r/melbournecycling

Welp, my first time being hit by a car. Seriously though, wtf is up with this intersection? It's so dangerous to turn right when going across Park St. Someone was blocking the bike lane, so I took a car lane before I entered the intersection. Had all my lights and gear on, and a car did a u-turn right in front of me, or into me, I should say, on the other side of the intersection.

It is fucking crazy to me that we haven't come up with a better solution to incorporating bikes into intersections

Did a late lap of Kew Boulevard around 9pm last night and it was absolutely magical. Barely a single car on the road, perfectly crisp air, and just the sound of the freehub. If you have a decent set of lights and haven't tried a proper night loop lately, you are missing out

Got hit by a car this evening riding home on st George's Rd bike path. Car failed to give way saw me too late and bam. Thankfully they were rolling relatively slowly and got away with some bruising and very sore legs. My bike was mostly unscathed but has a bent handle bar. Thinking when I get back on the bike I'm going to take back streets to merri creek trail and then onto Miller st. It genuinely boggles my mind how badly designed this bike path is.

Wanna know if anyone else had experienced this

Got on a train at hurst bridge

Went to front carriage only myself and another cyclist people in carriage.

We put our bikes in the wheelchair spots as only place to put them.

Driver comes out of cab and adamantly tells us to move bikes as they for wheelchair people only.

It’s a Saturday train with no one on it….

I get his point and if someone needs it, I’ll move

Hi all,

I am looking for a bike fitter, but i am relatively clueless on what to look for and what to expect and what’s normally included. Is it normal to have follow up session? I am using a cheap aliexpress aero bar that might need upgrading, but since i don’t know what should i get, so i might not have the right parts yet, so i don’t know whether it will be ok.

Do you guys have any store recommendation? ideally Eastern/Southeastern, but happy to travel a bit for it

Edit - booked a session with Gem from baseline.cc, will see how it goes~

Found power crank lhs meter on fb marketplace for 2️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ and they’re my size r8000 170. Should I buy? Was planning on assiomas but I’m on mtb pedals rn so it that would slow the process

Hi,

Newly moved to the Point Cook area. I am looking for a beginner-ish friendly cycling club in the west/Inner west area.

Cheers

Looking for routes where I can start from a V/Line or Metro station, ride mostly on trails, and finish somewhere with another train station.

With sun setting so early, are there any reasonably safe night-cycling options in or near the CBD area?

Was desperate for a ride last night so I did the capital city trail section between Docklands and Parkville. Seemed ok, but some sections are pitch black. I had good lights and took it slow, but just didn't feel great riding through the pitch black sections with no one else around.

Thought Brunswick Velodrome might be a reasonable option, but that was pitch black too when I checked it out a week or two ago.

Melbourne is trialing a temporary bike lane method in order to make biking around the city much safer. I find that this is a genuinely transformative project for my city.

Any Yarra residents here? Email / call your councillors for a more walkable / cycle-friendly Wellington St and register by 6:30pm today, and come along to the Richmond Town Hall to have your say: https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/about-us/council-and-committee-meetings/council-meetings/council-meeting-12-may-2026