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WELCOME! - SYDNEY SPOKES is the home of
gay and lesbian cycling in Sydney.
YOU'RE INVITED!
– JOIN SYDNEY SPOKES on our many and varied rides and events.
WHATEVER
YOUR LEVEL OF RIDING!
You
might be just learning cycling, an experienced cyclist, someone resuming cycling
or anywhere in between. We promise cycling with us will be a great experience.
WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE DO IT!
We
are a bunch of people who love cycling and happen to be gay or lesbian. Most
weekends you can join one of our rides led by a friendly experienced ride
leader. You will meet and ride with other gay and lesbian cyclists pleased to
have you join Sydney Spokes..
WE HAVE RIDES AND EVENTS TO INTEREST EVERYONE:
- rides graded easy medium and
hard
- coffee shop crawls
- rides to take you exploring
beautiful parts of Sydney
- tough training rides
- gay heartland tour rides
- rides at places in outer
Sydney and beyond like Windsor, Central Coast, Illawarra Coast
- overnight stay country rides
- Mardi Gras Parade and Fair
Day participation
- social events
- bike maintenance classes
- off road mountain bike rides
Cycling with friends is fun. Cycling with gay and lesbian riding friends is an
amazing relaxed and liberating experience. Just be yourself! Experience great
rides, improve your fitness, enjoy friendly company. By the end of your first
ride you will feel like part of Sydney Spokes and be looking forward to your
next ride.
We
are affiliated with and actively involved with the peak state cycling
organization, Bicycle New South Wales under our alternate name GAYBUG [BUG
stands for Bicycle User Group].
Want to join right away? Click the ‘Becoming a Member’ button, send us your completed application form
and start riding now.
Prefer to check us out a little?
Click the ‘Ride Guide’ button and see what we offer. Come on a ride or two. Send
us your email address by clicking on the ‘Contact Us’ button and ask to go on our email list so you too get the ride
leader's email of final arrangements for the next ride and know who to call to
say you are coming. Alternatively sign yourself up by clicking on the purple Yahoo groups button above.
Maybe you are visiting from overseas or interstate.
You may want to meet and ride with gay and lesbian cyclists in Sydney. You are
very welcome to ride with us. We can help you enjoy Sydney while you visit.
If
you would like to speak to someone regarding membership or cycling just call Michael on 0411 171 566
Thanks for checking us out. We look forward to seeing you on
one of our rides soon.
If you are interested in when and how Sydney Spokes came into existence, and it's life up to now please go to the brand new History page. Many thanks to Sue Goodman for undertaking this project and becoming the official Spokes historian!!
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