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This weeks Yarra Bicycle Users Group program is from our front room again in response to the COVID-19 crisis, on this weeks edition, Chris and Steve discuss two recent passings, first up with the legacy of vehicular cycling advocate John Forester and Kraftwerk founding member Florian Schneider, known for his massive influence upon music and dedication to cycling. Chris does a follow up on last for...

We take a look at indoor cycling and the software that enhances it. Why it's so popular during Covid19 restrictions and how it works to keep your social life alive and what you need to get set up. 

This weeks Yarra Bicycle Users Group program is coming to you from our front room in response to the COVID-19 crisis, read more at 3CR's response to Covid-19 and you can also share a message and connect to communityOn this weeks program, Chris and Steve discuss huge increases in cycling on Melbournes shared paths during COVID-19, how most of this existing infrastructure is not fit for purpose and...

Val and Faith take to their repective laptops for this episode of the Yarra BUG Radio Show. Val shares a particularly long and slightly grim reading before we both share our respctive bike moments. As you can imagine with #Covid19 restrictions on bike riding it's the small details that will count. We take a look at some news, including NZ to invest in widening footpaths and installing temporary cy...

This weeks Yarra Bicycle Users Group program is from our front room again in response to the COVID-19 crisis, read more at 3CR's response to Covid-19. On this weeks program: Chris does a overview on Melbourne cycling news, including Yarra Bicycle Advisory committee meetings postponed until possibly June 2020, new Bennett Street Priority Crossing in Fitzroy North, provide your feedback to BikeSpot...

Val and Faith find themselves staying at home with the rest of Melbourne (and beyond) due to Covid-19. We share our bike moments and some news before having a think about what we can do instead of riding our bikes as much as we'd like. Val thinks it's time to work on your bike, maybe swap over your bar tape, while Faith is planning on some DIY bikepacking bags. 

This weeks Yarra Bicycle Users Group program is coming to you from our front room in response to the COVID-19 crisis, read more at 3CR's response to Covid-19. Are you a new or intending rider in Melbourne due to COVID-19 issues and unsure about what's the most suitable route to take? Philip Mallis, transport planner, map creator, former councillor and Chair of Urban Planning at Boroondara Council...

Val and Faith weren't able to get into the studio today due to Covid19 restrictions. So here is a program from our summer series. It features Kat Carter, Physiotherapist from Rehub Studios and two discussions we've had with her in the past. The first is on bike fit and the second, on why it hurts when you start riding again after an extended break. 

On this weeks program Chris interviews Susanne Newton, Deputy Mayor of Darebin Council and then Renee Dikeni from Brisbane about recent incidents they encountered while riding. Susanne talks about an aggressive interaction with a driver that she recently posted about on twitter, how too many drivers are can be too quickly irritated or unaware about other road users and how rising numbers of cyclis...

On this weeks program Chris discusses the City of Greater Geelong vote on 25 February to remove recently constructed separated bicycle lanes that are part of the Malop Street Green Spine project with two interviews with Dr Fiona Gray and Simon Howell from Bicycle Users Geelong. Local news includes Melbourne could become the Copenhagen of the south but what part of Melbourne, given the huge residen...

After a long summer break Val and Faith are back on the air and catching up on all things cycling in Melbourne and beyond. 

On this weeks program Chris chats to Warwick Duncan from Rail Trails Australia about how you can support bushfire affected communities with their #Ride2Recover campaign including ‪#‎RoadTrip4Good,‬ #RollOnBack and #EmptyEsky. Railtrail news includes the upcoming opening of the Tumbarumba to Rosewood Rail Trail and Stage 1a of the Yarra Valley Trail. Take a look at rail trails around Australia and...

Chris and Steve return to the 3CR studio for 2020, with the ongoing Australian bushfire crisis we discuss impacts ranging from Steves route for the Hunt 1000 back in November, Audax Alpine Classic and how bikes can help fire impacted communities such as MallacootaCycling news: Paris’s mayor has a dream of ‘the 15-minute city’, Bike riders forced onto Moreland streets for 18 months after Upfield bi...

In this series of summer specials, Chris catches up with Nicky Page about Step Away from the Car (broadcast on YarraBUG Radio in 2017/18) and Step Away from the Car 2.0  The 2019 series was recorded by interviewer/producers Nicky Page and Suzanne Reece at the 2019 Australian Walking and Cycling Conference in Adelaide. Nicky talks about the first Step Away From the Car series, Port Adelaide Bicycle...

Faith and Val are taking a break over summer. We've put together some of the shows listeners have enjoyed listening to the most for you to enjoy over the summer. In this show we feature two interviews with Kat Carter, cyclist and physiotherapist at Rehub Studio. Kate talks to us about bike fit and why it hurts when we jump onto our bikes after an extended break. 

In this series of summer specials, Chris catches up with Nicky Page about Step Away from the Car (broadcast on YarraBUG Radio in 2017/18) and Step Away from the Car 2.0  The 2019 series was recorded by interviewer/producers Nicky Page and Suzanne Reece at the 2019 Australian Walking and Cycling Conference in Adelaide. Nicky talks about her start in cycling advocacy in the early 1990s, Unley Bicycl...

Val and Faith were lucky enough to catch up with the the Hughes family on their way through Melbourne. Nicola, Andrew, Hope and Wilgy had ridden their bicycles (tandems!) around Australia and were on their last leg home to Tassie. They've documented their adventures with videos and created educational resources for thos kids not lucky enough to ahve tandem-toting parents which they share via their...

In this series of summer specials, Chris catches up with Nicky Page about Step Away from the Car (broadcast on YarraBUG Radio in 2017/18) and Step Away from the Car 2.0  The 2019 series was recorded by interviewer/producers Nicky Page and Suzanne Reece at the 2019 Australian Walking and Cycling Conference in Adelaide. Step Away from The Car: Getting There Faster by Slowing Down: For over a century...

Faith and Val are joined in the studio by our guest Phil and we kick off the show by sharing our bike moments. We take a look at local news including the opening of the William St bike lanes in the CBD and Bike West's detailed response to the City of Maribyrnong's Draft Bicycle Strategic Plan. You can find the Draft Bicycle Strategy here, Bike West's suggested reponses to the survey here and an ex...

On this weeks program Chris welcomes long term YarraBUG Radio presenter Steve back into the studio after a lengthly break doing bicycle adventures including the 2019 Hunt 1000. Steve chats about the amazing alpine landscape, riding the trails, making his own bikepacking gear and adventures along the way. This weeks interviews are from Reclaim Our Merri Creek walk, a community event organised in re...

Val and Faith take to the studio on an unseasonably cool December morning and share our bicycle moments which involve hail and jacarandas. We take a look at a few news items including a research released by Victoria Walks which find traders in shopping strips oversestimate the number of customers that arrive by car, and the ongoing saga of doping in cycling and Russia. We then play an interview re...

On this weeks show Chris talks to Nat Bromhead from Bicycling Australia Magazine about sentencing for Jason Lowndes death in 2017, including distracted driving, what's needed to improve road user behaviour, mobile phone use, Gitta Scheenhouwers death in South Yarra, Australian states not having standardised legal responses to minimum passing laws, improving infrastructure and an apparent disconnec...

Val and Faith are joined in the studio today by Dr Elliot Fishman of the Institute for Sensible Transport. We share our bike moments before taking a look at news including: Sydney Cycleways working with Google Maps and looking for user feedback on bike routing, (upload screenshots and photos using your google account), Maribyrnong Draft Bicycle Strategy 2019-2029 now open for feedback and TV viewe...

On this weeks program Chris talks to Robert Jamieson about using the word crash not accident, along with a free-ranging conversation about South east Melbourne transport issues. We discuss the new City of Casey Walking and Cycling Strategy, The Bike Nerds (Episode 71, Jessie Singer), The Spokesmen podcast (Episode 214, Journalists: it's crash not accident), Jeff Speck TED Talks on Walkable Communi...

Val and Faith welcome Andrew Talati to the studio for an update on the Neighbourly Rides program. With the backing of Brunswick Cycling Club and other supporters Andrew has been able to bring this innovative program for getting the local community back on their bikes to Moreland. You can find all the details about Neighbourly Ride and programs here.