Once you are gaining confidence on the bike, and your braking and cornering skills are becoming more natural, it’s time to start riding! Well riding longer both in time and distance. At lunch times and after work, I have been using the work bike to ride around Bicentennial Park. Sydney Olympic Park has over…
Another week has gone by and I’m getting more comfortable on the bike. I made my first solo adventure riding on a shared path this week, which is exciting if not also a little scary! I was practising my turning around the fountains and trees in Bicentennial Park and just thought I’d give the shared…
So the cat is out of the bag now. You all know that I can’t ride a bike, but the great thing over the last week is realising how welcoming everyone is being. So if you are afraid of taking the first steps into riding, please don’t be. There will be people there to help,…
Media Release 22/07/2018 Footpath Bike Riding Age Increased to 16 NSW has fallen behind most states around Australia in making this law legal. Now the NSW Government has increased this age from under 12 years to 16 years, but what about everyone else? “Bicycle NSW is disappointed that the age has only…
City of Sydney has really opened the floodgates for cycling in Sydney’s CBD area. Currently, they are one of the leading councils in NSW in terms of cycling infrastructure and they need your help to continually improve this. Build the infrastructure and the riders will come! The City has worked intensively on actions from their…
By Kim Lavender I have a secret. I can’t ride a bike. Yes it’s true, I work at Bicycle NSW but can’t ride a bike. Like many, I started riding my first bike as a kid, around 5 years old. The bike came with training wheels and the riding began. Due to medical reasons…
With the Minimum Passing Distance being made permanent, Bicycle NSW has taken a proactive approach to educating and pushing for enforcement. You can read more about the MPD here. Recently, we visited the NSW Police Force Bike Training Course in Goulburn. Nineteen recruits were being put through their paces in order to become certified.
In the run up to June 30 many Australians scramble to find ways to manage their tax position. With just a few days to go, it’s the perfect opportunity to make sure you’re on top of your taxes so you don’t miss out on any benefits that you’re entitled to. In this eBook we reveal…
In recent years, there hasn’t been so many cycling bodies in one location, in one room, discussing the future of cycling in Australia. From across the country, those invested in the future of Australian cycling attended the We Ride Bicycle Summit 2018 at Barangaroo, Sydney. A few of the major parties who attended the conference…
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