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Bicycle Polo relocating - Sunday 8th March
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2pm. Polo will be at the corner of Hawthorn St and Helen St, Northcote; just
behind the Northcote Social Club (301 High Street). There is a map available
here. This is due to another Expo at the Royal Exhibition Building. Organiser:
Alex

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Melbourne Bug Watsonia to North Melbourne - Sunday 15th March
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9:45 a.m. North Melbourne Railway Station. Take the train to Watsonia then ride
home via Latrobe University, Darebin Creek and Capital City trails. Coffee stop
in Station Street Fairfield. Distance about 20km, pace slow. Suitable for all
riders including primary school aged children. Limited riding on roads, short
stretch of gravel on one trail.

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The World Naked Bike Ride - Sunday 15th March
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3pm Union Club Hotel, corner of Gore & Webb Sts, Fitzroy.
 
Mission Statement: We face automobile traffic with our naked bodies as the best
way of defending our dignity and exposing the unique dangers faced by cyclists
and pedestrians plus all the negative effects of oil, cars, war, consumerism and
non-renewable energy. The Protest Themes in 4 Words: Naturism,
Environmentalism, Pacifism and Biketivism.

Clothing is optional. The dress code for the World Naked Bike Ride is "Bare As
You Dare"! YOU get to decide how naked you wish to be. If that means completely
naked, the decision is yours. Fantastic Fun! World Naked Bike Ride is the
biggest naked protest event in the world. It is the grooviest, funniest, most
hippie greenie event. Riding in the WNBR will give you a natural high and a
feeling of joy, liberation and freedom that will amaze you. The memory of WNBR
will cheer you for years to come.

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Goatage - Friday 20th March
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6pm Mountain Goat Brewery, Cnr North St & Clarke & St Richmond. Come celebrate
a love of the amber liquid, talk bikes and general guff.
Organiser: Hijustmepete

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City Laneways ride - Saturday 21st March
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6pm at the round-about top of Queen St near Vic market. Celebrate the autumn
equinox with an extended ride through the lanes of the City and south Carlton.
Cobblestones and kerbs: Suspension an advantage, but not necessary. Half-way
drinks on a rooftop. See
http://www.nikdow.net/personal.nsf/files/bikefun/$file/Flier+-+BFM+Laneways+2.jp\
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Organiser: Ned & Mr Wheels

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Geelong Autumn Equinox Ride - Saturday 21st March
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6:30pm South Geelong Station. Note change to date. Bellarine Rail Trail to
Drysdale, share entrees and BBQ dinner. On the return trip stopping at Leopold
for supper. More information
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=158552329&blogI\
d=471132650

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Critical Mass - Friday 27th March and Last Friday every month.
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5:30PM - State Library. According to one of Australia's leading architects,
Melbourne's streets remain too focused on car traffic. Come to Critical Mass and
help change that.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-ripe-for-a-makeover-says-top-archite\
ct-20090306-8rh5.html

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Moreland Bug Brunswick to Altona - Sunday 29th March
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10:00am to 4:00pm. Meet at Upfield Bike Path between Railway Hotel & Brunswick
Train Stn. Distance: 30 km with a few hills ; and moderate, good, elite level of
riding (Bikefun note: we think that means everybody can do it except beginners).
Surface: Bike Path; Organiser: Veena. Check on
http://groups.google.com/group/BrunsBUG?hl=en for last minute changes or more
details
RSVP: Please e-mail to rides@... by March 27 2009

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Melbourne Roobaix - Saturday 18th April
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12pm Federation Square, Entry $10. Melburn Roobaix is a cycle rally for all
ages, abilities and bicycle persuasions. The 'gruelling' course covers
Melburn's most treacherous cobbled lanes, over railways, stopping only at cafes
- bound for Col d'Ugly and a lap of the glorious Brunswick Velodrome. Be early.
More information:
http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=137702070653&h=kSgzY&u=RMwO8

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REGULAR EVENTS:

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YarraBUG Radio - Every Monday on 3CR
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Broadcasting every Monday at 10-10.30am on 3CR Community Radio 855am
http://www.yarrabug.org/radio
Have an idea, want to be interviewed or have program feedback? We welcome your
contribution, after all YarraBUG Radio is here for you to help you make your
cycling safe, fun and infectious for others. YarraBUG Radio- streaming live on
the web at: http://www.3cr.org.au/3CR_streaming

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Bike Polo!
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Sundays 2.30pm until dusk @ the carpark in the Carlton Gardens (N.B. temporary
move to Northcote, see above for details), West of the Exhibition Buildings.
Bring a bike, beverage and yourself. Mallets and ball provided.
Tuesdays from 7pm onwards on the rooftop carpark at Victoria Gardens, corner
Burnley and Victoria Streets Richmond.
Melbourne Bicycle Polo Club:
web http://www.bikepolo.com.au/
email melbourne.bicycle.polo.club at gmail.com
list http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/bike-polo/

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Every Friday
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6pm sharp Cyclic Bikes, 56 Pin Oak Cres (opposite Newmarket Station)
Ride from Flemington to Mountain Goat Brewery (Richmond). Different route each
week, faster than your average bikefun ride.
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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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