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By 2010, Melbourne will have a Paris Style of affordable bicycle hire with 50 Stations and 600 bicycles given a greener, healthier option

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Membership for the scheme will be daily, weekly of yearly, and the first half-hour of all trips will be free. Additional usage fees will apply after the first half hour.

Project benefits
The Public Bike Hire Scheme will provide a travel option that is faster than walking and more flexible than public transport, and encourage bike a healthy, green transport option.
It will also help relieve pressure on transport systems in the inner-city.

With road bicycle usage increasing, especially on the weekends, we need to appreciate some bunch riding etiquette to keep things fun…

Monday, May 18th, 2009

With bunch riding increasing, a reported 10000 cyclists riding down Melbourne’s famous Beach Road from St Kilda to Mordialloc, Bunch riding etiquette is no different to catching waves in the surf, it’s all about mutual respect and understanding.

1.If you want to join a passing bunch – do so at the back (not in the front or middle).
2.If you want to join a passing bunch’s rolling turns – ask first before just pushing in.
3.If you want to clear your nose – pull out to the side and signal your intention.
4.If you can’t hold the wheel in front, don’t just drop off and leave a gap, wave the guys around you through.
5.If you haven’t got the strength to ride at the front of a fast bunch, don’t use the red traffic light as your chance to push further up the bunch (and no doubt drop the wheel further up the road).
6.If you’ve sat on the back of a bunch the whole ride, consider saying ‘thank you’ to those who have done the work.
7.If you’ve sat of the back of a bunch the whole ride, don’t try and get involved in their sprint(s).
On the lighter side – when the lycra on the back of the knicks starts to thin out, bin them. No one want to see your butt!

have fun:)))

 
 
 

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