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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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Gowanbrae Community Ride - Saturday 17th October
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11:30am childrens playground in Elms Court, Gowanbrae (Melway map 16 B2)
Moreland Council is planning a community bike ride on Saturday 17th October as
part of the TravelSmart project we're doing there, and we'd love some volunteers
to assist to lead or sweep the ride. We've just built a link to the Western Ring
Road, and we want to showcase to Gowanbrae residents how easy and safe it is to
get to Gladstone Park and down to Jacana Wetlands. It will be a very leisurely
7km ride aimed at families. There will be a community BBQ afterwards (open to
non-cyclists too), so volunteers will be fed! If you're interested in coming
along and helping out, please contact Kylie Huard on t: 9240 2264 f: 9240 1205
e: khuard@...

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Nillumbik Cellardoor Ride - Sunday 18th October
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10:00am - 3:00pm Flinders St Station Platform 1 to Catch the 10:12 train to
Eltham. The winemakers of Nillumbik are opening their Cellar Doors for the
annual Open Cellars event on the weekend of 17th and 18th October from 11am
until 5pm: http://bit.ly/16BdGt To be a part of this event we're going to ride
from Eltham to Hurstbridge via several wineries (about 30km).
The ride is mainly on road (but may encounter some gravel access
roads/driveways) and there are some hilly bits in the first few km. Catch the
train back from Hurstbridge to the city.
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Nilumbik-Cellardoor-Ride-BFM Organiser:
Leens.

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Pedal back to 350 - Saturday 24th October
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10:30am Melbourne Museum - Rathdowne St carpark. We are going to ride in MASS
through the city in conjunction with millions of people from all over the world
voicing their concerns for our future and demanding stronger action on
responding climate change. We will ride our mighty bikes through the heart of
Melbourne city. The 24th of October the 350 campaign will unite a global voice
and compel international governments to set strong targets for December's UN
Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. http://www.350.org/node/5278
http://www.facebook.com/groups.php#/group.php?gid=128616044720 During the ride
we will construct a MASSIVE human/bike sign: enforcing the 350ppm target and
photographing it to send to the world leaders in Copenhagen.

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The "Not the November Full Moon Ride" Ride - Saturday 24th October
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7:30pm Federation Square, opposite Flinders St Railway Station.
OK we couldn't do a full moon ride in November coz everyone was going to be out
enjoying a long cycling weekend in the country. So here's more of a Waxing
Crescent Ride instead with a BBQ, Bonfire (and maybe some urban camping?) it
could all be on.... We'll ride some 15-20k of inner urban trails to a nice
little spot where we can sit around a fire, bbq things (or torture marshmallows)
and shoot the breeze.... As always, bring food, drink and good conversation to
share. Organizer - X-rider 0417145375

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Critical Mass - Friday 30th October 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. Got a fave destination? Draw up a map and bring it
along. 2000 copies should be enough.

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'Death Becomes Her': All Girls Alleycat: Friday 30th October
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6:00pm Melbourne Museum (Carlton gardens) for registration. $10 entry per team
of two - bring a friend or make a new one on the night. Bring bike lock, bag and
spare gold coins. Don't forget to dress to impress in your Halloween best (you
will be rewarded). More details can be found on fixed.org.au.

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Girl's Day Out - Saturday 31st October
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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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Reasonably Fast Rides - Thursday 5th November 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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Bikefun Scavenger Hunt 2009 - Saturday 7th November
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2pm, The Rotunda, Edinburgh Gardens. How observant are you? Use photo clues to
identify sites within a 3km radius of The Gardens.
Ride to the sites and answer a question! Teams of 2 to 4 riders. You decide the
route. Points available, ranging from 2 (short distance) to 8 (longer ride).
Finish at a local pub at 6pm Not a race! Prizes, giveways and fun fun fun!
Organisers: CrazyBear & MrWheels
http://www.cbdweb.net/personal.nsf/files/bikefun/$file/northside%20flyers.pdf

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Rainforest ride - Saturday 21st November
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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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streets themselves).

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