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Val and Faith are joined in the studio by Gayle Ilievski and we settle in to listen to Val's reading from Tom Babin's Frostbike: the Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling. We then share our bike moments where Val has tyre issues, Gayle is glad she has moved to the country and Faith decides to nominate for the Bicycle Network Board elections. We take a look at some news including Jesse Carlsson's Race to the Rock win, the John St trial road closure on the Brunswick East shimmy and new line markings on Napier Street, Fitzroy. Talk turns to bikepacking, glamping and opportunities to test the bikepacking waters, or take along bikepacking curious friends and Gayle fills us in on her collaboration with Woodend riders to produce the Great Divide Social Ride. The GDSR gives riders the opportunity to enjoy gravel roads and single track with the support of gear transfers, sag wagons, catering, showers, films for the evening and a bar and lots and lots of friends. Check out all the details here. We finish up with a couple of events including the Maldon Classic coming up September 28-29th, a celebration of steel bicycles, and the WeCycle Open Morning Thursday October 3rd.

On this weeks program Chris talks to Liam Delany from the newly created Birrarung Cycling Club, based in the Yarra area, about getting the club started, weekly Yarra Boulevard rides, Road Ride Ready sessions at Collingwood Athletics track and an emphasis on getting more women riding bikes.Local news includes Free Bicycle Maintenance for Kids, Monday 30 September at South Kingsville Community Centre, Lizzie Blandthorn, State MP for Pascoe Vale steps into the Sydney Road Improvement Project issues in Moreland, show your support for the Safe Cycling Corridor by filling in the Keeping Glen Eira Moving survey and attending a Safe Cycling Corridor Drop In session on Thursday 19 September at Caulfield Cup Room at Glen Eira Town Hall, Moreland Bike ride to Global Climate Strike on Friday 20 September, Moreart x Projector Bike 2019 Bike Tours, Intergalactic Surly Day Party at Commuter Cycles on Saturday 21 September and Velo Cycles Garage Sale on Saturday 12 October. Show your support by subscribing or donating to 3CR and help keep community radio on air!

Enjoying a last blast of wintery weather Val and Faith take to the studio this week joined by our guest, Thomas Keeble. We all share our bike moments before taking a look at news including; Australia's poor record on vehicle emisions, the start of Race to the Rock over the weekend and the A Better SkyRail - Bell St Blockade scheduled for Tuesday 10th September, an important event for pedestrians and cyclists accessing Coburg Station and the Upfield shared path. Discussion turns to Spring a Ding Ding, a festival on Saturday September 14th with fun and activities for kids and families with an emphasis on exploring sustainable transport options for families. Its a great opportunity for the bicycle curious to meet and talk to families using bicycles, cargo bicycles and electric bicycles to get around. There'll be a kid's Fun Run, bicycle dress-ups, bike tune-ups, cargo bike test rides, a bike swap and more. With more and more people wanting to be able to take advantage of all the benefits of active transport for them and their children this is a great opportunity to get your foot on the pedal!  You'll find all the details here.

On this weeks show Geoff Smart from Back2Bikes joins Chris in the 3CR studio. Local news includes opening of the new Inner West Community Bike Hub, upcoming Yarra Tram works on Nicholson Street, Carlton North that involve access to Velo Cycles, demise of Melbourne BikeShare announced by Minister for Roads, Jaala Pulford, it's time for people to get very very loud and squeaky at Foot & Bike bridges for busy Bell Street Blockade on 10th September on the Upfield Path and how to support City of Glen Eira's Safe Cycling Corridor Pilot.Geoff discusses the begininings of Back2Bikes, local council support, creating B2B facilities, bicycle workshop equipment, ongoing services, public bicycle donations, activities at South Melbourne Market, fortnightly Womens Nights, pop up bike workshop at Tour de Moray with City of Port Phillip and more.Local events include Spring A Ding Ding Festival 2019 at Shore Reserve, Coburg on 10am-2pm, Saturday 14 September and Silk Road Mountain Race and Mongolia Bikepacking Slide Night at Commuter Cycles, 7pm, Thursday, 5 September 2019

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.....