Bike Love Corral
BIKE LOVE CORRAL
We love push bikes and will provide the bike, accessories, activities and fun for FREE! Bikes are the easy, cheap, enviro friendly way to get around town and connect with our community. All day: Bike fixing and traffic skills workshops. Help fix / check your own bike OR choose one to help fix and keep. Buy or borrow bikes from the Newcastle Community Bike Library. Bike Activism workshops on Bike User Groups, Bike Co-op models, Critical Mass & World Naked Bike Ride.
Newcastle Community Bike Library
Buy or borrow bikes, helmets, locks and lights (cheap deposit applies).
Pre-register to borrow a bike:
Email Dan (remember to change the [at] to an @):
newcastlecriticalmass[at]yahoo.com.au by 20 Sept.
These must be picked up from NBEC by or on 1st Oct.
More bikes available each day at the Corral in Civic Park.
Location: Civic Park
Days: Thursday - Monday
Times: 11.00 to 16.00
Bike activist groups supporting the Corral have special events each day in Civic Park:
Critical Mass - Friday
World Naked Bike Ride - Saturday
Peacefully expose the vulnerability of cyclists, humanity and nature in the face of cars, aggression, consumerism and non-renewable energy. Oz rides in March.
australia.worldnakedbikeride.org
Semi-naked promotional ride (wear at least minimums):
Start Civic Park 17.00. Body painting from 11.00 to 17.00
Newcastle Bike Ecology Centre - Sunday
Community volunteer bike help concept offering free bikes / help all year round Fri / Sat at Islington
newcastlebikeecologycentre.blogspot.com
Community Bike Re-use Workshop 2-3pm,
Newcastle Cycleways Movement Inc. - Monday
Work with Government bodies to improve bicycle facilities in the greater Newcastle Area.
Its aims are to promote the safe responsible use of bicycles for transport, leisure and fitness. Members get bike riding insurance, discounts, rides, legal advice, and more.
users.hunterlink.net.au/~magsb
How to lobby govt. workshop: 2 – 3pm