The Casual Cyclist’s Guide Melbourne is a comprehensive, easy-to-navigate guidebook to one of hipster Melbourne’s favourite pastimes – cycling casually.
The book is about the city of Melbourne and the bike; an ode to using one to enjoy the other. Featuring routes and rides, practical advice and a handy suburb-by-suburb directory, it’ll inform you of a wonderful bike route, along with the best places to stop for a coffee and some lunch along the way. There are suggested routes for vintage shoppers, seafood laksa fans, progressive Italian feasts, along with all the usual trails and tracks.
Author Matthew Hurst – a creative entrepreneur who runs local bike-hire service The Humble Vintage, which has recently expanded to Sydney – wrote the guide with the help of a collection of guests ranging from architects to chefs, historians to designers. Featuring hand drawn maps of Melbourne, illustrations, as well as tidbits and facts on the history of bikes and cycling, The Casual Cyclist’s Guide Melbourne is a one-of-a-kind, beautifully designed book that celebrates the joy of riding a bike.
Onya Magazine has a copy of The Casual Cyclists Guide Melbourne (Hardie Grant Books, RRP $19.95) to giveaway.
To enter, email your name and postal address to info@onyamagazine.com with the subject line ‘I Want To Ride My Bicycle’. Winner will be drawn at random at 5pm on Friday the 1th of February.
