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Latest Edition of BikePaths & RailTrails Guide: Your complete Autumn Cycling Guide .. same LOW price

Latest Edition of BikePaths & RailTrails Guide still only $24.95 rrp Australia's best selling Autumn cycling guide is really four guides in one!* 100's of safe off road escapes along Melbourne's fabulous bike paths * European style...

Closure Yarra Trail - Main Yarra Trail between Dights Falls and St Heliers Street Abbotsford

Partial closure of the Main Yarra Trail May - June 2012 City of Yarra advises: The section of the shared Trail between Dights Falls and St Heliers Street Abbotsford will be closed from Thursday 3 May until late June...

Voice of cycling says there's a rich vein of anger between cars and bikes

Bicycles are not the problem - they're the answer says Keith Dunstan - The Age 12 Feb 2012 Replying to Bruce Guthrie's proposal to register cycles DEAR Bruce,You have raised the prospect of bicycle registration. Don't...

New Rail Trail nears completion

Goulburn River High Country Rail Trail about to open Excitement builds as this exciting new rail trail nears completion.The BikePaths & RailTrail Guide is presently mapping and testing this new 124 km trail that runs from...

Now we are enjoying the Cadel Effect

Last year millions of Australian's saluted his maginficaent Tour de France VICTORY. Now his victory is having a Cadel Effect! Cadel Effect CYCLING in Victoria has surged since Cadel Evans won last year's Tour de France, but it's...

SmartEnergy Groups home system enables cyclists to regain control of soaring power bills

Melbourne designed Smart Energy Groups helps householders conquer power wastage ! As a cyclist you save heaps when cycling to work or touring and are probably very climate conscious, but what about your energy use at home?...

Save on the $8.95 end of Edition Bikepaths Guide Offer!

Take advantage of our LOW $8.95 end of 7th edition offer!We now have only a few remaing copies left of the very successful 7th edition, which we'd like to give you the last chance to snap...

Update on the new Maribyrnong River Footscray Wharf

NOTICE: Possible disruption to cyclists.The Port of Melbourne advised from August 1 that works to redevelop Footscray Wharf as a commercial mooring facility for port vessels will involve a short part of the path south of ...

GrandRidge RailTrail (Map 40) set to reopen in August

NEARLY 2½ years after bushfire devastated the Strzelecki Ranges and closed the Grand Ridge Rail Trail, this key local tourist attraction is one big step closer to reopening, with two 66-metre bridges - ''mini Sydney Harbour...

New Bright to Wandiligong heritage path opens!

Discover Wandiligong Village's heritage buildings, quaint swing bridges, Wandi sponge cake and farm gate apple orchards and more ... Wandi Maze's Lynn Bullen is busy baking heaps of her famous mouthwatering Wandi sponges, to meet demand...

The Saturday Age Gourmet Rail Trails Feature

The Rise of the foodie biker By Richard Cornish - The Saturday Age (5/2/11) - Life & Style "People want secluded tree lined escapes. And they want decent food and coffee at the end of the ride"...

Trendy new classic bike store has opened in Port Melbourne

The new classic bike store Bakerlite Trading Co has opened in trendy Bay Street Port Melbourne with a sensational range of Pashley brand classic men’s and ladies cycles. They are the newest inner CBD Bikepaths &...

Bike Share arrives in Melb CBD

Melbourne cyclists have welcomed the city's first public bike share scheme being operated by RACV that is now underway.The first 100 distinctive electric-blue bicycles have been installed at special docking stations across the CBD. (pic above...

Midweek Escape savings on the Lilydale-Warburton Rail Trail

You can save heaps if you book a Sunday to Thursday cycling trip on the Upper Yarra Valley's fabulous Lilydale-Warburton 'gastro' rail trail.Just stay at least one night between Sunday and Thursday at the Alpine Retreat...

New South Kingsville Guide stockist

This new bright cheery fresh gourmet store has just opened in Vernon Street's shopping centre. It specialises in delicious seasonal fruit and vegetable produce including organics, a great range of inspiring deli items, hand made breads, freshly...

Readers thrilled with new BikePaths & RailTrails Guide

How lovely to have the extended cafe listings and the new 2Wheel Touring section! writes Wendy Mildred I was thrilled to receive the first sold copy of the new guide for Christmas from my daughter and...

Discover Victoria’s fabulous Rail Trails in the BikePaths Guide

You don’t need to pay $35 for a separate rail trails guide, when you get all the rail trail info at no extra cost when you buy the $25.95 BikePaths Guide? For only $24.95 (Even less...

New TFM - Williamstown store opens

Australia's No.1 On-Line bike store for performance bikes, parts and accessories is now operating a fourth branch in up market waterfront Williamstown. Run by James, the store is stocking the BikePaths Guide and sells performance bikes,...

Locations for Melbourne’s city bike hire scheme announced

Melbourne's bike hire scheme locations announced The CITY bike hire scheme is closer to being launched, after Roads Minister Pallas announced the first 10 docking stations locations which will hold 100 bicycles. CLAY LUCAS The Age...

Ride2Work peak hour numbers soar

Increases of up to 50% on key routes into the CBD, according to Bicycle Victoria, by Megan Levy The Age March 4, 2010 - 12:47PM.The number of cyclists on Melbourne's roads has soared by up to...

Ride to work tips (2) - time and gear

How long will it take?You may be surprised... these days a cyclists average speed is generally greater than the current average speed of cars and other normal transportation. This means that cycling represents a very fast...

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