Super Tuesday needs more helping hands
We still need some help to fill all out Super Tuesday commuter cyclist count sites.
If you live in Hobart there are still sites to choose from inGlenorchy and Clarence areas.
All you need to do is volunteer your time between 7 and 9 am on Tuesday 7 March and in return you get the choice of 6 months free Bicycle Network membership or a $70 donation to a club or charity of your choice.
To register head to https://counts.bicyclenetwork.com.au/traffic-survey/146/ and zoom in on the Tasmanian map to see the various Hobart sites still available – these are the blue dots.
RSAC offers 10 riders entries to Western Tiers Challenge!
The Road Safety Advisory Council is offering riders 10 free entries to the Western Tiers Cycling Challenge on 2 April at Prospect Vale.
As a gold sponsor the RSAC receives 10 entries and it wants to give those to people who are going to appreciate them – that means you!
The ride offers 5 options ranging from 24 km up to 140 km, leaving from between 8 and 10.30 am.
The challenge is a fundraiser for New Horizons Tasmania, which works with people with a disability to achieve more in their lives.
If you are interested email us at tasoffice@bicyclenetwork.com.au, entries will be given out on a first come basis.
Glenorchy meets new bridge path head on
Glenorchy Council has released plans for a short section of new shared path along Main Road at Granton to meet up with the new Bridgewater Bridge shared path.
The proposed Bridgewater Bridge shared path finishes just before George Street, dumping people walking and riding on to Main Road where there are currently no paths at all.
The council is planning to build a 2.5 metre wide path on the river side up until Laona Crescent where it will meet the current 1.5 metre wide footpath.
You can comment on the plans before 12 March at https://letstalk.gcc.tas.gov.au/main-road-granton-shared-path
RSAC offers riders entries to Western Tiers Challenge
The Road Safety Advisory Council is offering riders 10 free entries to the Western Tiers Cycling Challenge on 2 April at Prospect Vale.
As a gold sponsor the RSAC receives 10 entries and it wants to give those to people who are going to appreciate them – that means you!
The ride offers 5 options ranging from 24 km up to 140 km, leaving from between 8 and 10.30 am.
The challenge is a fundraiser for New Horizons Tasmania, which works with people with a disability to achieve more in their lives.
If you are interested email us at tasoffice@bicyclenetwork.com.au, entries will be given out on a first come basis.
Maydena logging row ahead of Enduro World Cup
The owner of the Maydena Bike Park, Simon French, has taken to social media calling for support to oppose native forest logging on the borders of the park in the lead in to the Enduro World Cup on 25–26 March:
"Sustainable Timber Tasmania has elected to commence logging right before Maydena hosts the opening round of the Enduro World Cup, an event that will be broadcast to millions around the world ... If you’d like to see these forests protected, the best thing you can do is email the premier," Mr French wrote.
In another post on Instagram he points out the danger to the park's trails from logging and burning on its borders as they are uninsurable and would cost $5 million to replace.
There is also an online petition circulating.
Images: Simon French
Researcher surveys MTB riders views on forestry trails
We have been asked by a University of Tasmania PhD candidate to share a link to a survey to explore the economic and social benefits of Tasmanian mountain bike recreation in the forestry context.
Link to survey: http://bit.ly/3IChSOw
Anyone over the age of 18 who has ridden Tasmanian MTB trails in the past year is invited to take the 10-20 minute survey. Questions cover your MTB experience, preferences for trails such as surrounding environment, trail infrastructure and trail head services and attitudes to forestry operations.
MOTHERLOAD! screenings set for Hobart & Launceston
Screening details for the hit US documentary MOTHERLOAD! have been confirmed for Hobart and Launceston on Sunday 5 March.
This is a feel-good and feel-outraged film about how great cargo bikes can be but we still need to topple the impediments which get in the way of more people riding.
Hobart: 3 pm, Wide Angle Tasmania, 6 Washington Street, South Hobart. Screening followed by panel discussion. Book your free ticket.
Launceston: 7 pm, Raymond Ferrall Centre (Lecture Theatre 5), UTAS Newnham Campus: Book your free tickets.
Film screenings have been made possible through grants and support from Hobart and Launceston councils, Wide Angle Tasmania and the University of Tasmania.
