We kick off today's show with Mark Knopfler's musings on bicycles before sharing our bike moments. News covered this morning includes an update on Race to the Rock 2017 standings, a Bicycle Network mandatory helmet law policy review and global community soul searching prompted by dockless bike sharing amongst other things. Also of note but not mentioned on the show is a Merri Creek Trail reconstruction project which may impact your local commute. You'll find details here. We finish the show with some upcoming events including final screenings (for now) of All for One, the awesome Drag Drains Drags on Sunday September 10th and Women on Wheels Bike Skills Workshop in Darebin.

On this weeks show, Chris catches up with Sarah Imm about her Bicycle Mayor of Sydney role, with musical assistance from Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Darin & Louis Armstrong. She discusses her observations of riding for transport in London, Paris, Amsterdam and Copenhagen, alongside some surprising similarities to Australia!Sarah talks about bicycle share, motorists showing respect, cycling infrastructure, initiatives by Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, London Quietways and Cycle Superhighways, cargobikes for shopping, meeting with Sarah Burr from Transport for London, speaking at VeloCity Conference in Nijmegen, riding with children, getting more women + people of colour riding and her future plans as Bicycle Mayor of Sydney & Velo-a-porter.

Its a cold and drizzly morning as Faith and Val take to the airwaves for this episode of the Yarra BUG Radio Show. We share our bike moments, including memories of the late Matt McCullough, before moving on to local news. The OBike system presents several different topics for discussion, the system makes bike sharing easier for some, but gets a mixed reception on Melbourne streets and from different groups, cycling and otherwise, in Melbourne. Discussion also turns to an interesting recent article on the inequality of laws and expectations mediating interactions between cyclists and motorists. We remember those from our bike community lost recently including, Paul Semmens, Stephen Woolridge and Gary West and remind ourselves to look after one another and seek help when we need it. Losing so many from a community can be overwhelming at times and if you don't have friends or family you feel able to talk to you can call Lifeline. We finish up with events to get you out on your bike including Bicycle Maintenance classes, The fabulous Melbourne CX Grand Prix and Drag Drains Drag.

Two interviews on this weeks program, first up Chris talks to Cr Jonathon Sri,  Gabba Ward councillor for Brisbane City Council about the recent Victoria Bridge protest, (SBS: Brisbane cyclists stage bridge 'die-in')  Brisbane cycling issues and challenging barriers & politics in a very different council structure to what us in the southern states are used to.Second interview is with Cr Nicholas Frances Gilley, who chairs the City of Melbourne Transport portfolio, discussing transport priorities in a rapidly changing city, creating a inclusive city for pedestrians and bicycle riders and proposed changes to the Southbank precinct.

On this weeks program, Chris chats to Alex Fletcher from Perth about Freewheeler, an sustainable transport app that tracks trips, different transport modes and helps to earn points & rewards for walking, cycling & public transport. Freewheeler was recently a joint winner of the 2017 Resilient Melbourne Citymart Challenge.Local news includes another unpleasant incident of oil dumping on lower Moonee Ponds Creek Trail, dotwatching the Transcontinent race #TCRNO5, quote from This is not a Tour by Mike Hall (The Brooks Bugle 2016), good news for funding for a new bridge over the Merri between Northcote & CERES and last days to fill Park Victoria's survey for an all ability access ramp to replace the Gipps Street steps in Abbotsford.

A brief homage to Russell Mockridge on his 1955 ride in the Tour de France and a wrap on the prostate pounding pedalling pelaton now parked in Paris.The ongoing saga of pollution and it's effects on bike riders, ongoing study highlighted by the NYT. We chat to Lenka about the bike ride as protest, with Burn Calories not Coal's ride on the 29th July 2017.

This week Chris chats about bicycle stuff out in South East Melbourne with David Blom from Whitehorse Cyclists and Robert Jamieson from CycleCasey.David talks about updates to Box Hill Ringwood Rail Trail, Gardiners Creek Trail, Sydnal to Heatherdale Pipeline Trail, Bushy Creek Trail/Koonung Creek Trail, Pipeline Trail, Daniel Robertson Brickworks, (where the Obikes have been stored) and Healesville Freeway reserve Robert discusses the idea behind creating Cycle Casey to improve riding for transport, living in a rapidly expanding growth area, improving wayfinding, building connected shared paths, access  to  public  spaces, secure bike parking and future activities.Local news includes the planets finally aligning for Gipps Street ramps replacement & Parks Victoria asking for public feedback on an all access ramp, Val interviewed by Yarra Reporter about new road rules introduced on 1 July, and public assistance required after a spate of dangerous oil dumping in the last week on inner Melbourne shared paths.

The Treadly Two , Tim and Het , chat on their slow ride from India to London . The increase in fines for touching your phone while astride your velocipede , our new freedom to enjoy the air quality in Melbourne's bus lanes and OBikes , a new kind of litter on the footpaths. For more information, check out their blog at  https://treadlytwo.wordpress.com/

Val and Faith kick off the show on a glorious winter's morning with studio guest Kat Carter of Rehub Studios. We share our respective bike moments before moving on to some local news including; City of Melbourne to name and shame vehicles parked in bike lanes (and a handy link for reporting them yourself), VicRoads campaign of awareness about laws affecting cyclists use of the roads and Bicycle Network's support for 30kph speed limits.We move onto bike fit and Kate takes us through the important elements of bike fit and how they interact with your own priorities, your body and the bike. We look at the most common injuries or concerns that can arise from incorrect bike fit, how your body works while it is on the bike and the ways in which you can identify that your fit on the bike might need adjusting. Kate leaves us with a couple of handy stretches that most cyclists will benefit from and illustrated in the photos below. You can find more information about bikefit here and a handy measurement process you can follow at home here. The Medicine of Cycling Group(US) also touches on much of what Kat discussed on the show for anyone who is interested in more information.  We didn't have time to run through upcoming events but you can take a look at WOCLE who are running a series of workshops for women in Melbourne's Inner North and also a seminar being presented soon by the Institute for Sustainable Transport.

On this special one-hour Radiothon edition it's a full studio with Faith, Steve, Val, Chris and guest Randall Stephens, discussing virtually everything from local news, world affairs, volcanoes, climate change, limericks and of, course, bicycles!We chat about a edge of the couch finish to the Critérium du Dauphiné, two hundred years of the bicycle, Yarra Councils 30 km/h speed limit trial in Collingwood and Fitzroy, upcoming Melburn Roobaix, Swift Campout Melbourne and of course, lots of lovely limericks from Randall Stephens for all you wonderful people donating to our show's radiothon target.You can also make a donation or subscription by calling 3CR on 9419 8377 during business hours and pledging to YarraBUG Radio or donate online at 3cr.org.au/donate