[YarraBUG-list] March April bike fun

Nicholas Dow nik at nikdow.net
Mon Mar 24 23:27:04 AEDT 2008


Bike Fun Melbourne presents...

*** a little bit of March and a lot of April BikeFun ***

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Road Inspection Ride - Wednesday 26th of March
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Come and inspect a large road-building project in the outer east of 
Melbourne.  We will visit some interesting vantage points which will not 
be as easy to see by bicycle after the new road opens.  For more detail, 
contact
namewasalreadytaken at gmail.com
Meet at Mitcham Hotel, 556 Maroonday Hwy, ride departs at 8:30pm.  Meals 
available from 6pm for earlier arrivals.  Pub is beside the railway line 
towards the east across Mitcham Road.
Last train that you can take departs Flinders St Station 7:35pm (platform 
3)and is a Lilydale train.  Alight Mitcham Station 8:18pm. 
Return to Melbourne via Yarraman Station on the Dandenong line, arriving 
back in town around midnight.

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Critical Mass - Friday 28th of March
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5:30PM - State Library
*** This is the last ride with daylight saving this summer - come and 
enjoy the sunlight ***
Last Friday every month: Ride, represent, party.
Come and enjoy the party on (2) wheels.
organiser: you 

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VeloRock 2008 - Saturday 29th of March - 2pm
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Venue: Brunswick Velodrome
Come and see  the LuckSmiths, Midstate Orange and other Melbourne indie 
bands at the Brunswick Velodrome.
VeloRock is special because all the bands and their equipment will be 
transported to the venue by bicycle!  It will be a demonstration of the 
unrealised utility of the bicycle and human power.
Entry FREE!
Get involved: bike trailers and pullers needed. Stay tuned to
http://www.velorock.net/
Organisers: Mr Wheels, the ISP and the bands

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Goatage - Friday 4th of April - 6pm to 10pm
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Mountain Goat Brewery Warehouse 1, 18 River Street Richmond. Entrance is 
on North Street just by the corner of Clarke St. Goat Management allows 
your trusty bike to be parked inside the premises & the doorbloke is very 
nice. 
Organiser: hijustmepete

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Petty's orchard open day - Sunday 6th of April
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Ride the Yarra trail to Petty's orchard in templestowe for an open day 
(entry $5)
Petty's Orchard specialises in organic apples, pears and stonefruit.  The 
ride is probably between 15 and 20km one way, with a few steep bits.  The 
trail out this way is glorious, featuring wetlands, ents (small ones, but 
I'm pretty sure they're ents) and abundant creatures.  I have seen black 
cockies, kingfishers, egrets, kangaroos, wombats, a baby turtle and even a 
platypus riding this section of the trail.

Roberto Perez (as featured in the film The Power of Community: How Cuba 
Survived Peak Oil) will be giving a presentation on permaculture - this is 
an amazing opportunity to hear about the hard work and ingenuity of Cubans 
when faced with an energy crisis.

Meet 17 Park Cresent, Fairfield at 9.15am for a 9.30 departure. (N.B. this 
is the first day after daylight saving ends - don't arrive an hour early!)
Return via the trail or from Eltham train station.  Bring picnic food, sun 
protection and plenty of water.

Organiser: Elvira Griffith 0448992852

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Cyclovia Moreland - Sunday 13th of April - 8am to 2pm
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Sydney Road from Bell Street, Coburg to Brunswick Road, Brunswick. Life to 
the street! Come and stroll, pedal, shop or relax over coffee and cake on 
Sydney Road free from motorised traffic. Enjoy this community space in a 
new way.
Consider volunteering as a marshal to help this event work smoothly. 
Contact nelliot at moreland.vic.gov.au for more information.

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Goatage - Friday 18th of April - 6pm to 10pm
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Mountain Goat Brewery Warehouse 1, 18 River Street Richmond. Entrance is 
on North Street just by the corner of Clarke St. Goat Management allows 
your trusty bike to be parked inside the premises & the doorbloke is very 
nice. 
Organiser: hijustmepete

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Geelong Full Moon Ride - Saturday 19th of April
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Meet outside Cafe 9 Zero at 90 pakington St, Geelong West at 6.00pm to 
take off at 6.30.  We head directly north along some quiet streets, coming 
on to the ring road at Corio.  We then follow the ring road, hopefully to 
the Barwon River, depending on how the works are going down that end. 
Otherwise we end at the Moorabool River and wander through quiet streets 
back to Geelong West. 
For more information:
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=158552329&blogID=366933631


WEEKLY EVENTS:

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Thursdays - Bike Polo! [BFM] - hurry - must end Thursday 3rd April
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On Thursday night we are currently at Northcote 6pm to dark - Hawthorn Rd 
off High St behind the Northcote Club Hotel. 
Last night for the summer is 3/4/2008 - daylight saving ends next weekend.
Bring a bike, beverage and yourself. Mallets and ball provided. 

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Sundays - Bike Polo! [BFM]
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Bicycle Polo in the (car) Park, 2pm til around 6pm @ the carpark in the 
Carlton Gardens, west of the Exhibition Buildings Bring a bike, beverage 
and yourself.  Mallets and ball provided.  Melbourne Bicycle Polo Club:
melbourne.bicycle.polo.club -at- gmail.com
See also http://www.melbournecyclist.com/group/melbournebicyclepoloclub

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Most rides go at a social pace, run rain or shine, and are free (like the 
streets themselves).

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Melbourne's creative bike community. Organise a ride (or whatever) and 
BikeFun will promote it. email details to: bikefun at nikdow.net

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