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20% Discount: Scenic, Safe Escapes: LATEST Edition Bike Paths & Rail Trails Guide
YOUR CYCLING FUN STARTS HERE AND ITS 20% CHEAPER - DISCOVER MELBOURNE'S TOP SCENIC BIKE PATHS AND FABULOUS BIKEWAYS AND VICTORIA'S "EPIC" RAIL TRAILS By Mike Sabey - Editing Publisher (Sabey & Associates) Continuing to be Australia's best...
Read more... | Published: 24/05/21
Tip: Where to Ride for a great escape: Try a cruise down the Bay’s famous piers and beaches?
By Mike Sabey Melbourne's Bayside ride is famous for its hoards of Saturday and Sunday morning cyclists sweeping along Beach Road with their heads down and speedos ticking over 35 km/hour! But next to the road is a...
Read more... | Published: 13/03/21
Two for the Price of One
Yes a great Xmas gift idea: Two books for the price of One: Save over 50% Buy one copy of the Bike Paths and Rail Tail guide and receive a free copy of Mike Sabey's thrilling...
Read more... | Published: 30/10/20
Exclusive Offer: Save 40% on Mike Sabey's just published new novel!
www.fracturedtrust.com This is an epic novel of passion, betrayal and bravery written by the author of the BikePaths guides is based on a true story of the corrupt cover-up of a major fraud, which took...
Read more... | Published: 23/05/20
How to save 50%: Ride from HOME HALF PRICE VIRUS OFFER
CORONA VIRUS Ride from Home - half price offer all up $12.45 Why not grab this one off opportunity to discover where the best bike paths are around where you are LOCKED DOWN? Go to our...
Read more... | Published: 30/04/20
Odd sort of a ride
Recently a keen US cyclist took his girlfriend for a 90 minute bike ride through a park near Houston. Over the curvy path route he took her on, he carefully spelt out...
Read more... | Published: 30/07/19
Save 62% off End Edition 8 BikePaths & RailTrails Guide
62% OFF End of Edition 8: BikePaths & RailTrails Guide you can NOW save BUT only at our online Store Last chance to snap a copy of Australia's best selling hard copy cycling guide - is...
Read more... | Published: 11/07/19
New Central Victorian Guide stockist
The 130-year-old former Salvation Army Barracks in Castlemaine is now home to the Bike Vault. Having previously traded across Templeton St in an old bank, hence the name, The Bike Vault today operates in an...
Read more... | Published: 08/07/18
Darebin Trail Link FINALLY OPENS !
The opening of the trail marked the end of an almost 25-year journey, dating back to 1993 when the first concept plans were developed. The Community Coalition for the Darebin-Yarra Trail and Bicycle Network Victoria...
Read more... | Published: 06/05/18
NO FURTHER STOCK: Where 2 Ride Melbourne
END OF EDITION - NO FURTHER STOCKS AVAILABLE Fully revised and Updated 2nd Edition of Where to Ride Melbourne was an essential resource for anyone who wants to enjoy riding in Melbourne! This Guide introduced some...
Read more... | Published: 14/12/17
Searching for the perfect Birthday GIFT for less $25 ?
Our bookstores and bike shops tabs (above) have current listing of hundreds of our active stockists. A special Birthday GIFT of a Bike Paths & Rail Trails guide has delighted tens of thousands of bike riders...
Read more... | Published: 05/12/15
New Laurent bespoke café opens in Eastlands
Laurent have just opened a splendid new bespoke traditional French style café in the newly completed Eastlands Shopping complex. This its 16th café features warm and welcoming Euro cool interior and alfresco seating for 100....
Read more... | Published: 03/12/15
Where to Ride? Try Williamstown?
Looking for a perfect day bike ride ? Then why not head down to Hobsons Bay at the mouth of the Yarra with your togs and towell? (MAP 16 IN THE GUIDE) Pictured: The Timeball Tower, built...
Read more... | Published: 30/11/15
NEW PUSH FOR SPEED LIMITS ON BIKE PATHS
A PASSIONATE cycling safety advocate is calling on local councils to introduce 20km/h speed limits on shared bike paths. PortPhillip Leader 17/09/15 Toorak resident Boyd Fraser says there is an “urgent need” to regulate the...
Read more... | Published: 25/08/15
Call to improve bike safety on St Kilda Road
Andrews Govt asked to improve bike safety on St Kilda Road, Melbourne's boulevard of broken bones .... An article in the Age (22/08/15) stated that pressure is building on the Andrews government to put separated bike...
Read more... | Published: 23/08/15
Stop the tacks on Kew Boulevard – 24 HOUR protest ride
Cyclists stand-up in face further tack attacks 24 hour STOP THE TACKS Boulevarde protest ride planned for Sunday 7th June. Melbourne's mystery tack attacker has struck again, littering the Yarra Boulevard bitumen overnight with sharp...
Read more... | Published: 03/06/15
Government continues to ignore ‘car dooring’ threat to life and limb
By Mike Sabey 3/3/2015 Tougher dooring penalties call rejected, further call for motorists to alter their habits! The new Victorian Labour state government is following the ousted one from 2014 by continuing to stonewall and...
Read more... | Published: 03/03/15
Looking stylish cycling to work
Kathleen Lee Joe – The Age 05/11/2014 On spring days like this, there’s nothing more pleasant than zipping through our city streets on your cruisey bike. And you don’t have to be decked out in head-to-toe...
Read more... | Published: 03/11/14
Spring ‘Magpie swooping’ season in full flight
How to survive or prevent an attack Yes, it's that season again, when magpies swoop and cyclists are skittish. Just as it starts to warm up and the mornings aren't quite as dark comes the ever-present...
Read more... | Published: 24/08/14
Selected BP servos now stocking the Bikepaths & Rail Trails Guides
To meet an increasing demand from cyclists for up todate and inspiring tourism infomation on the Wangaratta to Beechworth and Milawa to Bright Rail Trails, four north east Victorian BP servos at Euroa, Mansfield, Seymour and...
Read more... | Published: 06/08/14
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 $24.95 Bike Paths & Rail Trails Guide that...
Read more... | Published: 20/04/14
Goulburn Rail Trail has got a new name
Great Victorian Rail Trail now open for business! Previously called the Goulburn River High Country Rail Trail, this exciting new 134 km scenic trail runs from Tallarook to Mansfield and is proving a huge success with two...
Read more... | Published: 16/07/13
Voice of cycling - Keith Dunstan remembered
Keith Dunstan, droll master of words and voice of Melbourne cycling, the Don Bradman of Australian newspaper columnists has died, aged 88. The Age's Lawrence Money reports in The Age: In the 1960's he...
Read more... | Published: 15/07/13
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"...
Read more... | Published: 16/12/10
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...
Read more... | Published: 28/10/08