YarraBUG

Val opens todays show with a quote from Emily Kachorek before we introduce our studio guests Sarah Hammond and Jesse Carlsson. Everyone shares their bicycle moments and then we take a look at a couple of news items including Bicycle Network's call for bicycle commuters to be paid for choosing to cycle, and the announcement of the first stage of works for the Yarra Valley Trail.  Val reminds everyone to turn on their lights!Talk in the studio turns to getting outside of your comfort zone and Sarah and Jesse fill us in on their unplans to tour by bicycle while discovering ways to survive and thrive. We talk about the differences between their experiences touring with a sense of urgency and their new mode of travel which will depend on connections they are able to establish with both the places and communities they travel through. You'll be able to catch up with Sarah and Jesse on April 27th at Moondog Brewery, and buy them one of their last beers, before they leave. Also on the same weekend is the Handmade Bicycle Show. And if you're looking for some friendly rides to get you and yours out on your bikes then check out the upcoming rides with Neighbourly Ride.

On this weeks program Chris catches up with Mike Bodsworth about keeping public pressure on to retain Anglesea Bike Park, Alcoa's reluctance to negotate over the site, State government rezoning and local council support.Cycling news includes Huw Kingstons cheeky photobomb during Federal Budget coverage in Canberra, Tour of Flanders, big news with PTV + VicRoads restructure and two recent bike, bus, tram, train aka bustitution commuter challenges (RACV, Bicycle Network) that are especially apt during April's massive public transport disruptions across Victoria.

Val and Faith are joined in the studio by Andrew Talati of Neighbourly Ride. Val has an apt reading for April Fools Day before we all share our bicycle moments. We share some news including the City of Glen Eira's planned bicycle super-highway and residents concerns, the separated bike lane outside of Flinders Street Station and Tim Read's Brunswick Bicycle Survey. Talk turns to the Neighbourly Ride initiative and Andrew explains how these local rides building community started, how they work, who enjoys them and plans for the future. Make sure you get in touch with Andrew if you're interested in attending one of the upcoming rides OR in volunteering to help build a community of bicycle riders in your local area at [email protected] and find details about rides at http://home.bunchrides.com/neighbourly-ride/We finish up with some upcoming events including The Handmade Bicycle Show and Melburn Roobaix.

On this weeks program, Chris editorialises about the exhaustive process involved with Rushall Reserve shared trail extension in North Fitzroy.Interviews include the ongoing Maurice Kirby Velodrome issue in Noble Park, with City of Greater Dandenong moving to demolish the historic cycling track, despite residents not knowing about what was involved with the Parkfield Reserve Masterplan or being informed that the velodrome was to be rapidly removed. Saving Melbourne's cycling history: talking about Maurice Kirby Velodrome, 27 August 2019Cup Day k's at Maurice Kirby Velodrome, 12 November 2019100km Unicycle Challenge, 11 February 2019Live, work and ride in south east Melbourne? Get involved with the new Noble Park Dandenong Cycling Club and help build cycling for transport, competitive cycling and support your community.

Faith and Val are joined in the studio this Monday morning by Col Bell of Fields of Joy Cyclocross. Everyone shares their bike moments before we take a look at some news, including the start of this year's Indian Pacific Wheel Ride on the weekend and the launch of Swisse Australia's salary sacrificing Ride to Work scheme. (Not the first scheme in Australia as many are reporting, just the first in the private sector).Val and Faith's timing is all out of whack today but we finally stumble around to our studio guest Col to hear all about the new venue for FOJCX at the Broadford State Motorcycle Sports Complex. Col is pretty excited about the potential at this venue and the potential for not only cyclocross but other cycling sports and a great new partnership. With a huge area designed to be used specifically for sports Broadford not only provides the space to host great challenging CX courses but means energy can be freed from desk work and poured into the racing. Did we mention there's camping? How good is that!We finish up with minutes to spare since Faith lost the ability to read a clock. Its a great time to subscribe to 3CR Community Radio and back public radio.

On this weeks Labour Day Monday program, we have a full house in the studio with guest CB Mako, alongside Chris and Steve.CB Mako talks about representation in cycling advocacy, her lived experience as a mum doing school runs with a cargo bike, woman writer of colour in Melbournes western suburbs and her work towards writing "The very white face of women’s cycling in Australia", now published in Overland Journal. Local news includes the ride previously known as Indy Pac starting in Fremantle, National Freestyle Cyclists 'Stop Fining Healthy Transport' rides and World Naked Bike Ride Melbourne

Val and Faith are joned in the studio by Kia Matley of Melburn Durt. Val kicks off the show with a reading from H G wells, a particularly apt one, considering Kia's day job as a paleobotanist. We share our bike moments and move on to local news including the coroner's findings after the Mike Hall inquest and the commitment of the NSW Labor party for $412 million on infrastructure supporting riding and walking. Talk turns to the recent #VictoriaDivide550 and the rapid succesison of events that have seen Kia transition from a beginner cyclocross rider to her first bikepacking event within the space of a year. Kia explains how Melburn Hurt and Melburn Durt have provided the communities that can support and empower riders of all sorts to challenge themselves. We talk about the highs of the Victoria Divide route and the new challenges Kia will be seeking in the future. If you'd like to hear more about how bikes have empowered women to take up more challenges join Kia, Faith and Pepper Cook at Commuter Cycles on March 6th for an International Women's Day discussion. You can also hear more from Kia and other participants about the Victoria Divide 550 on March 20th at the Victoria Divide 550 Wrap Up. Also coming up in March is the World Naked Bike Ride on March 16th. And don't forget to subscribe to 3CR and help keep independent and radical radio on the air for another year. Also coming up in March is the Freestyle Cyclists 'Stop Fining Healthy Transport' Ride on March 16th and make sure you check the latest news on the mission to Save Noble Park Velodrome

On this weeks program: Chris catches up with Alan Todd from Freestyle Cyclists to talk about recent developments, Bicycle Network, legislation vs lnfrastructure and the upcoming National Freestyle Cyclists 'Stop Fining Healthy Transport' rides planned for Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.News includes 3CR Subscriber Drive 2019, Labor vows 'end to war on cyclists' with $412m for active transport in NSW and Handmade Bicycle Show Australia from Friday, 26 April - Sunday, 28 April 2019 at The Meat Market, North Melbourne.

Val and Faith each share some of their favourite readings from books about bikes and riding. While Val shares his favourite readings from an eclectic collection, Faith shares the bikepacking tips she found from books and jourbnals of the 1890s and discovers that many of them are still relevant today.

Two interviews on this weeks program, Chris speaks to Ryan Koroknai about his 100km unicycle challenge and Phil Barton about the Tumut Batlow Rail Trail Project in the Snowy MountainsFirst up Ryan talks about his 100km unicycle challenge (250 velodrome laps) on 10am, Friday 1 March in support of a local cycling club. Bring your bikes and ride along side to provide motivation and encouragement while he rides a 36" unicycle, more details soon!Phil Barton speaks about the hard work by Tumut Batlow Rail Trail Project committee developing a world class walking and cycling track along the rail corridor Tumut to Batlow in the Snowy Mountains.Local news includes Anglesea Bike Park update and City of Yarra's Taking it to the streets - North Fitzroy consultation.