While we may live in the era of Xbox, Playstation, Facebook and YouTube, Craig Richards and Sarah Down find that the simple dream of owning a brand new bike is still alive for some Australian teenagers. Meet Nick Metha, 16 (pictured above). Nick was one of more than 900 teens who took part in Victoria’s
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The week’s top bike news from around the world, brought to you every Wednesday. Local news Sydneysiders pedal in protest Sydney cyclists rolled on the College Street cycleway on Sunday to protest its removal by the Baird Government. The cycleway is a key north-south link in Sydney’s bike network, and while two new cycleways are proposed
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The week’s top bike news from around the world, brought to you every Wednesday. Local news Fifty percent of Aussie workers would commute by bike for cash Bicycle Network has welcomed the support of the Heart Foundation and bike manufacturers and wholesalers for financial incentives for bike riders – a scheme Bicycle Network put forward to Prime Minister Tony
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The week’s top bike news from around the world, brought to you every Wednesday. Local news North Sydney on the right path North Sydney Council has unanimously voted in favour of a $10.3 million Harbour Bridge Cycle Link that would provide five new bike routes, including a protected bi-directional path from the Sydney harbour Bridge
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The week’s top bike news from around the world, brought to you every Wednesday. Local news Can riders do more for friendlier roads? Associate Professor Craig Fry from Victoria University’s Centre for Cultural Diversity and Wellbeing writes in The Conversation that while drivers and the media aren’t always fair towards bike riders, riders who merely
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Punctures are enough to leave anybody feeling flat, but as Iain Treloar demonstrates, it’s easy to get rolling again. There are three certainties in any bike rider’s life: death, taxes and punctures. Regrettably, Ride On can’t help much with the first two. Happily, we can help with the last one. From changing tubes to preventative measures to reduce the risk of punctures
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The week’s top bike news from around the world, brought to you every Wednesday. Local news Rule of the road With the number of bike riders on Victoria’s roads booming, the state government is conducting a review of the road rules with the aim to make the roads more accommodating for all users. They are
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