[publictransport] [Fwd: RE: Cardboard bikes - assistance required!]

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Warning: contains large image files but some good info from the CTC (UK) 
about building carboard bikes!

If you don't receive the images, email me and I'll host them instead.

We're just had a solar hot water service installed, so hence we've 
probably got enough large sheets of cardboard to create about 4 -5 
similar bikes if required for a protest action.

cheers,

Chris



-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	RE: Cardboard bikes - assistance required!
Date: 	Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:26:44 -0000
From: 	Cycling @ CTC <cycling at CTC.ORG.UK>
To: 	<enquiries at yarrabug.org>
References: 	<478189DE.4070702 at yarrabug.org>



Unfortunately our PR officer has since left the organization and I don't
know where the template is, although we believe we still have it
somewhere!  Attaching 2 photos - it looks fairly simple to make your own
out of old boxes, long tubes and some spare tyres.

Kind regards
 
 
 
Julie Rand
Information Officer
CTC - the UK's national cyclists' organisation
Parklands
Railton Road
Guildford
GU2 9JX
 
Tel: 0870 873 0060  Direct Line: 01483 238308
Fax: 0870 873 0064 Email: cycling at ctc.org.uk
Website: www.ctc.org.uk

-----Original Message-----
From: Yarra Bicycle Users Group [mailto:enquiries at yarrabug.org] 
Sent: 07 January 2008 02:10
To: Cycling @ CTC
Subject: Cardboard bikes - assistance required!

Hi CTC,

Greetings from Victoria in Australia.

At the moment we're having some issues with our lovely public transport 
services, namely V/Line who cover regional Victoria and Connex, who 
cover the metro area. They have recently introduced peak hour bans on 
bicycles being taken on services. Unfortunately it looks as if Bicycle 
Victoria, our peak cycling organisation here in Victoria, is supporting 
the bans.

See more background here:
http://modernthings.org/binthebikeban/

Going back to a CTC campaign in 2006, do your members know of, or have, 
a existing pattern or template to creatively construct nifty cardboard 
or corflute bicycles?

http://www.ctc.org.uk/resources/Press_Archive/cardboard_bike_stunt.doc

As this campaign could go state-wide it would be useful if we can 
provide people with a basic idea of how to make a cardboard bike, just 
in case they need one at the ready.

Many thanks,

Chris Star


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