Neighbourly Ride - Brunswick East

***Due to Covid, we will advise regarding our pathway to re-opening in 2022***

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Join our Neighbourly rides for Newbies of any age for a fun and social ride. We ride for 40 minutes at a leisurely pace to help build confidence on your bike. We explore the local parks, bike paths using safe routes.

ARE YOU A NEWBIE RIDER?

●  Just bought a bike and need an incentive to start riding?●  Looking for places to ride locally?●  Want to discover where to ride ●  Meet other newbies over coffee after the ride●  Anyone is welcome - Kids, adults, friends and families●  Supportive & confidence building rides

KIDS For safety reasons children 8 years+ who can ride comfortably at 10-12km/h on a childrens bike with 20" wheels (without training wheels) as we ride on public roads (low stress routes), see bike examples: https://www.bykbikes.com/collections/e-450https://www.trekbikes.com/au/en_AU/kids_buyers_guidehttp://www.malvernstar.com.au/bikes

DON'T HAVE A BIKE?Cycles Galleria offers bikes for rent, see https://cyclesgalleria.com.au/pages/rentals

MEETING POINTOutside the Brunswick Cycling Club house - see map

CAR PARKINGIf you are driving to the meeting point there is limited parking in Harrison St

BRING

●  Plenty of smiles●  Your bike (in good working order with a bell)●  Helmet (mandatory and it's the law)●  Lights (front & rear are advisable for added visibility)●  Water bottle●  Puncture repair kit (Tube & pump) available from Velo Cycles ●  Sun tan cream & weather protective clothing in case it rains or gets cold

PREPARATION

●  Pump up the tyres●  Oil the chain●  Take your bike for a short ride to make sure everything is working wellON THE DAY

●  Arrive 15 minutes early to meet your fellow riders●  Be ready to leave at 10:00am

CLOTHINGComfortable clothing and shoes (runners, recreational shoes etc) and a means to avoid long pants being caught in the chain

COFFEEJoin us for a coffee after the ride at Park Street Cafe (Formerly Green Park Cafe)

WEATHER & UPDATESIt's raining at 8:00am or above 24º the ride will be cancelled however the show goes on,  join us for a coffee instead.

LONG WEEKENDSFor long weeknds, to help us plan for Ride Leaders, we close registrations at 5:00pm Friday directly before the Sunday of Neighbiourly Ride.

WHAT OUR NEWBIES SAYCheck out of video's featuring many Neighbourly Riders and their experiences:https://neighbourlyride.com/community

REGISTRATION - ADULTSEach adult (18yo +) will be required to register individually and accept our Terms of Service and waiver.

REGISTRATION - CHILDRENThe number of children (8- 17yo) participating will need to be added by their parent/guardian when registering, ie one adult bringing 2 x children will need to order 3 x tickets from the dropdown box.Just add your children(s) full name in brackets, i.e.First Name =  Melissa (+ Andrew Smith & Hannah Smith), Surname = Smith     

BY REGISTERING YOU AGREE TO OUR TERMS OF SERVICEBy registering youI have read, understand and agree to the Terms of Service and waiverhttps://neighbourlyride.com/terms-of-service

OTHER INFOOur Neighbourly Rides are insured and our Ride Leaaders have Working with children accrediatationWe offer the first ride for free, to make Neighbourly Ride sustainable, we would appreciate a nominal $5 donation for each ride there after.

CANCELLATIONIf we cancel the ride you wiil be notified by email at 8:00am on the day of the ride (Sunday).You can cancel anytime up to 8:00am on the day before (Saturday) of the ride, this helps to free up a space if you cannot make it.

CONTACTYour Neighbourly Ride Leader is a member of Brunswick Cycling ClubEmail:  nr_brunswick-east@neighbourlyride.com www.neighbourlyride.com

A huge thanks to our generous Local business supporters