National Ride to Work Day - PushOn

WHERE MEMBERS AND BUGS OF BICYCLE NSW MEET 

Vol. 34 No.10 ■ October 2010 

IN pushon THIS MONTH… 

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Mountain biking gets a boost 9 | Rides Calendar 17-22 

National Ride to Work Day 

Join in with thousands of other 

cyclists on Wednesday 13th October 

2010 and celebrate cycling to work on 

National Ride To Work Day. 

Last year over 95,000 people 

celebrated the day with events of all 

sizes, to be held again this year around 

the country. 

Riding together at last 

Participants are encouraged to 

register their ride at no cost and receive 

a free promotional kit containing 

everything you need to know to get Ride 

to Work Day happening in your area. 

If you’re in Sydney come and join 

Bicycle NSW on the day at Hyde park 

where a free breakfast, information 

stalls and other festivities are being held 

for anyone riding to work. For more 

information head to the City of Sydney’s 

website www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au 

and follow the links to ‘’what’s on’’ 

Encourage your friends or colleagues 

to join in and try the commute to work 

on a bike in a bid to get healthy, look 

after the environment and have fun. 

For more information or to register 

head to www.bicyclensw.org.au and 

follow the links to Commuting – Ride to 

Work Day. 

Don’t forget… 

Remember to register for the NSW 

Government Spring Cycle before 

the 1st October when late entry 

fees kick in. Take advantage of the 

discounted rate and register now 

at www.springcycle.com.au . 

For those who have registered, you 

should have received your rider 

numbers by now. 

If you haven’t, please email Lisa at 

enquiries@springcycle.com.au 

The FREEDOM WHEELS 

customised bike program 

modifies standard push 

bikes to give a new kind of 

independence to children with 

disabilities. 

With the help of a highly 

skilled and innovative team 

of therapists, engineers and 

volunteers at TADNSW, 

children with disabilities can 

now enjoy mobility and a 

form of recreation previously 

unavailable to them. 

FREEDOM WHEELS is a joint 

undertaking between TADNSW 

and AMWAYTM to expand the 

modified bike program. The 

program is now also available 

in QLD and VIC through TAD 

organisations in each state. 

Amway of Australia provides 

generous ongoing support 

for the FREEDOM WHEELS 

program, through the One by 

One Foundation. 

For more information, click 

and watch the video at right or 

contact TAD (02) 9912 3400 

tad@tadnsw.org.au 

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Chief Executive Officer: Omar Khalifa 

Chief Operating Officer: Elizabeth Hole 

Assistant Accountant: Brian Fong 

Government Liaison & Advocacy Officer: Tom 

Tansey 

Head of Behaviour Change: James Adams 

Coordinator Behaviour Change: Elizabeth Roberts 

Event Manager – Traffic Management: Natelle 

Palfrey 

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Bicycle NSW is the peak community cycling 

organisation in NSW established in 1976 and has a 

mission to promote, advocate, and support cycling 

in all its forms as an environmentally sustainable 

and healthy form of transport, recreation and 

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News from the Board 

Parra Pedal, safer cycling in Western Sydney 

NSW Government will 

contribute $350,000 funding to the 

‘Parra Pedal’ for the Amy Gillett 

Foundation event, to be held on Sunday 

13 February 2011. 

Launched by Roads Minister David 

Borger, the event will be a fun way to 

promote safe bike-riding, using extensive 

off-road facilities built in western Sydney 

over the past decade and is the first 

time a major cycling event dedicated 

specifically to attract the 2 million people 

of Greater Western Sydney. 

The Parra Pedal for the Amy Gillett 

Foundation route is designed so that 

cyclists with different levels of skill and 

confidence can select a ride that suits 

their capabilities. 

“There will be two main loops, 

measuring approximately 20 km and 

40 km, the rides start and finish in 

Parramatta Park. 

Amy Gillett Foundation Patron Simon 

Gillett said the Parra Pedal is an effective 

way of beginning the process of safe 

cycling in an effort to reduce the number 

of cyclist deaths and injuries on NSW 

roads. Mr Gillett said an increase in the 

number of bike sales in recent years has 

reinforced the notion that cycling is a 

more convenient, healthier and more 

environmentally friendly alternative to 

driving short distances. 

“What’s more important to the Amy 

Gillett Foundation is that both cyclists 

and motorists share the road safely by 

obeying the road rules and respecting 

each other,” he said. 

CEO of Bicycle New South Wales 

Omar Khalifa said the event will 

highlight what can be achieved through 

planning, investment and education. 

“As the peak body, we focus many of 

our programs on advocating for better 

cycle ways and encouraging more 

people to cycle safely – whether for 

recreation or commuting,” Mr Khalifa 

said. 

The Parra Pedal launch coincides 

with NSW Bike Week - a state-wide 

NSW Government initiative that raises 

the profile of cycling as a healthy, easy, 

low cost and environmentally friendly 

alternative to the car for short trips. 

To register you interest in the Parra 

Pedal for the Amy Gillett Foundation 

event: www.parrapedal.com.au 

Below (from left): NSW Minister for Roads 

David Borger, Liz Hole (Bicycle NSW), Simon 

Gillett (AGF), Natelle Palfrey (Bicycle NSW) 

and Omar Khalifa (CEO Bicylce NSW). 

Bicycle NSW AGM 2010 

Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of Bicycle NSW is to be 

held at 6.00pm on Wednesday 10 November 2010 at Sydney Mechanics School of 

Arts (SMSA) 280 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 to consider the following items of 

business: 

1. Confirming the minutes of the last preceding annual general meeting. 

2. Receiving reports from the Board on activities of Bicycle NSW during the last 

preceding financial year. 

3. Receiving and considering the statement which must be submitted to members 

pursuant to section 26(6) of the Associations Incorporation Act 1984. 

As we have two vacancies and two nominations the requirement for online 

voting is not required this year – Article 18.8 of the Bicycle NSW Constitution:- If the 

number of nominations received is equal to the number of vacancies to be filled, the 

persons nominated are taken to be elected. 

Members who have any questions they would like to put on notice to the Board 

to respond to at the AGM are asked to please email these to the Bicycle NSW 

President Jenny Burn president@bicyclensw.org.au 

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Sunday 17th October 2010 

life’s better on a bike 

springcycle.com.au

life’s better on a bike


Urgent call for Volunteers! 

Tony Henderson BNSW* 

If you’re free on Sunday, 17 October then why not take 

advantage of this opportunity! Volunteering at this years 

NSW Government Spring Cycle will not only save you from 

spending an unfilled Sunday at home but it will also allow you 

to: 

* Meet new people and make new friends; 

* Give something back to the community; 

* Support our event charity – The Oncology Children’s 

Foundation; 

* Stay active and involved; 

* And finally, just enjoy an 

adventurous Sunday and have a 

great time! 

There are some exciting 

volunteer opportunities 

available; however, we need 

some extra Route Marshalling 

so register now and secure 

your favourite position. 

To register as a volunteer 

on the 2010 NSW 

Government Spring Cycle all 

you need to do is complete 

the online volunteer 

application form at www. 

springcycle.com.au or contact Tony Henderson 

at volunteer@bicyclensw.org.au


Climb the famous 

French Cols with 

Muggaccinos 

Phil Johnston Muggaccinos 

Since 1976 Muggaccinos. 

com BUG has held a hilly endurance 

ride each Sunday, plus having cycled 

from almost 20 different NSW country 

towns involving longish day rides and 

revelry and merriment After Dark. 

The 1st of its Ten Commandments is 

“Hills are your Friends and Mountains 

are your Mates!”. Each fine Sunday 

morn’ a dozen or more cyclists ride 

a different published on-road route, 

usually exceeding 100 clicks, with 

shorter options, from Nth Turramurra, 

Hornsby or St Ives to Nosh Stops on 

Sydney’s satellite outposts eg Galston, 

Mt White, Palm Beach ferry to the 

Central Coast, Windsor, Kurrajong. 

Every second month, they either ride 

out West from Mt. Annan on Tour de 

Macarthur to Warragamba Dam and 

Picton, or start from Sutherland to ride 

the Royal National Park or down to Bulli 

and back. 

Muggaccinos.com publishes a weekly 

on-line issue of “The Bullsheet” which 

provides a – 

(a) detailed Ride Description of the 

pending Sunday ride; and 

(b) comical post-ride “wrap-up” and 

pics of the previous Sunday’s ride. 

This idiosyncratic BUG recently 

completed its 4th Linger & Die four 

day ride from Berowra to Wollombi, 

Paterson, Dungog and Morisset in the 

Hunter. Muggs’ 7th Annual King of the 

Mountain Challenge is from 8th to 14th 

Nov. Most participants camp at the 

Berry Showground in the pristine South 

Coast township which accesses a cluster 

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Bicycle NSW is off to Coffs Harbour 

LIZ ROBERTS BNSW* 

Looking for something 

to do this school holidays? Due to 

popular demand, Bicycle NSW is 

excited to announce that a free cycling 

event day for students will be held in 

Coffs Harbour on Wednesday 29th 

September 2010! 

The event is part of the 2010 NRMA 

Gold Medal Challenge, a cycling 

initiative in which students build up a 

selected goal of cycling. 

The event day in Coffs Harbour will 

involve a 27km led ride, starting at the 

picnic area next to the war memorial 

swimming pool on Coff Street, and 

heading through Coffs Harbour and 

surrounding areas. Ninety percent of the 

ride is on separated off road cycle way 

and will be led by a number of Bicycle 

NSW staff and Cycling Australia certified 

cycling instructors. The ride will start at 

10am and is estimated to take 2 hours in 

total. Students can win prizes on the day 

including cycle computers, sports bags, 

cycling gear and accessories! 

The event is a great way to stay active 

during the holidays and have fun with 

friends doing the challenge! 

Places for the day are limited and 

demand is expected to be high so 

anyone wanting to participate is urged to 

register quickly to secure a place. 

Event Details 

What: NRMA Gold Medal Challenge 

Event Day Coffs Harbour 

Date: Wednesday 29th September 

(First Wednesday in the school holidays) 

Time: Start - 10am. Please arrive 

20 minutes before the start. Finish - 

approximately 12pm ( same location) 

Location: Meeting point is the picnic 

 

area next to the war memorial swimming 

pool on Coff Street, Coffs Harbour. This 

is where the event will start and finish. 

Cost: Free 

How to register? 

Head to www.bicyclensw.org.au 

and follow the links to the NRMA Gold 

Medal Challenge – Coffs Harbour Event. 

For more information on the NRMA 

Gold Medal Challenge and Coffs 

Harbour Event please contact Liz 

Roberts at Bicycle NSW (02) 9704 0853 

Email: elizabethr@bicyclensw.org.au

Climb with Muggaccinos 

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of 11 tough climbs in the Southern 

Highlands, incl 18.8km Jamberoo Pass 

and Fountaindale Rd up Saddleback 

Mtn with a 22o section. 38 ardent hill 

climbers attended last Nov. and this 

Nov. one of the early bookings is a 

cyclist, Dennis, from California, intent 

upon tackling the Southern Highlands 

climbs. 

Muggaccinos’ home page provides a 

URL to Muggaccinos two week ride tour 

to climb famous Montagnes in the Alps 

and Provence - late Aug 2011 which 

sets out comprehensive details of its 

two week sortie in late August 2011 to 

the Rhone Alps and Provence to climb 

Alpe d’Huez, Col de Galbier and Mont 

Ventoux ‘et al’, incl a shortlist of three 

hotels in each of the townships of Saint 

Jean de Maurienne in the Rhone Alps 

and Sault in the region of Provence. 

The burgeoning band of Muggaccinos’ 

cyclists who have already conquered 


Cols in Europe, are already planning 

to return to the Southwest of France in 

Aug 2013 to, après much ‘huffing and 

puffing’, proudly gaze down from Les 

Sommets of famous Montagnes in the 

Pyrénées, incl the two assents to the 

revered Col du Tourmalet. 

Check out Muggaccinos.com, in 

particular Rides Stuff, “Warm ‘n Fuzzy 

Stuff” and if “Hills are your Friends”, 

click on Contact Us and e-mail 

ScribePJ@bigpond.com to be added to 

the weekly reminder e-mail. 

OCF style up our Volunteers 

Tony Henderson BNSW* 

Volunteers will be dressed with 

style at this years NSW Government 

Spring Cycle with new funky t-shirts 

and caps. 

OCF our event charity has once again 

kindly donated the t-shirts and caps for 

all our wonderful volunteers - Thanks. 

To check out the t-shirts our 

volunteers will be wearing on this years 

event, go to www.springcycle.com.au 

and click on the volunteer button. 

So look out for our fashion savvy 

volunteers and give them a friendly smile 

and a thank you for their tremendous 

efforts. 

Clarence Street Cyclery Women’s Store 

– Supporting our Volunteers 

Bicycle NSW is proud to have the 

support of Clarence Street Cyclery 

Women’s Store on this years NSW 

Government Spring Cycle and they are 

supporting our volunteers by providing 

them all with a free Clarence Street 

Cyclery Women’s Store water bottle. To 

check out this cool sporty water bottle, 

go to www.springcycle.com.au and click 

on the volunteer button. 

Clarence Street Cyclery understands 

the important job our wonderful 

volunteers do for us and believe it is 

important that they are rewarded and 

thanked for their efforts.


commuter challenge 

COMMUTER CHALLENGE 

REGISTER FOR FREE AT WWW.BICYCLENSW.ORG.AU 

Accumulate 500km of cycling 

The Commuter Challenge is an 

initiative to encourage and reward 

individuals to cycle all or part of 

the journey to work and to also 

encourage cycling outside of the 

workplace - for transport, fitness 

and recreation. 

Great prizes to win! 

Be rewarded for your efforts 

Tel (02) 9704 0853 

Email challenge@bicyclensw.org.au


Mountain Biking gets a boost 

Sydney mountain biking 

was given a boost recently when 

Hornsby Council voted to support the 

establishment of a facility within the 

Hornsby Park / Old Mans Valley area 

(subject to funding). 

Hornsby Shire Mountain Bike 

Alliance will be assisting Council with 

the design and construction of trails. 

“It’s a facility - not just a XC trail”, 

said Campbell King from the Alliance. 

“So there will be various trail types and 

features incorporated. Berms, rollers, 

jumps, skill park features.” 

Unfortunately however, Hornsby 

Council is still looking for funding for 

the new facility which will be be reliant 

on grants and community muscle. 

You can register your willingness to 

help with construction on the HSMBA 

website http://hsmba.info 

For the time, being Hornsby Council 

has put on hold the World Trail route to 

Westleigh. NPWS are producing new 

guidelines for land managers and this 

will hopefully give Council confidence 

in tackling more sensitive trails. HSMBA 

will continue to lobby Council to open 

up routes from as many suburbs as 

Australia’sToughest 

Cycle Challenge? 

Fitz’s Challenge is on again - 

Sunday 31 October 2010. Canberra’s 

biggest and best known long-distance 

one-day participation event offers you 

the choice of four fantastic challenges: 

It is not for the faint-hearted and 

includes some of the toughest climbs in 

the Canberra region. 

Test your skills, fitness and endurance 

by taking on the Brindabella Ranges 

in one of 4 challenges. 2010 will be its 

23nd year. 

This challenge is still unique in its 

combination of terrain, distance and 

weather! 

Four Challenges to Test You 

If you are looking for a physical 

challenge to push yourself and test your 

capabilities, the Fitz’s Challenge is for 

you. Dare to cycle above your limits and 

achieve your personal goals. There are 

four challenges to suit different levels of 

experience and interest: 

1. FITZ’S EPIC 207 km, a hill grinding 

odyssey 

2. FITZ’S CLASSIC 165 km, a 

daunting challenge with plenty of 

climbing 

possible to the trail network. 

“Council understand that mountain 

biking is hugely popular in Sydney. 

Two years ago they would only have 

considered it a fringe sport. So thanks 

to all those individuals and also to the 

schools that took the time to write to 

Council lifting the profile of our sport.” 

said Campbell. 

3. THARWA 105 km, this one will 

sneak up on the complacent 

4. TIDBINBILLA 50 km, designed 

specifically to challenge newcomers 

These rides are not races or time 

trials. They are non-competitive long 

distance tours by bicycle, called 

‘randonnees’ where you ride at your 

own pace to finish within the time limit. 

Rides are open to all reasonably fit 

riders. 

Fitz’s Epic 207 km has Audax brevet 

status and is a qualifying ride for those 

wishing to enter the Audax Alpine 

Classic ACE 250 km (held at Bright Vic. 

in January). 

READY FOR THE CHALLENGE? 

Register online now www.ocf-fitz.com 

Form a team for more fun. Camp at 

Stromlo Forest Park (start/finish) 

Cycle to save Sri 

Lanka’s rainforests 

Join world cyclist, Krista 

Bernard, on Rainforest Rescue’s ‘Ride 

for the Rainforest’ adventure cycle 

through Sri Lanka to raise vital funds 

for endangered rainforests in the 

region. 

Rainforest Rescue is a not-forprofit 

organisation that has been 

protecting rainforests in Australia and 

internationally since 1998. Its incredible 

adventures support local projects that 

provide sustainability to ecosystems 

around the world. 

The 12 day, ‘Ride for the Rainforest’ 

challenge will take place in February 

2011 and includes five days of cycling 

at a moderate grade, with participants 

staying in hotels and comfortable 

camping grounds throughout the 

trip. Along the way, riders will visit 

the Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage, 

see Buddhist Temples and the Royal 

Botanical Gardens in Kandy, and stay in 

the UNESCO World Heritage listed city 

of Galle. 

The tour group will also spend a day 

at the Rainforest Rescue International 

ARC Centre. Here participants will 

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Ride for the Rainforest 

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plant trees and learn about Sri Lanka’s 

ecology. Sri Lanka has some of the most 

biologically diverse rainforests in the 

world, supporting millions of plants and 

animals. Currently only five percent of 

original Sri Lankan rainforests remain, 

making it essential that the endangered 

rainforests are protected. Riders can see 

firsthand Rainforest Rescue’s amazing 

achievements as they work to protect 

the beautiful and crucially important Sri 

Lankan ecosystem. 

Once you register for ‘Ride for the 

Rainforest’ with Inspired Adventures you 

are guided through all fundraising and 

training for the trip. Rainforest Rescue 

provides extensive fundraising materials 

with most of your travel costs covered by 

the fundraising targets. Participants are 

also encouraged to get their community 

on board to help. Whether you wash 

cars, host trivia nights, hold a raffle or 

run a garage sale - the possibilities are 

endless. Build community support to get 

Are you ready to Ride to Work? 

City of Sydney is offering free 

Cycling Confidence Courses ahead 

of National Ride to Work Day on 

Wednesday 13 October 2010. 

Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP said: 

“Bike riding even in Sydney traffic, is 

easier than many people might think. For 

trips of less than 10 km, riding a bike will 

often get you to work cheaper and faster 

and will keep you healthy. Better still it’s 

a zero emission transport option.” 

“If you haven’t yet got the confidence 

to ride a bike to work, sign up for a 

free City of Sydney Cycling Confidence 

course so you can join us on October 

13,” Ms Moore said. 

The courses are run every Saturday 

and Sunday at Sydney Park to teach 

safe and responsible cycling to an ever 

increasing number of enthusiasts. 

More than 550 people have done 

the course since June 2009. Seventy per 

cent of participants are female and eight 

percent are aged over 55, with the oldest 

participant, so far, aged 83. 

Nearly a quarter of participants 

drove a car to work before taking the 

you on your bike and giving something 

back to the environment. 

Krista Bernard has an indomitable 

cycling history. In Australia, she 

traversed the Nullabor and Central 

Deserts on dirt tracks, has ridden the 

entire length of the east coast, and 

cycled around Tasmania. Pedaling 

15,000km across 19 countries – from 

Indonesia to Egypt – won her the 

prestigious ‘Young Adventurer of the 

Year Award’ in 2000 by the Australian 

Geographic Society. Krista and her 

partner, Daniel Coward recently 

returned from an 8,811 kilometre 

fundraising expedition from London 

to the Himalayas that was inspired 

by Krista’s first world cycle and their 

enthusiasm for sustainable travel. 

To take on the Sri Lanka challenge 

with Krista, simply join up and start 

fundraising now. For details about 

the trip, or to register, please visit: 

www.insiredadventures.com.au/ 

ride4therainforest 

Go to www.rainforestrescue.org.au 

for more details. 

course and almost half enrolled in the 

course to build up their confidence on 

the road. 

“The popularity of these courses 

shows that people are keen to get 

around the City by bike because it’s an 

efficient alternative transport option,” Ms 

Moore said. 

More than 150,000 Australian 

workers are expected to hop on their 

bikes for the annual Ride to Work Day. 

The City will hand out refreshments 

at two sites covering the eastern and 

western flanks of the city; Hyde Park 

South and Union Street Pyrmont. 

City of Sydney Cycling Ambassadors 

Nell Schofield and Ian Roberts will be 

on hand to give tips to new riders. 

The breakfasts are a small way to 

say thank you to bike riders for doing 

their part in reducing Sydney’s traffic 

congestion and helping to save the 

environment. 

The City’s free cycling courses can be 

booked online at cityofsydney.nsw.gov. 

au/cycling 

Ride to Work Day Breakfasts 

Wednesday 13 October 2009 7am- 

9am, Hyde Park South and Union 

Square, Pyrmont. Freebies: Breakfast, 

bike checks, massages, cycling maps 

and more. Info: Phone (02) 9265-9333 or 

visit www.ridetowork.com.au or www. 

cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/whatson 

Bikes to get the kids & 

shopping around 

A new bike library in Newtown, 

the first of its kind in Australia, will 

loan Cargo bikes and bike trailers for 

transporting bulky items or beloved 

children. The library was opened 

recently by Lord Mayor Clover Moore 

MP. 

“We are offering an affordable, 

convenient, healthy and environmentally 

friendly alternative to running errands in 

cars. This unique library will encourage 

more people to use bikes to get around 

their local area,” said Ms Moore. 

The Watershed Bike Library builds on 

the growing popularity of commuter and 

recreational bike riding in inner Sydney. 

Sam Iskander, Mayor of Marrickville 

said: “This is an innovative concept 

that encourages the local community 

to relinquish the car and borrow a 

specialised cargo bicycle or trailer for up 

to three days instead.” 

“The Bike Library will expand the 

imaginations of local residents on what is 

possible to achieve by bicycle.” 

The fleet consists of specialist cargo 

bikes and trailers to allow cyclists to 

carry equipment and objects that might 

otherwise require a car; from shopping to 

household items and more. 

The Watershed*, in partnership with 

Bike Sydney, will run the Bike Library for 

a 12 month trial period. It consists of two 

cargo bikes and a number of specialist 

trailers. 

Anyone can become a member for a 

small fee, items are available for up to 

three days loan, and the first three hours 

are free. 

Borrowers can use the City of Sydney 

cycling map to plan their route, explore 

local back streets, and avoid roads with 

heavy traffic. 

*The Watershed is a green living centre 

at 218 King Street Newtown, jointly 

managed by Marrickville and City of 

Sydney Councils. 

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Share The Road Tour 

Tuesday November 9th 

to Sunday 14th 2010 

Money can’t buy experience! 

Challenge yourself through 

stunning NSW countryside 

Fully supported with physios, 

masseurs & mechanics 

Be part of the launch of the 

new AGF road safety campaign 

RIDE 6 

DAYS WITH 

PHIL 

ANDERSON 

STEPHEN HODGE 

ROCHELLE 

GILMORE 

PLUS OTHER 

CURRENT + EX 

PRO RIDERS 

Experience the true essence of the 

professional peleton with tips from the pros 

“2009 PARTICIPANT 

TESTIMONIALS 

“As good as cycling gets.” 

“Enjoyed the people and the physical 

challenge plus meeting some true 

greats of Australian cycling.” 

“Having ex pros riding with 

the bunch was invaluable. 

One can always learn more.” 

Day 2 Mudgee 

SHARE THE ROAD TOUR 

RIDE ROUTE 

Day 3 Muswellbrook 

Day 4 Pokolbin 

“Fantastic event and experience. 

A true melding of having fun 

but also doing something good 

for a sport and a cause we all 

relate to and care about.” 

” 

http://www.amygillett.org.au/2010sharetheroad 

COMMIT NOW! 

FOR DETAILS GO TO: 

Day 1 Blackheath 

Day 5 Terrigal 

Start & Finish 

Sydney 

All riders will be supporting the AGF with 

their fundraising, committing to raise $7,500 

each through donations or sponsorships. 

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Memorable Cycling in Beautiful Sulawesi 

Lesley Hale 

Around May 2009, an email 

from a friend of a friend appeared 

in my mailbox suggesting I might 

be interested in the supported rides 

described at the www.cycleindonesia. 

com.au website. 

Having traveled in Bali about 20 years 

ago, revisiting Indonesia was not on 

my agenda, but this attractive and userfriendly 

website kindled a latent curiosity 

about our large northerly neighbor and 

reminded me of a cycling trip I enjoyed 

in Thailand a few years ago. Contact 

with Colin Freestone from Sydney (Mr 

Cycle Indonesia) about the format of 

his recent and proposed trips further 

stimulated my interest and left me 

relaxed about the style of his operation. 

When I realized that my diary could 

not fit the timetable for his August 2009 

coastal cycling trip with snorkeling 

and yoga elements, Colin mentioned 

the trip he was planning to Toraja in 

February 2010 and kept in touch via 

individualized email. His personal 

engagement helps potential group 

members determine whether it is the 

right trip for them (and vice versa), 

then get to know him, and proceed to 

commitment. 

At this time I learned that 

bushwalking friends who spent a month 

backpacking in the Torajan Highlands 

in the 1970s, had really loved the area 

and its people. So in late October, after 

my train journey along the Silk Route, 

I resumed an enthusiastic dialogue 

with Colin, aware that I really needed 

to get on my bike (literally!) to finalize 

arrangements. 

About the bike: 

That was the major challenge for me 

as a solo (and senior female) traveler 

because I knew I could not manage the 

boxed bike and luggage through airports 

here and there, especially as I would 

need overnight stays for connecting 

flights. It was too late for Colin to 

arrange a purchase/resale deal for me in 

Indonesia, and rentals are not an option 

there. 

Colin put me in touch with a 

Melbourne couple who had signed on 

for the trip but they were not concerned 

about bike boxes because they were 

serious bike-tourers who had been 

cycling independently overseas for years 

using fold-up bikes, with panniers. 

Then the light came on for me: a 

good fold-up bike is a real touring bike, 

not a commuter toy, and might enable 

a keen (but aging) traveler like me to 

join far away cycle tours in the future. 

I also learned that the Bike Friday (BF) 

logo reproduced at Colin’s website 

represented more than a bike club; 

it is a very reputable US company 

manufacturing collapsible bike models 

for every occasion - and Colin was 

expecting Xmas delivery of his third 

Friday to take him to Toraja. 

Next day I was discussing my 

requirements and measurements 

(including the cog count) with Colin’s BF 

contact Peter Berra, in Oregon and the 

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result was a Bike Friday Pocket Crusoe 

(assembled to match the gearing and 

riding position of my recent flat-bar road 

bike), delivered mid-January in its own 

wheeled suitcase with a video on “what 

to do next“. 

That gave me ten days for 

familiarization and testing, and 

confidence building. I was most 

impressed with its performance (despite 

those tiny 20” diameter wheels) but 

rather nervous about mine, given the 

expectation of 300km on the first three 

days with average daily ascents of 900m 

in the tropics - but I did it with the help 

of my physio’s training strategy. 

Now for the trip: 

I flew Garuda (which allows 15kg 

extra free luggage allowance for sporting 

equipment) and enjoyed two-night 

stopovers in Jakarta on the way there 

and Yogyakarta on the way home, 

wheeling the bike in its suitcase with 

other luggage on my back. 

The Australian airport check-in staff 

asked me to open the suitcase to prove 

it contained a bike (the Indonesians took 

my word for it). Colin had prepared the 

ground for our first group meeting in 

Makassar, the evening before the first 

cycle day, by encouraging us during 

preparations to provide a photo and 

personal profile for a shared website. 

On arrival bikes were unpacked/ 

assembled, checked and adjusted; 

riders were briefed on safety, support, 

protocols, etc; and our cultural 

education commenced over dinner 

where we were encouraged to eat the 

traditional way - by hand. Colin, an 

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accredited teacher of English and Bahasa 

(and trainee Yoga instructor) has had 

a long association with Indonesia and 

is still contracted to the Indonesian 

Government to place referred students 

in overseas education institutions. He is 

strongly motivated to share his love of 

the country and its people (his wife is 

Indonesian-born) with small groups of 

fellow cyclists, and in recent years has 

developed and tested several itineraries 

for Sulawesi. 

The final itinerary for this 12-day 

trip through rural and remote mountain 

villages included 764 km over 8.5 riding 

days, plus 1.5 trekking/rafting days, 1 

rest day, and a bus day of 150k to finish 

it off. (The outward route on the original 

plan had to be modified after access to 

the east coast was closed by a landslide. 

This meant longer days at the start 

because the time-frame was constrained 

by participants’ linked airline flights.) 

Our route was designed to maximize 

time in the highlands to experience 

the unique culture of the people and 

their beautiful landscape. The trip was 

truly remarkable, taking us through the 

coastal Buginese (Muslim) region to 

the forested highlands where Torajan 

(Christian and animist) communities 

are recognizable by their stunning 

architecture: traditional ancestral 

houses stand high on wooden piles, 

with exterior walls that are incised with 

red, black, and yellow detailed wood 

carvings, and topped by a layered split 

bamboo roof shaped in a sweeping 

curved arc. 

We had a break mid-way trekking 

through forests and steeply terraced 

paddy fields to stay in these houses with 

a clan at Limbong, and completed the 

circuit next day by white-water rafting 

down the river (reached after another 

two hours trekking), past tall waterfalls. 

Our favorite memory from the 

trip was the unscheduled visit to an 

impressively joyful orphanage where 

the children who had been at school 

for the morning shift treated us to an 

afternoon concert of music and dancing 

with their bamboo orchestra . Other 

highlights were the massive livestock 

market at Rantepao (held every six 

days!) where very expensive buffalo and 

fattened pigs are on sale for ceremonial 

purposes; and a few hours (on our rest 

day) as recognized guests at a weeklong 

funeral for a 100 year old woman 

and her slightly younger brother when 

endless processions of traditionally 

dressed groups of mourners presented 

their buffalo and pig gifts for subsequent 

butchering and distribution. 

Funerals seem to be a major 

economic industry here and while 

at Limbong we were invited into the 

house next door to pay our respects 

to another one hundred year old lady 

who had been waiting four months (and 

was expected to wait another four) for 

her funeral by which time the expected 

number of livestock might be pledged/ 

funded. While in limbo, this “sick 

person” waited (preserved by formalin) 

in her draped coffin in a traditionally 

decorated attic-room where offerings of 

food and flowers were presented daily 

by the family (three generations of which 

were living in the village). 

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The ride was fully supported with 

front and rear vehicles, a mechanic, and 

all food and (non-alcoholic) drinks. Rest 

stops were planned to suit the terrain, 

weather, time of day, length of ride, and 

condition of the riders, sometimes after 

30km, sometimes every 5 km. Colin’s 

attitude was “it’s not a race, go at your 

own pace, and my aim is to get us all 

there”. The leading van-driver would 

pull over at each rest stop and flag down 

the riders; sometimes riders might have 

a quick nap in a bamboo shelter while 

water bottles were filled and fruit/cakes 

distributed. 

As Colin was keen for us to interact 

with the local people, he put some effort 

into Bahasa language sessions (Counting 

101; Greetings 101 and 102; Ordering 

food and drinks etc) at early rest stops 

and over pre-dinner drinks. When it was 

time to get on our bikes again he would 

trigger a Bahasa numbering-off around 

the group, much to the delight of local 

onlookers. 

Accommodation in Makassar on 

arrival, and several nights in Rantepao 

(Toraja’s major town) was four-star, 

European style. Elsewhere, it was ‘best 

available’ which generally meant an 

Indonesian-style guest house with mandi 

bathing (see footnote), sometimes as 

ensuite, but also included a chief ‘s 

house and a rice granary where couples 

could still have their own room. 

The food was always “village style“, 

pre-arranged by Colin, and we loved it. 

Breakfast was generally “nasi goreng” or 

“chicken porridge”, except in the remote 

trekking village where we were amazed 

by boiled eggs and bread and jam as 

well; lunch would usually be a big bowl 

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of clear soup with lots of vegetables, and 

rice on the side; dinner would comprise 

fish or chicken, rice or noodles, and 

vegetables. Fruit was available at all 

meals and we generally had a huge 

bunch of bananas in the front van 

(which also carried a case of beer when 

necessary). 

We had ten riders on the trip: a 

retired couple from Ohio on blue Bike 

Fridays; a retired couple from Melbourne 

on collapsible Birdies; Colin and I on red 

Fridays; and four on conventional bikes, 

the younger Canberra pair (Scott and 

Ms Ibi) generally leading the pack on 

their road bikes with two Pauls (Sydney, 

Canberra) on hybrids bringing up the 

rear. 

We remained fit and healthy except 

for the youngest/fittest member of the 

group who traveled asleep in the sag 

wagon for two days with a fever (due 

we think to his sampling of the locally 

fermented spirits). Then he got back on 

his road-bike to complete the 150km 

final day with Ibi on a busy highway 

undergoing roadwork while the rest of 

us traveled in the minibus. But, after 

all, as a bike racer (and proprietor of 

ONYAbike Tuggeranong Cycles in 

Canberra) he was a cut above the rest. 

Riding through Indonesian 

communities was a delight because 

there was no antipathy from other roadtraffic: 

we were cheered on by schoolkids 

along the roadside and overtaking 

motor-bikes and 4WD vehicles whose 

passengers sometimes leaned out with 

cameras to capture the spectacle of 

“not-young westerners using motorless 

bikes to climb through their 

mountains!” 

We saw no vehicle accidents (nor 

examples of bodywork damage) as those 

at the wheel seem to have their own 

code for letting others know who will 

have right of way, the shared aim being 

to get everyone through painlessly and 

efficiently. The roads were described as 

sealed, which is true until they become 

unsealed by inadequate drainage: water 

flooding over paddy fields washes away 

the soft under-layer which originally 

filled the gaps between the large rocks 

positioned as the base. 

So in the more remote and hilly areas 

we sometimes had to negotiate small 

rock-filled craters and a bit of gravel. 

There was only one puncture (from 

a pinched tube) and one “head-overhandlebars” 

from an unseen downhill 

bump (with rider back on his bike next 

day when the shock from missing skin 

had worn off). While cycling happily in 

this foreign land, I often found myself 

musing about how privileged I felt to be 

sharing Colin’s meticulously orchestrated 

journey with his charmingly attentive 

support crew and a cohesive group of 

companions, several of whom had done 

“a Colin trip” six months earlier. 

Managing a group adventure 

like this is a gargantuan task, and 

Colin coped with all eventualities 

expertly and sensitively. Somehow, 

everyone’s preferences seemed to be 

accommodated throughout. 

Conclusion: 

I recommend these trips to anyone 

who is willing to cover a possibly 

challenging route, in a tropical 

environment. Colin is an excellent group 

manager who aims to get everyone to 

the finish, smiling; and that is how it 

unfolded for our group of strong and not 

so strong, older and younger riders. 

The equator goes through Sulawesi, 

so it always hot; but the wet season rains 

can make it marginally less hot than the 

mid-year dry season. We had minor 

showers a couple of times while riding 

in February, and one downpour while in 

a restaurant at lunchtime; the real rain 

seemed to come at the end of each day’s 

ride, or overnight. 

The South South Sulawesi trip of 

525km over 9days in July 2010 is a rerun 

of Colin’s 2009 coastal trip, and a bit 

easier than Toraja. Several of us from 

the Torajan trip are keen to see what the 

itinerary looks like for his 2011 Central 

Sulawesi trip! 

Note: “mandi” is a large cold water 

tank, from which you scoop water with 

a ladle, or what looks like a plastic 

saucepan. Once wet, you soap yourself 

down and then rinse off with more water 

from the mandi. You certainly do not 

climb into the mandi.” The squat toilet 

was also flushed by this method which 

meant it was always clean. 

A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words 

BIKESydney is experimenting 

with using video to demonstrate, 

illustrate, engage and inspire. In early 

September we launched the first 

BIKESydney video which calls for 

feedback on the City of Sydney’s new 

shared path markings. It was hosted 

on YouTube and released on Facebook, 

and the BIKESydney and Sydney Cyclist 

websites. 

The film was made using a (very) 

basic digital camera and edited using 

Microsoft Movie Maker (software freely 

available on many PCs). It took about 12 

hours to produce. 

To watch the video and provide 

feedback on the trial see 

http://bikesydney.org/new10/?p=749 

BIKESydney will be making more 

videos – we hope future projects 

will communicate the joy of riding a 

bike and explore issues of relevance 

to cyclists. The emphasis will be on 

producing videos quickly and inspiring 

others to create their own videos. 

Perhaps you’ve some experience in 

filming or post production – even if it’s 

at a amateur hobby level. Perhaps not... 

Want to get involved? Contact: 

davidborella@gmail.com 

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SMART COMMUTING, CASE STUDY #4 

Ride2Work @ Novartis 

by Brenda Mattick 

It was the frustration of sitting 

in traffic on his way to work and 

“spending 20-25 minutes to get 

through the last 400 metres” that led 

Mitch Kirkman to search for a better 

route – by bike. 

He was amazed to discover 

Shrimpton’s Creek Cycleway, a shared 

user path which follows the creek and 

goes right under Epping Road – but is 

hidden from the motorists stuck in the 

‘car park’ above. 

Mitch is manager of process 

training and quality with Novartis 

Pharmaceuticals in the hi-tech industrial 

area of Macquarie Park (north west 

Sydney). 

With its corporate headquarters 

in Switzerland, Novartis has a ‘global 

environmental policy’ (new cars must 

be hybrids or diesel) and the company 

supports access to medicine for poor 

people in developing countries for 

the treatment of malaria, leprosy and 

leukemia, for example. 

Already a keen recreational cyclist, 

Mitch hadn’t previously considered cycle 

commuting until that ‘ah ha’ moment 

came while he was stuck in traffic: “this 

is crazy!”. 

He figured out the best bike route 

from his home near Gladesville to the 

newly discovered cycleway and was 

soon riding to work 2-3 times per week. 

He wanted to encourage others to 

‘give it a go’ and ran lunchtime cycling 

workshops, obtained updated maps and 

lobbied management. 

Cycling policy & program 

Although supportive in principle, 

company management wanted more 

information about the possible risks 

of encouraging cycling commuting, 

so Mitch “had to find ways to mitigate 

the risks — come up with data around 

accident rates, for example”. Fortunately 

his managing director at the time was 

also a cyclist (who rode with the Pollie 

Pedal) and they put together a cycling 

policy. 

Some of the strategies to allay 

corporate concerns about fitness, safety 

and route finding included: 

The NSW Health Physical Readiness 

Questionnaire was adapted for Novartis 

staff. 

Workshops on bicycle safety checks 

and maintenance were run in-house. 

The showers were upgraded (for both 

cyclists and staff who run or go to the 

gym). 

A local ‘bike hire guy’ lent bikes to 

interested staff and Mitch helped guide 

the group to the nearby Shrimpton’s 

Creek Cycleway. 

“Good corporate responsibility 

initiatives and environmental awareness 

fits with the cycling program in 

Novartis”, said Mitch. To be part of this 

program, staff had to keep a log and 

cycle at least 20 days per year. 

Novartis supports staff who ride to 

work by providing the following: 

✔ free Bicycle NSW membership 

✔ safety equipment up to $500 (eg high 

vis gear, good set of high output LEDs, 

helmets) 

✔ a six-month loan to buy a bike 

✔ free yearly bike maintenance 

✔ ongoing replacement of safety 

equipment. 

Ride to work rates 

At the program’s peak in 2008 four 

staff members (out of around 200 staff 

at the Macquarie Park site) were riding 

to work at least twice a week. And 

Novartis cycle commuters join with 

fellow tech park neighbours at Optus’ 

Ride to Work Day breakfast. 

However Novartis ride to work 

rates “are at a low ebb at the moment” 

due to staff changes, increased family 

commitments (including before school 

activities) and the lack of safe separated 

cycleways. 

Signage and cycleway issues 

Although Mitch said that “Ryde 

council is trying to improve cycle 

facilities” and Novartis employees 

“come from all over the place”, traffic 

congestion is a huge problem. “There’s 

gridlock here in peak hours – even with 

the new [Macquarie Park] train station. 

“Half the traffic causing the problem is 

going through rather than to this area.” 

There’s a new cycleway along 

Epping Road but “not all the dots are 

joined”. And although Mitch has noticed 

“a huge increase in the number of 

cyclists whizzing past on the Shrimpton 

Cycleway”, it floods if it rains. 

Even when cycle facilities are 

available, few people seem to know 

they exist. “Cycle paths need to be easy 

to find; if they are not visible from the 

road they should be clearly signposted.” 

Too often Mitch has seen cyclists using 

the footpath along the busy main road, 

clearly oblivious to the fact that a safe, 

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Mitch Kirkman: cycling commuter and 

advocate 

separated cycleway is nearby. 

“If footpaths can be used this should 

be clearly indicated”, he adds. “And for 

some people, even a quiet backstreet 

isn’t an option, so it would be nice to 

have all cycleways off-road.” 

Mitch encourages people to join 

their local Bicycle User Group, cycle on 

weekends and get to know the routes. 

“Try driving to the train station to avoid 

the worst part of the commute and 

“change the single modality mentality”. 

Company management in Sydney 

initiated a local environmental 

committee and Mitch was a founding 

member. Now Safe Cycle Commuting is 

an HR Policy on the Novartis intranet’s 

environment section — and Mitch will 

be lobbying for it to get attention: “more 

and more people are using a company’s 

environmental stance as an important 

recruitment strategy.” 

MORE INFO 

■ City of Ryde’s Sustainable Living 

Guide – Transport 

http://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/WEB/SITE/ 

me.get?site.home&PAGE2226 

■ Bike North: Bicycle User Group 

“Bike North is a non-profit community 

based Bicycle User Group or BUG, 

affiliated with Bicycle NSW and Cycling 

NSW and covering Hornsby, Hunters 

Hill, Ku-ring-gai, Willoughby, Lane Cove, 

North Sydney & Ryde council areas.” 

http://www.bikenorth.org.au/ 

■ Shrimpton’s Creek Cycleway 

http://www.bikenorth.org.au/cycling/ 

commuting/routes/shrimptons.php

OVER 100 FREE RIDES FOR THIS MONTH... AND BEYOND 

More rides are added to our online calendar every day. For the latest updates, check out WWW.PUSHON.COM.AU 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ 

All rides listed in this calendar are open to the public unless otherwise stated in the ride description. 

All ride leaders are volunteers who generously donate their time to plan and conduct these rides. Please follow their instructions to help ensure each ride 

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is conducted in the safest and most enjoyable possible manner. 

• All persons leading or joining these rides do so as volunteers in all respects and as such accept sole responsibility for any injury howsoever incurred. The 

appearance of the rides is this calendar does not imply that Bicycle NSW Inc., PushOn, the organisations with rides on this calendar, or the appointed ride 

leaders, are in any way liable in respect of any injury or damage resulting from participants engaging in any such ride activity. 

• An approved helmet is required to be worn on all rides. No helmet, no ride. No exceptions. Please ensure your bike is in good working order and bring a 

spare tube, a pump, tyre levers, a full water bottle and any other tools you may require. It is also recommended you bring money for food and/or fares and 

your mobile phone. 

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Children are welcome on some rides but must be accompanied by a cycling adult carer. 

If in doubt about the suitability of any ride, please contact the ride leader in advance. 

Feedback can be sent to rides@bicyclensw.org.au 

DEADLINE FOR ONLINE RIDES FOR OCTOBER 2010 EDITION OF PUSHON IS 17 SEPT 

Saturday, October 02, 2010 

WHARVES AND PROVIDORES 

BN*; 25 km ; Slow pace Some Traffic / 

Uses Off-road Cyclepaths / Uses On-road 

Cycleways / Contact: Alison; Ph 9874 2383 

Starts: 8:00AM; North Sydney station Ride to 

scenic wharves and providores in Pyrmont/ 

inner city area. Lots of stops to look and buy. 

Bring bag/panniers & bike lock. 

Sunday, October 03, 2010 

MUSEUM CIRCUIT. 

WSCN; 25 km ; Slow pace Easy / Uses Offroad 

Cyclepaths / Contact: Bob Ward; Ph 

97241520 C2C 

Starts: 9:00AM; WSCN recycling shed. Start 

and finish at WSCN shed located back of 

Fairfield showground, Moonlight Rd.,entrance 

Prairiewood. www.westernsydneycyclingnetwork.com.au 

COVERT OPERATION 

BN*; 24 km ; Slow pace Some Traffic / Uses 

Off-road Cyclepaths / Contact: Darryn; Ph 

0406 380 862 

Starts: 7:30AM; Epping Station, East side Ride 

via Macquarie Uni and Epping Rd bicycle path 

to Lane Cove. Return via North Ryde 

PALM BEACH TO BASIN VIEW 

SBUG; 26 km ; Moderate pace Easy / Some 

Traffic / Uses On-road Cycleways / Mountain 

Bike Required / Contact: Lesley ; Ph 02 4441 

8689 

Starts: 09.00AM; Palm Beach, off Greville 

Ave. Follow cycle track and quiet streets along 

shores of St Georges Basin to Basin View and 

return,coffee en route. 

Rides grades 

As an aid for those looking for a ride, and 

also for those Ride Coordinators charged 

with the responsibility of entering rides into 

the online calendar, Bicycle NSW has provided 

the following guide... 

An easy ride is normally classified as under 

15km per hour with no hills and up 15k ride 

for beginner or 20k otherwise 

A mid ride is 15km + and under 23km per 

hour with some up flats (small hills) between 

25k and 40k ride 

Hard ride is 25km + per hour with hills or 

just a very hilly ride so you need to be fit. 

The length of the ride can vary depending 

on the amount off hills. If flat it can be 70k 

to 100k 

Tuesday, October 05, 2010 

OVER 50S RIDES: KURNELL 

BSSC; 26 km ; Moderate pace Easy / 

Uses Off-road Cyclepaths / Contact: Don 

Mcgregor; Ph 02 95289568 

Starts: 9.30AM; Parking area opp Sharks Club, 

Woolooware. Easy pace to Kurnell on the cycle 

lane. Voodoo Beach/Cape Solander, lunch at 

club and return. 

Wednesday, October 06, 2010 

SUMMER HILL CIRCLE 

BN*; 35 km ; Moderate pace Some Traffic / 


Cycleways / Contact: Bob; Ph 9449 9112 

Starts: 0:00AM; Meadowbank Wharf Ride via 

Concord, Five Dock, Hawthorne Canal c/p. 

Coffee at Summer Hill then complete the loop 

via Cooks R c/w. 

HOMEBUSH FITNESS RIDE 

BN*; 32 km ; Fast pace Some Traffic / Uses 

On-road Cycleways / Contact: Fran; Ph 0414 

187 427 

Starts: 18:45PM; Cnr Olympic Bvd and Edwin 

Flack Ave, Olympic Park A continuous, high 

intensity, group ride for those wanting to 

increase their fitness and speed. 


COWAN CALGA 

BN*; 52 km ; Fast pace Some Traffic / For 

experienced riders only / Significant Hills / 

Contact: Keith; Ph 0434 496 299 

Starts: 7:45AM; Cowan Station Ride through 

magnificent Hawkesbury River valley on quiet 

roads. Return with a stop for coffee. 

COWAN TO CALGA FOR WOMEN 

BN*; 52 km ; Moderate pace Some Traffic 

/ For experienced riders only / Significant 

Hills / Contact: Fran; Ph 0414 187 427 

Starts: 7:30AM; Cowan Station Ride through 

magnificent Hawkesbury River valley on quiet 

roads. Return with a stop for coffee. Women 

only. 

CARLINGFORD RAIL 

BN*; 20 km ; Slow pace Uses Off-road 

Cyclepaths / Uses On-road Cycleways / 

Contact: Darryn; Ph 0406 380 862 

Starts: 9:00AM; Carlingford Station Ride 

from Carlingford Station to Parramatta Park 

via Oatlands. Return via Rydalmere following 

Carlingford railway line back to Carlingford 

Station 

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COOKS RIVER ECO FEST - 

GREENWAY RIDE 

Bike Marrickville*; 12 km ; Slow pace Easy 

/ Uses Off-road Cyclepaths / Contact: Paul 

Boundy; Ph 0417 692 963 Call to Confirm 

Starts: 11:30AM; Ewen Park, Canterbury, on the 

Cooks River From the Cooks River Eco Fest we 

will discover the current Greenway route and 

the new flat level route being built. Register on 

www.greenway.org.au under ‘Bike Tours’ www. 

bikemarrickville.org.au/calendar/calendar 

SOUTHERN HIGHLAND RIDE 

SBUG; 35 km ; Moderate pace Some Traffic 

/ Uses On-road Cycleways / Significant Hills 

/ Contact: Lesley; Ph 02 4441 8689 

Starts: 10AM; Bowral Pool leave from Bowral 

pool and head up to Berrima then to Moss Vale 

and up the bike track back to Bowral. There will 

be gentle hills...Coffee Stop.. OK for road bikes 

or Mountain Bikes.( Lesly & Steve ) 

LIVERPOOL TO PANANIA LOOP 

VIA LAKE GILLAWANNA 

LiveBUG*; 35 km ; Moderate pace Easy / 

Some Traffic / Uses Off-road Cyclepaths 

/ Contact: Maree Stacy; Ph 96025293 or 

0419203379 

Starts: 09:00AM; Liverpool Station An Easy 

35km ride from Liverpool Station following bike 

paths through Lansvale, along Lake Gillawanna, 

Milperra & Kelso Park to Panania. Coffee stop 

before returning through Chipping Norton to 

Liverpool. Mostly on cycle paths. Uses some 

roads. 

HILLS AND SURFSIDE 



Contact: Malcolm; Ph 9713 1994 

Star ts: 7:30AM; Eastwood Station, East 

side Ride to Pymble, St Ives, Oxford Falls & 

Narrabeen. Return via Warriewood, Church 

Point, Terrey Hills & Turramurra. Fit & experienced 

riders only. 


OVER 50S RIDES: 

WOLLONGONG 

BSSC; 26 km ; Moderate pace Easy / Uses 

Off-road Cyclepaths / Contact: Bruce/Val; 

Ph 02 42 94 1704 

Starts: 9.30AM; Carpark, Rubies Cafe. Cnr 

Godolphin St and Trinity Row , Bulli Beach 

Cycleway to south of Wollongong Harbour, 

return. Lunch at Rubies cafe Bulli Beach. 





187 427 






GREENWAY FESTIVAL DAY RIDE 

Bike Marrickville*; 20 km ; Slow pace Easy 

/ Some Traffic / Uses Off-road Cyclepaths 

/ Uses On-road Cycleways / Contact: Paul 

Boundy; Ph 0417 692 963 Call to Confirm 

Starts: 09:30AM; Newtown Neighbourhood 

Centre, (Opp Train Stn) King Street. Starting 

outside the Hub Theatre, Newtown, the ride 

will head to the Cooks River, stopping at Adora 

Café and then up the Greenway to Richard 

Murden Reserve and the Greenway Day 

Festival. Chocolates will be discounted for registered 

riders. Register on www.greenway.org. 

au under ‘Bike Tours’ 

MEADOWBANK TO BOBBO 


/ Significant Hills / Contact: Malcolm; Ph 

9713 1994 

Starts: 7:30AM; Meadowbank Wharf Hilly ride 

via Eastwood, Browns Waterhole, Turramurra, 

& Bobbin Head. Coffee and return. Long climbs 

and descents. 

WARWICK FARM MARKETS 

BSW Inc*; 27 km ; Moderate pace Some 

Traffic / Uses Off-road Cyclepaths / Uses 

On-road Cycleways / Contact: Warren 

Artlett; Ph (h) 9771 4606 (m) 0422400185 

Starts: 8:00AM; Panania Railway station 

Edwards Reserve (North side Opposite Pub) 

This ride is mainly along off road cyclepaths 

and quiet back streets but includes a section 

along the M5 shoulder. Spend about an hour 

doing your fruit and veg shopping and having 

a relaxing morning tea. Return to Panania via 

alternate route. Mountain bike available for loan 

on ride. 

SAT NIGHT FEEDER - CANLEY 

VALE TO GUILDFORD - PICNIC IN 

THE HILLS! 

ASHBUG*; 40 km ; Moderate pace Some 


On-road Cycleways / Significant Hills / 

Contact: Neil; Ph 0419 637 896 C2C 

Starts: 4:30PM; Hot Bread Shop, 33 Canley 

Vale Rd, next door to pub. Depart 5pm using c/p 

via City Farm to a picnic area on the cycle path 

in Western Sydney Regional Park. Shelters, 

water and toilets. Bring picnic dinner and beverages, 

camp-light and insect repellant. After 

a one hour break, resume on c/p to Prospect, 

then cycleway through back of Smithfield and 

onto Lower Prospect Canal c/p for rest of journey 

to Guildford Station. Expect to take up to 5 

hours, but it’s a glorious “country” ride, mostly 

using off-road cyclepaths, in the rural outskirts 

of Western Sydney. Bicycle lights required. 

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FITNESS RIDE HARD 


Off-road Cyclepaths / For experienced 

riders only / Contact: Darryn; Ph 0406 380 

862 

Starts: 6:45AM; undefined Call for all details 

including distance and pace. 

BIKE HASH #10 

SydneyBikeHash; 25 km ; Moderate pace 

Some Traffic / Uses Off-road Cyclepaths / 

Uses On-road Cycleways / Contact: Rose ; 

Ph 0411222542 

Starts: 2.00PM; Homebush Bay Meet in the 

park where the Spring Cycle finishes. More 

details on www.meetup.com/sydneybikehash 

Ride will finish at Tempe A typical bike hash 

involves one or two members (hares) leaving 

from a pre-arranged starting point and marking 

a trail using chalk arrows through cycle ways, 

roads and trails for the ‘pack’ to follow on their 

bicycles before they reach the ending spot, 

where the beer and drinks are! Bring yer bike, 

water, helmet, bike lock and $10 for the ride 

and drinks (Beer, wine, soda, water, bubbly and 

snacks). All bicycles welcome. This is a social 

fun ride, not a race. 

FERNLEIGH TRACK - 

NEWCASTLE 

NBB*; 45 km ; Moderate pace Uses Off-road 


Mountain Bike Required / Contact: Gary; Ph 

9982 8471 

Star ts: 09:30AM; Merewether Ride the 

Fernleigh Track. Contact Gary for further details 

and to confirm start time and place as these 

may change. 

COMERONG ISLAND TO THE 

HEADS 

SBUG; 45 km ; Moderate pace Some Traffic 

/ Mountain Bike Required / Contact: Lesley; 

Ph 02 4441 8689 

Starts: 8.45AM; nowra Visitors Centre Cycle 

Comerong Is across the beach to Shoalhaven 

Heads riding back the same way. Coffee at the 

heads. A scenic ride without hills. Notice early 

start to catch the Ferry to the Island. 


OVER 50S RIDES: BICENTENIAL 

PARK 

BSSC; 30 km ; Moderate pace Easy / Some 


On-road Cycleways / Contact: Richard.; Ph 

02 9817 1607 

Starts: 9.30AM; Bicentennial Park, Australia 

Ave Entrance. Starting from Australia Ave 

entrance ride via cycle paths and some quiet 

back street cycle paths to Parramatta. Cafe 

lunch at Parramata then return to Bicentenial 

Park.





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OLYMPIC PARK RIDE 



Contact: Doug; Ph 9874 5594 

Starts: 8:30AM; Meadowbank Wharf Loop 

around Homebush Bay with a coffee stop. 

Suitable for beginners and children OVER 12 

accompanied by an adult carer. 


SOUTH NOWRA EXPLORER 

SBUG; 40 km ; Moderate pace Easy / Some 

Traffic / Mountain Bike Required / Contact: 

Lesley; Ph 02 4441 8689 

Starts: 9,00AM; Nowra Visitors Centre. A great 

bush ride exploring some interesting tracks 

around South Nowra. 

SMS 



Cycleways / Contact: Ian; Ph 0419 621 848 

Starts: 8:00AM; Lane Cove Plaza (corner Burns 

Bay & Longueville Roads) Loop ride through 

lower North Shore suburbs utilising Epping Rd, 

Shrimptons Creek and Epping Rd cycle paths. 

River and bush views through Lane Cove River 

National Park. 

FOOTLOOSE IN THE FOOTHILLS 


/ Significant Hills / Contact: Malcolm; Ph 

9713 1994 

Starts: 8:30AM; MacQuade Park (Tebbutt St) 

Windsor Very scenic ride through Grose Valley, 

Kurrajong and Freemans Reach 

SUMMER HILL TO BONDI AND 

RETURN 



On-road Cycleways / For experienced riders 

only / Significant Hills / Contact: Chris; Ph 

9799 2104 

Starts: 08:00AM; Lackey Street (fountain) 

Summer Hill. Summer Hill into city via Anzac 

Bridge, to Double Bay, up steep Vaucluse Hill, 

then coffee and break at Bondi. Some big hills. 

Back through Centennial Park and backstreets 

of inner west. AshBUG has a bike we can lend to 

people who can ride but don’t have a bike. Ring 

contact person to check if bike is available. 

SHELLHARBOUR / LAKE 

ILLAWARRA RIDE 



Uses On-road Cycleways / Significant Hills / 

Contact: Russell ; Ph 0434141810 C2C 

Starts: 09:00AM; Illawarra Regional Airport 

Meet at the airpor t (Cnr Airpor t Rd & 

Boomerang Ave, Albion Park Rail - 2 minutes 

walk from Albion Park Station). A scenic 30km 

ride following the lake shore and beaches to 

Shellharbour for morning tea and returning by 

the same route. The ride is mostly on cycle 

paths and quiet back streets. Personalised 

guided tour of aircraft Museum available at end 

of ride - Adults $15, Kids free. Car pooling may 

be available, contact Russell for details. 


3 DAY MORUYA TO ARALUEN 

BSSC; km ; Select... pace Significant Hills / 

Mountain Bike Required / Unsealed Roads 

/ Contact: Lorraine or Dennis; Ph 02 9587 

0352 

Starts: hh:mm; Moruya TBA 

OVER 50’S RIDES :DOLL’S POINT 


Off-road Cyclepaths / Contact: Jeff ; Ph 

9525 5571 

Starts: 9.30AM; Peter Depena Rsve , Doll’s 

Point We ride the Botany Bay cycleway to 

Alexandra canal . Morning tea at Tempe recreation 

reserve on the Cooks river. Return to Peter 

Depena reserve via StGeorge Sailing Club for 

lunch.(ring to confirm details) 





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WHARVES AND PROVIDORES 


On-road Cycleways / Contact: Alison; Ph 

9874 2383 

Starts: 5:00PM; North Sydney station Ride to 

scenic wharves and providores in Pyrmont/inner 

city area. Lots of stops to look and buy. Bring 

bag/panniers & bike lock. Crave Sydney’ fine 

food festival - join in an early evening/dinner ride. 

Beer/cider/perry tasting - bring $10; Dinner will 

be a picnic in Pyrmont Point Park, ‘BN potluck 

tapas/antipasto’ all riders area asked to bring 

one item to contribute to the dinner. Plates/cutlery 

etc provided. Bike Lights required. 


CYCLE & BOAT AROUND 

SUSSEX INLET 

SBUG; 15 km ; Slow pace Easy / Some 

Traffic / Uses Off-road Cyclepaths / Contact: 

Lesley; Ph 02 4441 8689 

Starts: 9.30AM; End Jacobs Drive at RSL A 

scenic ride around inlet followed by lunch in 

the park then a 2 hour cruise in hire boats on 

the inlet. 

THREE BRIDGES OLYMPIC PARK 



Cycleways / Significant Hills / Contact: 

Philip; Ph 9674 7347 

Starts: 08:30AM; Epping Station - East Side 

Relaxed paced ride down to Olympic Park, with 

coffee at Rhodes, then a long steady climb on 

the return journey. 

DAPTO TO MINAMURRA FALLS 

NBB*; 55 km ; Moderate pace Some Traffic / 

Uses Off-road Cyclepaths / Significant Hills 

/ Contact: Neil; Ph 9982 1608 

Starts: 09:30AM; Dapto Station Ride from 

Dapto to Minamurra Falls. Return to Dapto by 

train. Call Neil for further details and to confirm 

start time and place as these may change. 

ROUND (THE) CORNER TO 

WINDSOR 


Contact: Phillip; Ph 0402 918775 

Starts: 8:00AM; cnr. Derriwong Rd and Old 

Northern Rd A scenic route through areas of 

varying landusein Sydney’s outer fringe, some 

short hills to test the legs. Call to confirm 

MOTORWAY MADNESS 



Cycleways / Contact: Darryn; Ph 0406 380 

862 

Starts: 7:30AM; Meadowbank Wharf Dash down 

the cycleways along the M4 and Aqueduct to 

Prospect Dam. Motor over to the M7 cycleway. 

Cruise 20km of uninterrupted cycleway before 

taking the M2 back to Marsfield then back to 

Meadowbank via Eastwood. Includes coffee 

stop. 

Tuesday, November 02, 2010 

KURNELL ( MELBOURNE CUP 

DAY) 

BSSC; 26 km ; Moderate pace Easy / 

Uses On-road Cycleways / Contact: Don 

McGregor; Ph 02 9528 9568 

Starts: 09:30AM; Parking area opp Sharks Club 

Easy pace to Kurnell on cycle lane, Voodoo 

Beach, Cape Solander, Lunch at Kurnell Sports 

Club, then return. 

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Saturday, November 06, 2010 

WARWICK FARM MARKETS 




Artlett; Ph (h) 9771 4606 (m) 0422400185 



This ride is mainly along off road cyclepaths 

and quiet back streets but includes a section 

along the M5 shoulder. Spend about an hour 

doing your fruit and veg shopping and having 

a relaxing morning tea. Return to Panania via 

alternate route. 

RIDE LEADER TRAINING 

BNSW*; Contact: russellj@bicyclensw.org. 

au; Ph 02 9704 0852 

PIE IN THE SKY (EXTENDED 

VERSION) 


On-road Cycleways / Contact: Keith; Ph 

0434 496 299 

Star ts: 7:15AM; Hornsby Park, opposite 

Coronation St, near pool Ride along the 

old Pacific Highway to the cafe overlooking 

Brooklyn for morning tea and great views. Back 

track to Hornsby. Some moderate hills. 

PARRAMATTA PARK PARADE 

BN*; 35 km ; Moderate pace Uses Off-road 



Starts: 8:00AM; Meadowbank Wharf Ride along 

the PVC to Parramatta Park. Do a lap or two of 

the park before coffee, then return via M4 c/p. 

Sunday, November 07, 2010 

TOUR DE FEMME TRAINING 

RIDE 

BN*; 20 km ; Fast pace Some Traffic / 

Contact: Fran; Ph 0414 187 427 

Starts: 8:30AM; MacQuade Park (Tebbutt 

St) Windsor Practice ride for Tour de Femme 

(women only event) by riding at own pace on 

easy to medium ride. All welcome. 

NORTHERN LINE COASTER 




Starts: 9:00AM; Epping Station, East side 

Epping to Strathfield with the return by train. 

Ride one of the on-road regional bicycle routes 

in Northen Sydney in the downhill direction and 

catch the train back. 


OVER 50’S RIDES: COMO 

SALTPAN ALTERNATIVE 


Off-road Cyclepaths / Significant Hills / 

Contact: Peter Napper; Ph 9570 2577 

Starts: 9:30; Both sides Como Bridge/ car park 

TBA 





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MEADOWBANK TO BOBBO 


Significant Hills / Contact: Doug; Ph 9874 

5594 

Starts: 7:30AM; Meadowbank Wharf Hilly ride 

via Eastwood, Browns Waterhole, Turramurra, 

& Bobbin Head. Coffee and return. Long climbs 

and descents. 

BREAKFAST POINT PUNT 


On-road Cycleways / Contact: Darryn; Ph 

0406 380 862 

Starts: 9:00AM; Meadowbank Wharf Cross 

Parramatta river on John Whitton Bridge , ride 

through Rhodes and Concord West through to 

Cabarita Ferry Wharf then Breakfast Point for 

coffee. Cross the river on the Putney Punt and 

return to Meadowbank on the riverfront route. 

PLOUGH & HARROW 

WSCN; 18 km ; Slow pace Uses Off-road 

Cyclepaths / Significant Hills / Contact: Bob 

Ward; Ph 97241520 C2C 



Fairfield showground, Moonlight Rd., entrance 



LIVERPOOL-FAIRFIELD- 

WETHERILL PARK-T/WAY LOOP 



Uses On-road Cycleways / Contact: Phillip 

Jackson; Ph 9720 8297 C2C 

Starts: 08:30AM; Liverpool Railway Station 

An easy-medium ride using low traffic roads, 

cycle paths and Rail Trail through Cabramatta, 

Fairfield, Wetherill Park, Prairewood and following 

the T-way path back to Liverpool. Coffee 

stop at Prairewood. 

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BAYS AND BRIDGES 



Cycleways / Contact: Ian; Ph 0419 621 848 

Starts: 7:30AM; St Leonards Station, concourse 

Scenic loop ride via bridges and bays 

around Sydney Harbour. Gore Hill cycle path, 

Gladesville Bridge, Iron Cove, Blackwattle Bay, 

Walsh Bay, SHB and return to St Leonards. 

Cycle paths, quiet and a few busy streets, some 

hills. 

HILLS AND SURFSIDE 




Star ts: 7:30AM; Eastwood Station, East 

side Ride to Pymble, St Ives, Oxford Falls & 

Narrabeen. Return via Warriewood, Church 

Point, Terrey Hills & Turramurra. Fit & experienced 

riders only. 

THREE GORGES RIDE 

NBB*; 40 km ; Moderate pace Some Traffic / 

Uses Off-road Cyclepaths / Significant Hills 

/ Contact: Don; Ph 9971 1777 

Starts: 09:30AM; Hornsby Station Ride from 

Hornsby to the Three Gorges. Lunch at 

Berowra. Call Don for further details and to 

confirm start time and place as these may 

change. 


OVER 50’S RIDES:PROSPECT 

ALTERNATIVE 



On-road Cycleways / Contact: Len; Ph 02 

9809 4530 

Starts: 9.30AM; Fairfield Show Ground, Smith 

field Rd, Prairiewood. The ride is a loop, starting 

and finishing at Fairfield Show Ground. We 

take Orphan School ck cycle path to Prospect 

Resevoir via Fairfield City farm. BYO lunch at 

reservoir. Some hills between City Farm and 

Prospect. 


MIRAMBEENA MAGIC 




Starts: 0:00AM; Meadowbank Wharf Head 

west along the PVC and the M4 cycleway 

(under M4) to visit the picturesque lakes of 

Mirambeena Regional Park at Lansdowne and 

on to Liverpool Plaza 


THE LUNAR CYCLE 

LiveBUG*; 30 km ; Moderate pace Uses Offroad 

Cyclepaths / Significant Hills / Contact: 

Phil Rylatt; Ph 87950564 C2C 

Starts: 19:30PM; Cross Road Hotel, Casula 

Combined ride with BARBUG. Moderate Pace.

Night time ride entirely on off road cyclepaths. 

Ride on the M7 Cyclepath and then to the 

Sugarloaf Ridge Lookout to take in the city 

lights. This ride coincides with a full moon. 

There is one short but significant climb leading 

towards the lookout. PLEASE NOTE: working 

lights, front and rear required for this ride. 

PLEASURE YOURSELF AT COMO 




Artlett; Ph (h) 9771 4606 (m) 0422400185 



Pleasure yourself with a delightful hot breakfast 

at Como Pleasure Gardens. Bring a plate, 

some cutlery, a mug, and a full thermos. Don’t 

forget to bring your food to cook on the electric 

BBQs – bacon & eggs sounds good!. We will 

supply coffee, tea, milk and BBQ tools. There 

are one or two short steep hills but nothing a 

good breakfast won’t help you up. 

NOWRA 2DAY WEEKEND RIDE 

BSSC; km ; Select... pace Contact: Jeff 

Williamson; Ph 9525 5571 

Starts: hh:mm; TBA 

SATURDAY NIGHT FEEDER TO 

DARLINGHURST 




only / Contact: Heather; Ph 9799 0107 (h); 

0408 227 133 (m) 

Starts: 5:30PM; The fountain, Lackey St, 

Summer Hill. Ride through back streets of inner 

west and south Sydney to The True Local Pub 

in Darlinghurst for dinner and great range of 

beers on tap. Bring money for dinner and lights 

for cycle home. AshBUG has a bike we can 

lend to people who can ride but don’t have a 

bike. Ring contact person to check if bike is 

available. 


MERRYLANDS BRICKIES 




S t a r t s: 8: 0 0 A M ; M e a d o w b a n k W h a r f 

Parramatta valley cycle way route to Rydalmere 

Rail Station and UWS, through Harris Park with 

a look at historic houses before crossing to the 

western side of Church St. Complete a circuit of 

Holroyd using a number of cycle paths - Ollie 

NORTHERN BEACHES AND 

BACK ROADS 

BN*; 86 km ; Fast pace Some Traffic / 


Starts: 7:30AM; Eastwood Station, East side 

Ride via Browns Waterhole, Turramurra, 

Church Point to Manly for coffee. Ferry to Quay 

then to Eastwood via Lane Cove NP and M2. 

Fit and experienced riders only. 

NORTHERN BEACHES AND 

BACK ROADS (TORTOISE) 


Contact: Phillip; Ph 0402 918775 

Starts: 7:30AM; Turramurra Station, East side 

Ride via Terry Hills, Church Point and beaches 

to Manly. Ferry and train to start. Some hills 

and traffic. 


OVER 50’S RIDES : LAKE 

ILLAWARRA, OAK FLATS. 



On-road Cycleways / Contact: Bruce / Val; 

Ph 02 4294 1704 

Starts: 10.00AM; Berkleley Fish Shop Carpark, 

On lake, Northcliffe Drive/George St. Berkeley/ 

Warrawong. Ride arround lake via cycle path 

and quiet back streets to Windang, morning 

tea and comfort stop.Continue via lake Cycle 

path to Oak Flats Shops for lunch.Return the 

same way back to Berkeley fish shop for coffee. 

Some may choose to leave ride at Oak 

Flats and ride to train interchange. 


OLYMPIC PARK RIDE 




Starts: 8:30AM; Meadowbank Wharf Loop 

around Homebush Bay with a coffee stop. 

Suitable for beginners and children OVER 12 

accompanied by an adult carer. 

A TO C AND BACK 


Uses On-road Cycleways / Contact: Graeme; 

Ph 9436 0969 

Starts: 7:30AM; Artarmon Station, East side 

Hilly ride to Balmoral and Middle Head. After 

coffee return to Artarmon. 


WARRIEWOOD WETLANDS 

NBB*; 35 km ; Slow pace Easy / Some Traffic 

/ Uses Off-road Cyclepaths / Uses On-road 

Cycleways / Unsealed Roads / Contact: 

Wendy; Ph 9982 1608 

Starts: 08:00AM; Warringah Civic Centre 

Ride to the Warriewood Wetlands for coffee 

at Warriewood. Optional swim at Narrabeen. 

Call Wendy to confirm details as start time and 

place may change. 

WOLLI CREEK TO CRONULLA 

VIA KURNELL 



Contact: Russell Field; Ph 0434141810 

Starts: 09:00AM; Wolli Creek Railway Station 

(Mt Olympus Bvd) This ride is suitable for riders 

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of average fitness. The ride follows the foreshore 

of Botany Bay from Kyeemagh to Kurnell 

and is a mixture of shared cycle ways and 

quiet streets. The ride gives excellent views 

of Sydney Airport, the beaches of Botany Bay 

and the lower Georges River, returning to Wolli 

Creek by train. 

BROOKLYN BRUNCH 



Contact: Darryn; Ph 0406 380 862 

Starts: 6:45AM; Eastwood Station, East side 

Ride Bobbin Head, then Brooklyn for brunch. 

Return via Hornsby & Turramurra. Fit, experienced 

riders only. 

NAREMBURN TO CRONULLA 




Starts: 8:00AM; Naremburn Shops, Willoughby 

Rd and Rohan St An interesting ride across 

Sydney using mostly quiet roads and 

Cycleways. Lunch in Cronulla before catching 

train home. 

CONCORD FOR CAKE 



Cycleways / Contact: Debbie; Ph 9436 0969 

Starts: 7:30AM; Meadowbank Wharf Ride 

along the Parramatta Valley Cycleway, over 

Silverwater bridge to Sydney Olympic Park, 

then on to Concord for coffee. Return via Brays 

Park and the John Whitton bridge. 


OVER 50’S RIDES: COOKS RIVER 


Off-road Cyclepaths / Contact: Allan & 

Margaret; Ph 95206180 

Starts: 9.30; Gough Whitlam Park Tempe We 

follow the Cooks river cycleway to Rookwood 

and then return for Lunch in the park. Free 

electric Bbq plate available in park. 

Wednesday, December 01, 2010 

BAYS & FORESHORES 




Starts: 0:00AM; Meadowbank Wharf Ride to 

Gladesville Bridge, then follow the bays & foreshores 

around to Concord for coffee. 

Sunday, December 05, 2010 

EVELEIGH AND ADDISON 

MARKETS (CRAFTS) 


Traffic / Uses On-road Cycleways / Contact: 

Chris; Ph 9799 2104 

Starts: 09:30AM; Fountain on Lackey St, 

Summer Hill. Back street commuter route to 

Eveleigh St markets in Redfern, and an hour or

so for coffee and a look around. Then back via 

Addison Road markets in Marrickville for lunch 

and more markets. AshBUG has a bike we can 

lend to people who can ride but don’t have a 

bike. Ring contact person to check if bike is 

available. 

PEMULWAY 

WSCN; 18 km ; Slow pace Easy / Uses Offroad 

Cyclepaths / Contact: Bob Ward; Ph 

97241520 C2C 



Fairfield showground Moonlight Rd.,entrance 


Multi Day Tours 

Oct 1 to Oct 3, 2010 

Come to Culcairn 

BN*; 0 km ; Moderate pace Contact: Keith; 

Ph 0434 496 299 C2C 

Starts: 00:00AM; Culcairn Come to Culcairn 

for several days of fabulous cycling on quiet 

backroads. Visit small villages and enjoy the 

lack of traffic controls, and traffic! See event 

website at http://www.bikenorth.org.au/cycling/ 

culcairn2010/ 


Capertee Valley & Turon 

River 

OCTC*; 110 km ; Moderate pace Some 

Traffic / Significant Hills / Unsealed Roads / 

Contact: Robyn or Tim; Ph 63658443 C2C 

Star ts: 8:3 0A M; Running Stream Café 

“Foxwood Farm Fine Food.” Saturday Capertee 

to Rylstone via Glen Davis 79km including about 

25km unsealed road. Ride down into the scenic 

Capertee Valley, visiting Glen Davis and Glen 

Alice. BYO lunch on route. Accommodation and 

evening meal at Rylstone possibly Globe Hotel 

63791048 Sunday Capertee to Limekiln 30km 

unsealed road Drive to brunch stop at Running 

Stream café, then drive on to Turon Gates turn 

off for mountain bike ride (unsealed road) down 

into the Turon Valley and along the river then 

climb Mt Horrible Rd to Limekilns. (If river is 

too high, alternative from Ilford to Sofala all on 

sealed road - 29km). 


Sojourn to Berry 




only / Significant Hills / Contact: Warren 

Artlett; Ph (h) 9771 4606 (m) 0422400185 

C2C 

Starts: 8:00AM; Panania / Sutherland Day 

1 – 100km. Start early and meet at Panania 

and ride Via Como to Sutherland for alternate 

start (80km.) and first morning tea. Continue 

along the highway to Waterfall and then along 

the freeway. (Bring some extra food and drink 

for a second morning tea at the Helensburgh 

turnoff). After riding down Bulli Pass and 

along the Wollongong cycleway we end up on 

Shellharbour Road. Stay overnight at Windang. 

Day 2 – 50km. Start 10.00am. Ride along 

Shellharbour Road to Dunmore where we join 

a cycle path by the Princes Highway then along 

a cycle route through back streets to Bombo 

and Kiama. After Kiama we rejoin the highway 

to the Gerringong turnoff. From Gerringong 

we ride through Gerroa and along the road 

parallel to Seven Mile Beach. If it’s we’ll stop 

for a swim. We turn off at beach road to Berry. 

Phone Warren for a start time and location and 

accommodation details. Ride will be cancelled 

if south Coast trains are not running! 


Meander to the Gong for 

the fun of the Gong ride 

without the crowds 


Traf f ic / Uses On - road C ycleways / 

Significant Hills / Unsealed Roads / 

Contact: Warren Artlett; Ph (h) 9771 4606 

(m) 0422400185 C2C 

Starts: 8.00AM; Panania / Sutherland Day 

1 – 62km. Start early and meet at Panania 

and ride Via Como to Sutherland for alternate 

start (18km.) Ride to Audley for morning tea 

at the kiosk. Continue along Lady Carrington 

Drive(dirt road but no cars)The ride continues 

down Sir Bertram Stevens Drive before 

we start our climb to Otford and beyond on 

Lady Wakehurst Drive. After a quick decent to 

Stanwell Park we stop for a well earned lunch. 

The rest of the day we ride through the coastal 

villages along Sir Lawrence Hargraves Drive 

until we reach Thirroul for our overnight stay. 

Day 2 - 16km. Start: 10.00 am. The itinerary for 

day 2 optional. We could stay at the beach at 

Thirroul or ride to Wollongong. The return trip 

will be by train from the nearest station. Phone 

Warren for a start time and location and accommodation 

details. Ride will be cancelled if south 

Coast trains are not running! 

Nov 20 to Nov 21, 2010 

Shoalhaven Social Cycling 

Weekend 

SBUG; km ; Moderate pace Easy / Some 

Traffic / Contact: Judi; Ph 0244215214 C2C 

Starts: 7.00AM; M&M Guest House 1 Scenic 

Drive Nowra 2 Days of medium rides in the picturesque 

Shoalhaven. Cycle through farmland, 

enjoy river views.Coffee and a look around 

historical Berry. Join other cyclist on Saturday 

night for dinner and a bit of fun. Limited accommodation 

available at M&M Guest House Friday 

and Saturday night so book early.For more 

information contact judipuru@hotmail.com or 

Phone 02 44215214 

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Bicycle NSW submissions 

Bicycle NSW has recently made two 

submissions: to the Staysafe Committee’s 

inquiry into Vulnerable Road Users, and 

another in response to Roads Australia’s 

Draft Policy Statement on Motor Traffic 

Congestion on Urban Roads, focusing on 

‘Reliability’. Submissions on on the Bicycle 

NSW website www.bicyclensw.org.au 

Special Offer!! Better 

Homes and Gardens Live 

Better Homes and Gardens Live is offering 

all riders in this year’s NSW Government 

Spring Cycle entry to their event for just 

$10 once they have crossed the Finish 

Line at Sydney Olympic Park on Sunday 

17 October. Even better, under-16s are 

free! The event, which is being held just 

across the street from the Spring Cycle 

Finish Site features a range of talks and 

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Buy tickets at www.bhglive.com.au using 

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Located in the heart of Sydney with the 

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life’s BUGS better CONTACTS on a bike 

The Bicycle User Groups (BUGs) listed here focus on cycling-related issues in 

their area. Many have representatives on local council bicycle committees and 

are an excellent source of information on local cycling issues. Most BUGs also 

conduct social rides as listed in the Rides Calendar. All BUG representatives are 

volunteers and Bicycle NSW acknowledges their assistance and the vital role 

they play in our campaigns. BUGs marked * are affiliated with Bicycle NSW. 

■ ASHBUG*; Ashfield BUG*; Contact: Col Jones 

0439 979 950 E: Info@AshBUG.org.au W: http:// 

www.ashbug.org.au 

■ AWPP*; Albury Wodonga Pedal Power Inc*; 

Contact: Tony McLeod-Nibbs 6025 8856 E: 

awpedalpower@gmail.com W: http://groups.google.com/group/awpedalpower?hl=en 

■ BADBUG; Bathurst BUG; Contact: Julia 

Blackwood 6332 1180 E: julia.blackwood@bigpond.com 

W: http://www.badbug.org.au 

■ BARBUG; Bargo District BUG; Contact: Sally 

Knyvett 46841444 E: sally@bargo.info W: http:// 

bargo.info/barblog 

■ BayBUG*; Canada Bay BUG Inc*; Contact: Rolf 

Muller 8765 9719 E: contact@baybug.org.au W: 

http://www.baybug.org.au 

■ BBUG*; Ballina BUG*; Contact: Duncan Walker 

0427 877 864 E: walda47@nnsw.quik.com.au W: 

http://ballinabug.webs.com 

■ BIKEast*; BIKEast Inc*; Contact: Mark 

Worthington 0412 013 262 E: mwortho@bigpond. 

net.au W: http://www.bikeast.org.au 

■ Bike Marrickville*; Ph: 9294 5900 E: contact@ 

bikemarrickville.org.au W: www.bikemarrickville. 

org.au 

■ BMBG; Blue Mountains Bicycle Group; Contact: 

Terr y McCann 0425 833 437 E: terence. 

mccann@education.nsw.gov.au W: http://www. 

bluemountainsbicyclegroup.com 

■ BN*; Bike North Inc*; Contact: Pam Kendrick 

9872 2583 E: info@bikenorth.org.au W: http:// 

www.bikenorth.org.au 

■ BNSW MAST*; Cycle Masters (Bicycle NSW)*; 

Contact: 02 9704 0800 E: W: http://www.bicyclensw.org.au 

■ BS BUG; Byron Shire BUG; Contact: Bernard 

Grinberg 0412 107 415 E: bgrinberg@telstra.com 

W: http://www.byronbug.org.au 

■ BSSC; Bike South Senior Cyclists; Contact: 

Bruce Hamilton 02 4294 1704 E: whackywiders@ 

optusnet.com.au 

■ BSW Inc*; Bike South West Inc*; Contact: 

Warren Artlett 9771 4606 E: contact@bikesouthwest.org.au 

W: http://www.bikesouthwest.org.au 

■ Bsyd*; BikeSydney*; Contact: Elaena Gardner 

0402 253 915 E: cityride@bikesydney.org W: 

http://www.bikesydney.org 

■ BUGOFH; BUGOFH; Contact: Mark Robson 

9827 0738 E: markr@australwright.com.au 

■ BurstBUG; Burwood Strathfield BUG; Contact: 

Greg Krix 9747 5219 E: info@burstbug.org.au W: 

http://www.burstbug.org.au 

■ BWW*; Bicycle Wagga Wagga*; Contact: Eric 

Armstrong 0427 262 768 E: president@bww.org. 

au W: http://www.bww.org.au 

■ CAG; Great Lakes Cycle Action Group – 

Forster; Contact: Phil Webster 02 6555 3651 E: 

philw.heather@bigpond.com 

■ CAMWEST*; Cyclists Action Movement West*; 

Contact: John Holstein 9686 2391 E: info@ 

camwest.pps.com.au W: http://camwest.pps.com. 

au 

■ CBUG; Cootamunda BUG; Contact: Debbie 

Barrett 02 6942 2843 E: debbiebarrett@bigpond. 

com W: http://www.cootabug.cootapc.com 

■ CCTCC*; Central Coast Touring Cycle Club Inc*; 

Contact: Ian Svenson 4324 2486 E: cctcc@otusnet.com.au 

W: www.cctcc.org.au 

■ CoffsBUG*; Coffs Harbour BUG*; Contact: 

Marion Beer 6658 1942 E: coffsbug@gmail.com 

W: http://www.coffsbug.org.au 

■ DBUG*; Dubbo BUG*; Contact: Kathy Furney 

6882 5533 E: johnnkathy@optusnet.com.au 

■ DUBBUG*; Dorrigo-Urunga-Bellingen BUG*; 

Contact: George Hudson 6655 5355 E: 

george1h@bigpond.com W: http://www.dubbug. 

org.au 

■ EuroBUG*; Eurobodalla BUG*; Contact: Guy 

Brantingham 02 4473 8376 E: guybrantingham@ 

southernphone.com.au W: http://eurobodallabug. 

blogspot.com 

■ GayBUG; GayBUG; Contact: Michael Johnson 

9810 8107 E: president@sydneyspokes.com W: 

http://www.sydneyspokes.com 

■ GLADBUG; Greater Lithgow & District Bicycle 

Advocacy Group; Contact: Bronwyn Laing 6355 

1195 E: 1bicycle@lisp.com.au 

■ GLC; Goulburn Cyclists Group; Contact: Chris 

Bushell 4822 6970 E: CBushell@csu.edu.au 

■ GreatBUG; Greater Sydney Bicycle User Group; 

Contact: Jason Moxham 0419 412 542 E: jmoxham@pacbrands.com.au 

W: www.greatbug.iinet. 

net.au 

■ GundaBUG*; Gundagai BUG*; Contact: Leon 

Patterson 0413 884 164 E: lmpatterson@gundagai.nsw.gov.au 

■ GW; Gentlemen Wheelers; Contact: Tim 

Maguire N/A E: timothy@australia.edu 

■ HVBUG; Hawkesbury Valley BUG; Contact: 

Doug Bathersby 45773620 E: dbathers@bigpond.net.au 

■ IBUG*; Illawarra BUG*; Contact: Werner Steyer 

0413 305 379 E: wernersteyer@yahoo.com.au W: 

www.ibug.org.au 

■ KBUG*; Kiama BUG*; Contact: John Tomlinson 

02 4233 1476 E: robynt@tpg.com.au 

■ KRC; Kempsey Recreational Cyclists; Contact: 

John Klose 6562 2888 

■ KTC*; Kiama Touring Cyclists*; Contact: 

Janelle Walker 4232 3050 

■ LBUG*; Leichhardt BUG*; Contact: Bob Moore 

9810 3706 E: fractalbug@yahoo.com.au W: http:// 

www.lbug.org.au 

■ LiveBUG*; Liverpool BUG*; Contact: Maree 

Stacy 9602 5293 E: mastacy@aims1.every1.net 

W: www.bikeliverpool.org.au 

■ MAC BUG; Macarthur BUG; Contact: Ken Hall 

46282528 E: kenhall@iprimus.com.au W: http:// 

home.iprimus.com.au/kenhall/index.html 

■ ManMos BUG*; Manly-Warringah/Mosman 

BUG*; Contact: John Thixton 0419 432 626 E: 

jthixton@hotmail.com W: http://groups.google. 

com/group/manmosbug 

■ MBMBC; Mongrel Bastards Mountain Bike Club 

Inc.; Contact: Colin Pursche 6663 1488 E: cpursche@scu.edu.au 

W: www.myspace.com/mongrelbastards 

■ MUDBUG*; Mudgee BUG*; Contact: Chris Blake 

02 6372 1338 E: cjblake@harboursat.com.au 

■ Muggaccinos; Muggaccinos; Contact: Phil 

Johnston 9114.6689 E: ScribePJ@TPG.com.au 

W: http://www.Muggaccinos.com 

■ MVTCC; Manning Valley Touring Cycle Club; 

Contact: Cass or Geoff Kinchin 6550 6189 E: 

haworth@tsn.cc W: http://www.geocities.com/ 

mvtcc2003/ 

■ NAMBUG; Nambucca BUG; Contact: Allan 

Duthie 6568 1433 E: alland1@bigpond.com W: 

http://www:nambug.org 

■ NarBUG; Narrandera BUG; Contact: Wade 

Mitchell 0427 594 764 E: wadmitch@adventureteam.zzn.com 

■ NBB*; Northern Beaches Bikers*; Contact: Jim 

Nicklin 0414 687 220 E: jim@pittwatercomputers. 

com.au 

■ NBUG; Narooma BUG; Contact: Graham 

Andrews 4476 7807 E: ga2310@virginbroadband. 

com.au W: http://www.cyclingnarooma.com.au 

■ NCM*; Newcastle Cycleways Movement*; 

Contact: Don and Sue Owers 4944 7869 E: don. 

o@bigpond.net.au W: http://users.hunterlink.net. 

au/~magsb/ 

■ NEBUG; New England BUG; Contact: Andrew 

Pearson 02 6771 2360 E: info@nebug.net W: 

http://www.nebug.net/ 

■ NRCCBUG; Northern Rivers Cycling Club BUG; 

Contact: Greg Wilson 6628 0356 E: gregw@nor. 

com.au 

■ NRP; Northern Rivers Pedallers; Contact: 

Jenny Thompson 6628 3850 

■ NSBG; North Shore Bicycle Group; Contact: 

Russ Webber 9906 7238 E: north_shore_bike@ 

yahoo.com.au 

■ OBUG; Oberon BUG; Contact: Glenn Sherlock 

6335 6249 E: N/A W: N/A 

■ OCTC*; Orange Cycle & Triathlon Club*; 

Contact: Chris Morgan 6362 9646 E: candrmorgan@optusnet.com.au 

W: http://www.octc.org.au 

■ PP; Parkes Pedallers; Contact: Greg Godde 

6863 5500 E: ggodde@vtown.com.au W: N/A 

■ SBUG; Shoalhaven BUG; Contact: Jim 

Florence 4423 2943 E: laja.florence@bigpond. 

com W: N/A 

■ SCBT Inc*; Silver City Bush Treadlers Inc*; 

Contact: June Files 08 8087 6881 E: efiles@ 

bigpond.net.au 

■ SCBUG; Sapphire Coast BUG; Contact: Rob 

Robilliard 6494 1049 E: begabug_7@hotmail. 

com 

■ SharkBike*; Sutherland Shire BUG; Contact: 

Jenni Gormley 0404 065 376 E: sharkbike@ssec. 

org.au W: http://www.sharkbike.org.au 

■ SHBUG*; Southern Highlands BUG*; Contact: 

Greg Searle 4872 1002 E: gjsearle@bigpond. 

com W: N/A 

■ SIC BUG; St Ives BUG; Contact: Dennis Torode 

02 9482 2207 E: sic@sicbikes.com.au W: www. 

sicbikes.com.au 

■ SydneyBikeHash; Sydney Bike Hash; Contact: 

Rose Pengilly 0424137777 E: W: www.meetup. 

com/sydneybikehash 

■ TDCC; Toukley & District Cycle Club; Contact: 

Kevin Parsons 4390 0375 E: enquiry@toukleycycleclub.org.au. 

W: http://www.toukleycycleclub. 

org.au 

■ TNSWBG; Tottenham NSW Bicycle Group; 

Contact: Richard Clegg 02 6892 4411 E: 

riclegg@bigpond.com 

■ UOWBUG; University of Wollongong BUG; 

Contact: Nicholas Gill 4285 9290 E: ngill@uow. 

edu.au W: 

■ WBUG*; Wollumbin BUG*; Contact: Joanne 

Spiller 02 6679 5495 E: wollumbinbug@yahoo. 

com.au W: http://www.wollumbinbug.org.au 

■ WC; Windsor Cyclists; Contact: Sandra or Alan 

9679 1411 or 9651 2024 E: info@windsorcyclists. 

org.au W: http://www.windsorcyclists.org.au/ 

■ WCM; Wollondilly Cycleways Movements; 

Contact: John Sutherland 4683 1511 E: johnsuth@ 

acenet.com.au 

■ WSCN; Western Sydney Cycling Network; 

Contact: Bob Ward 0422 933 612 E: info@ 

westernsydneycyclingnetwork.com.au W: www. 

westernsydneycyclingnetwork.com.au 

■ WW*; Warrumbungle Wheelers*; Contact: 

Milton Judd 02 6842 4873 E: wwbug@coonabarabran.com 

W: http://www.coonabarabran.com/ 

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