Your workplace

Regular Riders play a very important role in the Ride to Work Program. They can provide support and advice to new riders, develop a Workplace BUG for other regular riders to be a part of and drive facilities improvements such as better bike parking and end of trip facilities.

Join the commuter revolution and register for Ride to Work 2010

By registering and taking part in Australia's biggest ride to work you improve bike facilities across Australia.

 

Resources

We've got lots of online resources to help you promote the event in your workplace from screen savers and posters to educational videos and powerpiont presentations.

Courses

Workplace Riding Courses (New!)
Bicycle Victoria's new workplace riding courses will give you and your work colleagues the knowledge, confidence and skills to become regular bike commuters.Riding to work will help you get fit, think clearer and reduce stress and it can save you time and money. The courses are designed to help you and your work colleagues brush up on the basic skills needed to join the thousands of other people now enjoying the benefits of riding to work. For further information contact us at Bicycle Victoria for further information about these courses.

Workshops

Workshops are a great way to share tips, answer questions and start discussions. Organising a workshop is a great excuse to get cyclists in your workplace together. Invite a guest speaker or somebody from your local bike shop or contact Bicycle Victoria to share their cycling knowledge.

By publicising your workshop to everybody in your workplace you may even pick up a few new members, or people who would like to start cycling.

There are loads of topics you can hold your workshop on, some of them can be: riding in traffic, getting ready for riding in winter or bicycle maintenance.

There are many bike stores who will come out to your workplace to provide hands on bike maintenance workshops. One of these stores is Gran Prix Cycles in Caulfield South, Melbourne. For more information contact Gran Prix Cycles on 9523 0611.

Ride to Work another day

Perhaps you'd like to organise a Ride to Work Another Day breakfast or morning tea. It is a great way for regular and new cyclists to get to know each other, and you may even entice some more of your colleagues to commute to work by bike.

Presentation for new riders

Have you thought of running a lunchtime workshop for new riders to help them take the first step? This 20 minute presentation works well along side the Ten Top Tips for riding to work flyer. If you would like more flyers please contact us - it may even be something you would like to keep on hand at work.

Start a Workplace BUG

Starting a Workplace BUG or Bicycle User Group is a great way to help lift the profile of cycling. There are now 500 Workplace BUGs and the list is growing every day. Registration is open to all Workplace BUGs around Australia. We have included some tools below to help you get your BUG started.

Workplace BUG Guide

If you are thinking of getting bike riders in your workplace together, take a look at the Workplace BUG Guide.  The Workplace BUG guide tells you what a Bicycle User Group is, why you should start one and gives you an action plan to help you get your BUG going.

Register your Workplace BUG

Maybe you already have an email list or corporate cycling team but you have never called your group a BUG before. Why not register your Workplace BUG today - it only takes two minutes and there is no cost involved to join the growing list of Workplace BUGs!

Find a Workplace BUG

Want to know what workplace BUGs exist in your region? Then download this list of 500 registered Workplace BUGs across Australia.

Ride to Work can provide assistance in contacting existing BUGs providing insights into others expereince in establishing their BUG. To speak with the Ride to Work team please email us or call on (03) 8636 8888.
 

Start planning your part in Ride to Work Day, 13 October 2010!

Special offer for Ride to Work registrants

For the months of August, September, and October 2010, Gran Prix Bicycles would like to offer all registrants for ‘Ride to Work’ 2010 25% off everything in store at Gran Prix Bicycles. ‘Not available with layby or finance options. www.granprixbicycles.com.au
 

Gran Prix Cycles are offering 50 x Gran Prix Bike Maintenance Kits @ $59.95 which is 50% discount from the RRP

The kit consists of:
1 x Rock & Roll Gold Chain Lube,
1 x Triflow oil
1 x Rock and Roll Degreaser Biodegradable
1 x cleaning brush,
1 x Roll & Roll grease
2 x puncture repair kits
1 x wash tub

To purchase your kit, visit Gran Prix with your Ride to Work Registration confirmation email. Offer strictly limited to first 50 kits purchased and must be collected from Gran Prix Cycles 710 Glenhuntly Road, Caulfield South, Victoria.

 

Win a free Corporate Workshop

Gran Prix Bicycles is giving away 1 x FREE Corporate Workshop valued at $1,000. The workshop will be awarded to a randomly selected workplace in the Melbourne CBD who registered for Ride to Work 2010. Read the full terms and conditions here.

 

What else you can do in your workplace

Workshops hold a bike maintenance workshop at your workplace and learn how to fix your ride.

Host a breakfast after Ride to Work Day to encourage new and lapsed riders to keep riding to work.

Talk to other regular cyclists and encourage them to become bike buddies for new riders.

Encourage your boss to ride to work to show your organisations commitment to bike commuting.

 

Find a Workplace BUG

Want to know what workplace BUGs exist in your region? Then download this list of 500 registered Workplace BUGs across Australia.

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