On this weeks program Chris chats to Megan Bridger-Darling about improving cycling access in Melbourne's western suburbs, how BikeWest got started, local history, their upcoming projects including Giant BikeWest Fest on Saturday, 12 October 2019, Bike Tracks for Kids being a successful Pick My Project submission and ongoing BikeWest monthly meetings.Bicycle-themed news includes a recap from previous 3CR program about Moreland Extinction Rebellion event on Saturday 17 August 2019, Moreland Council voting on a six month bicycle lane trial for Sydney Road between Glenlyon Road and Brunswick Road, The Big Push for Road Safety Ride on 1 September 2019 by Space for Cycling Brisbane and Brisbane Bicycle Explorers Club, Inner West Community Bike Hub Grand Opening on 31 August 2019 at 38-40 Moreland St, Footscray and Yarra Council requesting feedback for Carlton North LATM and the Brunswick Street Masterplan, remember to use those handy comment fields aka text boxes to make your options known about Yarra cycling infrastructure!

Val kicks off todays show with an excerpt from Susan Vreeland's Clara and Mr Tiffany as we warm up in the studio this morning. We are joined by studio guest Col Bell of Fields of Joy CX and Sunbury Cycling Club and all share our bicycle moments from the last week. We take a look at some news including Fiona Kolbinger's epic Transcontinental Race win and an upcoming meeting at Moreland Council where councillors will vote on whether to support a planned separated bike lane for Sydney Road. For information on how to contact Moreland Councillors and let them know they have your support check here or attend the meeting on Wednesday 14th at 7pm in the Council Chamber, Moreland Civic Centre, 90 Bell Street, Coburg.Talk turns to cyclocross and the upcoming Melbourne Grand Prix of Cyclocross at Broadford on August 17 and 18th. Only the second cyclocross event at the Broadford venue Col tells us what the organisers learnt from the first event and what riders can expect from the course and venue. Registrations for Rounds 8 and 9 at Broadford close Wednesday August 14th at midnight. With the possibility of camping, heaps of elevation and venue facilities like toilets, showers and canteen the Melbourne GPCX looks to be an awesome weekend of  cx racing. As usual there will be support races for kids and an Open category so that everyone can enjoy racing, and features of the course will include a staircase, being built on Tuesday!

On this weeks show Chris chats to Cormac from the newly created Extinction Rebellion Moreland about the upcoming Ride In to Die in event on Saturday 17th August, including critical issues on the global climate crisis, sustainable transport, fossil fuels and challenging political and corporate inaction.News & events includes a recently installed bicycle repair station on the Anniversary Trail at Cotham Road, Kew by Boroondara Council, Velo Cycles bike counter at Nicholson Street, Carlton North breaking records over winter, Wellington Street Copenhagen lanes works progressing, the Capital City Trail on Southbank in the news yet again, University Climate Walk Out this Friday 9th August, Preston Market die-in on Saturday 10th August, The Big Bike Film Night - Melbourne on Tuesday 13th August 2019 Village Cinemas Southbank, Beach Road Ride Melbourne by Penny Farthing Dan on Sunday 18th August and the Arapiles Cycling Event (20km, 50km, 100km) based in Natimuk on 5th October 2019.

Val and Faith take to the studio on a glorious late winter Monday morning. Val sets the theme,  reciting The Lady Cyclists Soliloquy, an adaptation of a well known Shakespearean verse, of 1897. We share our respective bike moments, only to discover they converge on the recent Melbourne Water pipe replacement project, before taking a look at some news. The 2019 edition of the Tour de France proved to be one of the most interesting for a long time, and we suggest riders in the City of Port Philip area or those who use or may use St Kilda Rd take a look at the Domain Precinct Draft Masterplan and have their say on the proposal. Sticking with Shakespeare, we introduce an article written by a Melbourne woman in 1896 in which examples of Shakespeare's work foretelling the bicycle are explored. We follow this up with a later article from 1935 which introduces a few more examples. Running out of time we quickly mention the RSL Returned Scyclists League Party coming up this Friday at Curve and the upcoming Melbourne Grand Prix of Cyclocross weekend at Broadford.

On this weeks program, Chris continues from last fortnights discussion about lack of respect for womens procycling, then plenty of local news and events, including Steve and Chris' review of Velocipedia by Gianluca Gimini at Mona – Museum of Old and New Art and how our memory really isn't up to scratch when recalling what a bicycle actually looks like.From the UK: It’s dressed up prejudice’: Chris Boardman criticises Channel 5 show that asks if cyclists are the scourge of the streets.From Canada: 'They were saying no one would ride it': 10 years on, Burrard bike lane is North America's busiest.Local news includes: see poster above: Vintage Cycle Club of Victoria, Lazy Sunday Cycle this 28 July, City of Darebin Bike Skills: One-On-One Bike Training, one of last months guests, Brett Cotter bringing The Big Bike Film Night to Melbourne on 13 August 2019 and Inner West Community Bike Hub is set to become the new home of Footscray Community Bike Shed.

New York Times,  Big City, New York was supposedly getting better for cyclists. What happened ?   The Conversation.  Walking and cycling to work makes commuters happier.....

On this weeks program Chris talks to Tim Read MP about Bikes For Brunswick and the current VicRoads Sydney Road Improvements Survey.It's Tour De France season again, so welcome to three weeks of sleep deprivation, drama and fantastic scenery. On the topic of female participation in procycling, including La Course and the Giro Rosa, Isabel Best writes "Remembering the golden era of the women's Tour de France" about the opposition, politics and what's happened in the last three decades.Local news includes Brompton City Strollers ride this Saturday 13 July 2019 and paying homage to Triple R Melbourne community radio legend, Stephen "The Ghost Who Talks" Walker with the TISM classic, The Mordialloc Road Duplicator, complete with south east Melbourne road references and lawnmowers ;)

Val and Faith are joined in the studio on a glorious winter morning by Kate Fowler. Val's dulcet tones share a reading from Joe Kita in The Wisdom of our Fathers before we all share our bike moments. We take a brief look at news including yesterday's Melburn Roobaix and the VicRoads Sydney Road survey finishing on July 14th. Make sure you have your say. (We love Option 3!) We also are very happy to announce that we have not only met our Radiothon target  but exceeded it, and send out a massive thanks to everyone who has donated!Kate tells us about her experience riding The Transatlantic Way, 2500kms of Irelands stunning western coast, over ten days. Besides the scenery, the hunger and the lack of beer in her ride we also touch on the power of bicycle adventures to help with anxiety, depression or even just maintaining equilibrium. We finish up with a reminder about an upcoming event by Moreland Cycling & Co for teenagers.

On this weeks show Chris talks to Brett Cotter and Jemma King. Brett chats about the Big Bike Film Night returning to Australia in August 2019 for another tour also screening at Geelong, Bendigo and Launceston and a exciting festival of cycling-themed films, including Lowest to Highest.Jemma King, a researcher from James Cook University discusses the paper "Exploring Australian residents cycling engagement – Differences in self‐reported cycling behaviour between urban and rural dwelling Queenslanders", perceived barriers to cycling and possible solutions, especially for potential riders living in rural areas.

Val takes to the studio on this gorgeous winter morning, manfully soldiering on alone while Faith sits at home and waits for whitegoods that never arrive. He kicks off the show with a wintery reading from Tom Babin's Frostbike: The Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling. Studio guest today is Sustainable Transport Campaigner, John Englart, who steals the show with his bike moment featuring the last of the Moreland kangaroo mobs. Val's bike moment falls a little flat in comparison. Val and John take a look at the impact of lower speed limits, including in Yarra and Moreland before Val takes a moment to thank our many generous Radiothon supporters. Thank you to everyone who has made a donation to help keep 3CR and the Yarra BUG Radio Show on the air for another year. John gives us a history lesson on the Upfield transport corridor, the new pressures on the corridor with Melbourne's growth in the north and the failure of succesive governments to plan, or build, for this growth. The Upfield shared path plays a pivotal role in relieving congestion and moving both pedestrians and cyclists along the Upfield Corridor and John explains how the Level Crossing Removal Project have failed to take into account existing active transport numbers at the revamped stations in their released design. With poor communications from LXRP, drawings with little information, and no active transport data included in their documentation, the project looks like it may well compromise active travel in Moreland even further, rather than enhance it.  Stay up to date with the campaign here and here.