YarraBUG

On this weeks show Chris talks to Jenica Brook from Melbourne Commuter about recent appalling incidents in Airport West and Northcote, major deficiencies in Victoria Police's interpretation of road laws, her experiences with reporting inappropriate motorist behaviour and what you can do to defuse and record potential altercations.Second interview: Brett Cotter chats about creating and curating The Big Bike Film Night and Cycle Chic Film Tour, which commences touring in Australia and New Zealand this October. Click here for screening times and tickets.Local news includes the passing of Paul Farren, legendary bicycle collector, historian & contributor to Melbourne's cycling life since forever. In homage to Paul and Charlie we've rehosted their interview with Faith and Val from 23 September 2013.There will be a celebration of Paul's life to be held at Lakeside Pavilion Restaurant, Royal Botanic Gardens at a date to be advised.If you would like to reminisce with friends, this Saturday 14th October Abbotsford Cycles are having a Bicycle Swap Meet in association with the Vintage Cycle Club Of Victoria on . Buy, swap, sell or just have a browse. There’s sure to be loads of classic, vintage and precious bicycle stuff of all eras available. Free for buyers & browsers, $10 for sellers. Contact Mark Bradley on barkmadly[AT]netspace.net.au to book a stall.

Val and Faith welcome guest Pepper Cook to the 3CR studio and we kick off the program by sharing our bike moments. We run through some local news including; Marianne Vos to visit Melbourne for the Giro Della Donna and Dirty Deeds CX and over forty oBikes retrieved from the Yarra in Melbourne. We turn to Peru and Pepper's spontaneous decision to take up the opportunity to spend five weeks riding the Peru Divide with Tumbleweed Bikes. Pepper talks about the challenges of bikepacking at altitude and with limited resources for water and food as well as the cultural and social interactions on the trip. You can check out photos from Pepper's adventures on her Instagram account.We finish up the program bolting through events coming up, including; Bike Rave Spring,  Cycle Chic Film Tour, the Big Bike Film Night, Ride to Work Day and Amy's Bike Skills (for women over 50)

Its blowing a spring gale as we take to the studio for another episode of the Yarra BUG Radio Show. Val and Faith are joined by Kat Carter of Rehub Studio and we kick off the programme by sharing our respective bike moments. W take a look at recent news including; Cycling Australia's recent decisions about the wpmen's road team, the ongoing Mandatory Helmet Law Review, the 2017 Race to the Rock results and the Russian athlete doping scandal. Kat Carter, a physiotherapist, explains why it sometimes hurts when we jump back on the bike after a hiatus, and the best way to manage returning to riding to minimise the pain, whether you're planning on commuting to work or training for Seven Peaks. We delve into the wonderful links between our muscles, our brain and our pedals before also taking a look at the problems presenting themselves at this time of year. We finish up with some upcoming events including; an opportunity to meet Race to the Rock riders in Melbourne, the Burn Calories not Coal Bike Rally and the Cycle Chic Film Tour

On this weeks program Chris discusses a new Monash study Spike in serious road injuries among cyclists by Dr Ben Beck and goes for impromptu editorial about Melbourne politics and transport priorities, and how they impact upon peoples travel choices.Additional links: 1. The Conversation: With more cyclists suffering serious injuries on the road, what can we do to ensure their safety? 2. The Age 'I realised how close I was to being killed': Serious cyclist accidents rise by 8 per cent each yearThis weeks interview is with Jac Torres-Gomez, the newly minted president of Bike Bendigo. Jac talks about getting distracted at AGMs and getting voted President, riding with children, riding for transport, Bike Bendigo activities, commissioning murals, a huge range of activities for October bicycle month, promoting Bendigo as the bicycle capital of regional Australia and the 2018 Walking & Cycling Conference to be held in Bendigo.Bicycle news includes Cr Jonathon Sri organising a pop-up bicycle lane in Brisbane, Yarra Councils 30kmh speed trial limit to go ahead in Collingwood/North Fitzroy streets and Collingwoods very own pop-up 'gateway' for Spring with a very large flowering tree on Wellington Street x Hotham Street.

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.