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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 infrastruct...

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 differe...

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...

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 Moon...

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 Healesvi...

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 Ne...

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 Coll...

On this weeks show, Chris tackles diverse topics such as dot watching, Mike Halls last ride from Harrogate to Wales, 2017 Trans Am Bike Race and all-important brick safety. If you think road rage is an entirely modern concept, listen to Goofy transform from Mr Walker to Mr Wheeler from 1950! This weeks two features are courtesy of the Dutch Cycling Embassy with How the Dutch got their cycle paths...

Its a fine late autumn morning as Val and Faith are joined in the studio by Rowan Faltyn and Val's particularly persistent head cold. We kick off the show sharing our bike moments and some news including the upcoming 3CR Radiothon, the end of Bicycle Network's Ride On Magazine and Tom Doumoulin's win in the 2017 Giro D'Italia. Talk turns to the community of cyclists using Warm Showers a site based...

On this weeks show, Chris starts with broad overview of the last fornight, from Yarra Councils special meeting on 2017-18 budget, the minimum passing bill being defeated in Victorian Parliament and ongoing issues where overdue bicycle infrastructure encounters both a complete lack of awareness and real funding from governments and bureaucrats. This weeks interview: Nat Bromhead from Bicycling Aust...

Val and Faith are joined in the studio on this foggy autumn morning by Elliot Fishman, Director of the Institute for Sensible Transport. We kick off the show by sharing our respective bike moments before taling a look at some news including; the failure of #ametrematters legislation to get through the Victorian Parliament, another stupid and avoidable crash with a moto in professional racing, this...

Ride and Rally to Parliament and Melbourne Bicycle Diaries: first up, Chris chats with Greens MLC Samantha Dunn about Ride + Rally to Parliament (8.15am, Wednesday 10 May) about the rather underwhelming Victorian state budget for active transport and how you can support #ametrematters minimum passing laws. Local news includes how you can make submissions supporting increasing bicycle infrastructur...

This weeks program is a May Day Special with a repeat of the Asher Wolf interview about her article Meet The Food Delivery Workers In The Decentralised Dickensian Online Gig Economy and what needs to happen to protect vulnerable workers in this deregulated service industry.  Also included is Australias riding to work history with observations about shearers bikes from The Argus Weekend Magazine (S...

On this weeks program Chris catches up with Sarah Imm about her plans as the new Bicycle Mayor of Sydney and how the role was created, her involvement with the Indian Pacific Wheelrace memorial ride for Mike Hall in Sydney, how the #bikeshopeat with Kritof Allegaert came about, her plans in the coming months for Vélo-á-Porter and how the focus of the Bicycle Mayor and Vélo-à-Porter differ. 

This weel Val chats with guest and fellow Burnley Park resident Don Ash and their topic is how Council Planning may affect and impact local wildlife and the health and wellness of local residents. Yarra City Council is consdering a permit for a 108 seat restaurant to be established in the heart of pristine Burnely Park. Melbourne cyclists would know Burnley Park as the one adjacent to Yarra Boulev...

This week Chris talks to Asher Wolf about her article Meet The Food Delivery Workers In The Decentralised Dickensian Online Gig Economy and what needs to happen to protect vulnerable workers in this deregulated service industry. Other news includes staying up far too late to watch Greg Van Avermaet win a particularly fast & very dusty Paris Roubaix, your input is needed to Help shape Yarra's futur...

After several recent 3CR programs dedicated to the Indian Pacific Wheelrace, Val and Chris attempt to process Fridays unbearably tragic news of Mike Halls death on the Monaro highway outside of Canberra. Mike was one of the worlds greatest ultra endurance cyclists and an event founder, going back to the Tour Divide. As a mark of respect, cyclists all over the world quickly organised tribute rides...

On this week program, Steve talked with Jesse Carlsson at the Indian Pacific Wheelrace launch at Curve Cycling about a fortnight ago - and today is day 10 when the race leaders finally hit Melbourne! Chris talks to Senator Janet Rice about bicycle funding and riding in Melbourne's west in the wake of Arzu Baglars death in Yarraville a fortnight ago. Janet also speaks about recent motion she introd...

Val and Faith are joined in the studio on this miserable autumn morning by Will Hartnett. We briefly chat about the tragic death of Azura B in Yarraville recently, trolls abusing Janet Rice for commenting on the gender split on much of Melbourne's cycling routes and the nexus between these two. We then turn to the inaugral Indian Pacific Wheel Race, now underway after setting out from Fremantle on...

Two interviews this week: first up, Chris & Steve chat to Rishi Fox about her preparation and focus for the upcoming Transcontinental 5, an unsupported 4000km endurance ride from Belgium to Greece, alongside her training, anecdotes, confidence building, combined with her love of cycling adventures. You can support Rishi on her solo ride at gofundme.com and watch in real time on transcontinental.cc...

Its a stunning autumn morning as Val and Faith kick off the show with their respective bike moments. Discussion turns to Sydney Rd, Brunswick and Coburg and a statement from the RACV supporting the removal of car parking from the strip to facilitate the movement of people in cars, trams and on foot and on bikes. With the State Government bound to implement accessible platforms for the tram by 2022...

On todays program, Chris speaks to Andy Gild and Gary Chan from Melbourne Bicycles For Humanity Chapter about working with local communities in Nambia, their upcoming events and projects, including how you can get involved with fundraising for Cycle for Humanity during March 2017 and win great prizes, Bicycles for Humanity: A Portfolio exhibition on 5pm, 1st March (Please RSVP by 28 Feb via B4HEve...

Val and Faith are joined in the sudio today by Col Bell of Sunbury Cycling Club and Fields of Joy CX. We all share our bicycle moments before running through some news including; two recent incidents of cyclists being shot, near Southland in Melbourne and near Everton, good progress on the Darebin Yarra Trail link and free bicycle training for youth in Yarra. We turn to CX and specifically Col's v...