordable, subsidised and often free homes – but only for cars. Parking is a poor use of valuable public land in Australian cities. Most parking is free or heavily-subsidized. Planning codes have ensured that developments provide abundant parking ever since the private car…