About Bike Marrickville


Bike Marrickville is a volunteer-run not for profit group of local residents promoting cycling and improving the local environment. Bike Marrickville advocates for everyone who rides or would like to ride a bike in and around the former local government area of Marrickville in Sydney's inner west.

Vision
Our vision is for a safe, healthy, vibrant community where people can easily get around by walking and cycling, in order that the personal, community and environmental benefits of more sustainable transport can be realised. We also regard public transport services as essential.

Activities
We provide information, advice and rides for members of the local community and local schools. We can help less experienced cyclists with route advice and in some cases a buddy service, where we will find someone to ride with you for the first day or week or more. We can answer questions on road rules for cyclists and what to do if you have a problem on the road. We arrange workshops to teach the basics  of bicycle maintenance.

How we work
Bike Marrickville meets at 7.00 pm on the third Tuesday of each month to discuss local issues, cycling facilities and promote cycling. Meetings 
generate new ideas for rides and provide a forum to discuss cycling issues and projects with representatives from Inner West Council. 

Bike Marrickville members attend Inner West Council Traffic Committee meetings, and other site visits and consultations. 
Get Involved
Meetings are currently being held online. Email bikemarrickville@gmail.com to be sent the meeting link

Get involved
Come to a meeting, join our Facebook group or join the email list, participate in a ride.

Most importantly, join or renew your membership or

donate to Bike Marrickville to support our ongoing work.
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Objectives
The objectives of Bike Marrickville are:
  1. To promote cycling for transport and recreation as a means to improve quality of life and protect the environment.
  2. To promote education of cyclists and other road users in the interest of road safety.
  3. To advocate enforcement of the rights and obligations of cyclists.
  4. To advocate engineering and equipment appropriate for the use of cyclists.
  5. To promote the standing of cyclists in the community.

Incorporation
In July 2010, Bike Marrickville (BMV) came into existence as an Incorporated Association. 
BMV formed from the former members of Massbug, the Marrickville-South Sydney Bicycle Group, which itself was established in 1991.

Bicycle User Group and Affiliation
BMV is a 'Bicycle User Group' commonly referred to as a BUG. 
Formerly MASSBUG and now BMV continues an affiliation with Bicycle New South Wales, the peak body for cycling advocacy in NSW.​ 
Bike Marrickville members get a 15% discount on bicycle NSW membership using a discount code when applying.

Suburb Areas
The area of Marrickville that BMV takes an interest includes all or part of the following suburbs: Newtown, Camperdown, Stanmore, Petersham, Lewisham, Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, Tempe, Sydenham, St Peters, Enmore.

Neighbouring Bicycle User Groups 
We keep in regular contact with all our neighbouring groups: 
BikeSydney (City of Sydney),
LBUG (Leichhardt), 
AshBUG (Ashfield), 
BIKEast (Eastern Sydney), 
Bike South West (Canterbury & Bankstown), 
StGeorge BUG (Hurstville, Kogarah & Rockdale), and 
BurstBUG (Burwood & Strathfield)

Road Cycling Groups
Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club (Road, track and gravel bike rides and racing)