About Ride2Work Day
Whether you’re a regular two-wheeled commuter or looking to start a new healthy habit, National Ride2Work Day is all about supporting your decision to jump on the bike.
For people new to riding, National Ride2Work Day is a fantastic way to kickstart a new habit, to get all your physical activity in before you kick off your work day. For existing riders, it’s a chance to celebrate and show everyone that we love riding bikes.
Register your ride to help us understand where people are commuting by bike, how far they pedal and where we need build better places to ride.
National Community Breakfasts
Stop by a Ride2Work Day community breakfast at one of our key commuter hot spots and help celebrate everything great about riding to work.
Click on the map to find local community breakfasts near your commute or register your community breakfast below that all locals are welcome to join. We’ll spread the word and add it to the map shortly.
Melbourne breakfasts
We’re ready to celebrate National Ride2Work Day 2022 in Melbourne.
We will be setting up at three key locations for riders heading into the city and are ready to welcome you on your happier and healthier commute!
Join us in Docklands for free coffee, bananas, muffins, bike tune ups and live entertainment or see you in Canning St Reserve or outside Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre for breakfast.
Keep an eye out for the cheer squad on Wednesday 19 October between 7am and 9am.
Locations
- Harbour Esplanade, Docklands
- Canning Street Reserve, Carlton
- Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Hobart breakfast
Join us at Mawson Place on Hobart’s waterfront between 7.30 and 9 am for a light breakfast of croissants, muffins, coffee, smoothies, and bananas!
We’ll have a bike mechanic on hand to check your bike, pedal-powered smoothie maker and the chance to try out an electric bicycle.
Make sure you slow down to say hi and grab some brekkie!
Smart ways to ride
Riding a bike to work should be easy and fun. It shouldn’t be over complicated. Smart ways to ride has three simple steps to get you riding. Here’s step one:
Step 1 – Find your ride
You don’t need to have the latest and greatest bike. You will be surprised about what you can find in a family or friend’s shed or garage.
If that’s no good, you can also try secondhand or chat to your local bike shop about an easy ride.
Step 2 – Plan your ride
If you’re riding to work for the first time, you might like to find somewhere off the road like a bike path or shared trail. You can find these by searching the bike icon in Google Maps. Check out our guide on how to plan a bike route for more.
But don’t get immersed in the maps—get out there and find your way. It’s a good way to find new places to ride and build confidence.
Another hot tip is to chat to friends or work colleagues that live in a similar area. Maybe you could ride together?
Step 3 – Enjoy your ride
Get pedalling and have fun. It’s that simple.
As the nice weather rolls in there is no better time to enjoy actively commuting to work.
Take time to enjoy the simple moments – the wind in your hair, a crisp clear morning, the feeling of freedom, the green flow of traffic lights.
Not only will you save time and money, you’ll be happier and healthier for it.
