Bicycle NSW recently joined the Illawarra Ramblers on its signature Sydney bike ride, 10 Sydney Bridges. Over nearly 50 km, from Milsons Point in the north to Caringbah in the south, the 15-strong group experienced the best of Sydney’s new bicycle infrastructure. It was a great opportunity to learn more about this relatively new Bicycle…
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…
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…
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…
Planting the seeds to transform a suburb Bicycle NSW Member Rebecca Fernandez O’Shea moved back to Australia last spring after almost 10 years in Amsterdam. Whilst happy to be home, she is mourning the people-friendly transport approach of the Netherlands. In this great article, Rebecca explains how joining a new ‘bike bus’ has fired up her…
How is this for a ride description? Eat your way around the cycleways and backstreets on an almost calorie-neutral bike tour of chocolatiers, gelato manufacturers, specialty shops and patisserie and confectionary wholesalers you never knew existed. For twenty years now, Bike Marrickville has been running its famous Chocolate and Fine Food Ride at Easter time.…
Advocacy by Bicycle User Groups is incredibly important to getting good outcomes for bike riders. BUG members have deep local knowledge of issues and opportunities in their areas. Their dedication to improving NSW for bike riding multiplies the efforts of Bicycle NSW many times over. Without their help, there is no way our tiny team…
Bicycle New South Wales Bicycle User Groups, commonly known as BUGs, are community-based collectives of cycling enthusiasts who regularly meet for social rides in their locality. June was an eventful month for the Shoalhaven BUG, marked by three significant occasions. 19th June 80km Ride On Wednesday, 19th, the Shoalhaven BUG completed an 80km ride, led…
How the Central Coast’s BUG began…. Two cycling commuters had a friendly conversation about bike riding on the NSW Central Coast on a Hornsby train platform in late 2012. Soon after, a handful of Central Coast riders got together over coffee to talk about the issues for bicycle users in the region. Following a series…
One of the most important goals for Bicycle NSW is to ‘create a better environment for all bicycle riders.’ In working towards this objective, rider safety on the roads has been a key focus for our team over many years. Minimum Passing Distance (MPD) legislation was introduced in NSW in 2018 after a long advocacy campaign by Bicycle…