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Critical Mass - Friday 25th September and Last Friday every month.
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5:30PM - State Library. - Come for a pleasant ride in a big group, and socialise
afterwards at the pub. Rumour is that the ride will investigate some Gardens in
the City of Melbourne, but be sure not to ride inside any of them - explore the
safety or otherwise of the surrounding roads instead.

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Girl's Day Out - Saturday September 26th
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Girl's Bike Polo 2pm-6pm Princes Hill Secondary School basketball courts.
Organiser: Taryn. Been wanting to try bike polo but were too scared to ask?
Now is your chance!

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Fairy floss fun ride - Sunday 27th September.
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Meet 10 am outside Imax (Rathdown St and Carlton Gardens) and ride to the last
day of the Show. (Royal Melbourne Show, that is). Organiser: jellyware 0411
437 137

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Reasonably Fast Rides - Thursday 1st October and every 1st Thursday
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6:30PM North Melbourne Town Hall. Riding about 20km & faster than your average
bikefun ride - on roads. Organiser: Stevie.

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Full Moon Ride on the Maribyrnong River trail – Saturday 3rd October
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Depart from St Albans station at 7:26, supermarket and bottle shop near the
station. Catch the 6:56 from platform 5 at Finders St station on the Sydenham /
Watergardens line (or from North Melbourne station at 7:05). Join the
Maribyrnong Trail via Main Road East and the Ring Road trail. Exit by
consensus, either through New Market to join the Capital City trail or along
Footscray Rd to Docklands. Picnic half way at Canning Reserve or the Lily St
Lookout depending on the weather. It seems to always rain on my rides so I'm
hoping to put the mozz on that by suggesting you bring your wet weather gear.
Organiser: Brunswick Bike Boy

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Geelong Full Moon Ride - Saturday 3rd October
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Not much is known about this ride, but it is rumoured to be a longer, more
challenging ride. Check back at
http://www.myspace.com/fullmoonbikeridesgeelong

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Mums and Dads on bikes - ScienceWorks museum Sunday 4th October
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10am Jika Jika Community Centre, cnr Plant & Union Sts Northcote. Take the
train, cross the Yarra on the punt and ride a bit.
http://www.darebinbug.org.au/rides.html. Organiser: Kathy 9489 4275; 0410 667
634; kbrunning at bigpond.com

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Blessing of the bicycles - Sunday 4th October
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12.00pm – 1.00pm Edinburgh Gardens North Fitzroy. Enjoy a non-denominational
blessing of cyclists and their bicycles,
including live music in celebration of the peaceful sharing of roads.

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Board (games) ride - Wednesday 7th October
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Meet 6pm under the clocks at Flinders St Station, ride to Mycube Cafe in Lygon
st for a night of board games.  They have over 100 games to choose from and
large upstairs lounge to play the games. 
Packages are around $20- $28 that include the games, dinner and non alcoholic
drinks.  Please call me beforehand so I can confirm numbers with them, organiser
(jellyware) 0411 437 137
http://www.menufeast.com.au/info/23855/mycube-cafe/carlton/

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Three oceans unicycle tour fundraising dinner - Sunday 11th October
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5pm Flinders St Station. Ride to Footscray with Sid for dinner at an African
restaurant. Sid Rajan has been riding his unicycle across Australia to raise
funds for the clown doctors and an organisation that provides free education to
children in rural india (The Ved Vigyan Maha Vidya Peeth).  He has already
ridden from Perth to Adelaide and is about to start the leg from Adelaide to
Sydney via Melbourne.  We have organized a fund-raising dinner .  Cost $30 per
person, all profits go to Sid's nominated charities. 
For more about Sid's ride see
http://www.3oceansunicycletour.com/index_files/Home.htm

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Goatage - Friday 16th October and every third Friday
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Location: Mountain Goat Brewery, Cnr North St & Clarke & St, Richmond
Come celebrate a love of the amber liquid, talk bikes and general guff.

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Rainforest ride - Saturday 21st October
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http://www.rainforestride.com/Default.aspx (Jellyware) is thinking of hiring a
mini van and trailer for the weekend so get in touch 0411 437 137

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REGULAR EVENTS:

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Bike Polo!
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Venues are in flux, check at web http://www.bikepolo.com.au/
Melbourne Bicycle Polo Club:
email melbourne.bicycle.polo.club at gmail.com
list http://groups.google.com/group/melbournebikepolo

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Darebin Bug Social Rides - Tuesdays and Thursdays
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9:30 a.m. corner plant and union street, northcote. 40 -60 km rides mainly on
bike paths and quiet streets for experienced cyclists. Bring lunch, snacks and
water. Contact Norm on 9484 4767 to confirm start time and location (usually
departs from Jika Jika). http://www.darebinbug.org.au/rides.html

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Darebin Bug Port Melbourne Ride - Saturdays
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9.30am Meet at Jika Jika Neighbourhood House, cnr Plant & Union Sts, Northcote.
Slow ride suitable for beginners. http://www.darebinbug.org.au/rides.html

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The Crosskeys Crusiers - Strathmore - Friday rides
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The Crosskeys Crusiers are a group of retired men and women who meet in the
Crosskeys CarPark near the Strathmore station at 9am on Friday mornings.
The rides are decided each Friday and the adventure begins. Some riders go till
morning tea while others ride till lunch and then home at about 3pm. New members
most welcome to chat and share the experience Telephone Max 93783501 or John
93707829

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Cyclic Bikes to Mountain Goat - Fridays
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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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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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Along For The Ride - 3RRR
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3RRR's bicycle podcast is riding along every fortnight! Download the newest
podcasts at http://www.rrr.org.au/programs/podcasts.

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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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