From the Sydney Bicycle Film Festival: The Big Bike Love and International Bicycle Film Festivals roll into Sydney this November bringing enough bike fun to satiate the most hard core cyclist.

The festivals are a month-long celebration of Sydney’s diverse cycling communities and include film, art, fashion and parties. Sydney is infamous for its lack of cycling infrastructure, driver attitudes and a culture that promotes the car as the ultimate coming of age accessory.

So it is perhaps surprising that bicycle sales are outstripping car sales and that more and more people on bikes are seen on Sydney’s streets. Bicycles are in. Recent bicycle fashion parades in London, Las Vegas, Vancouver point to the growing popularity of the bike as cool way of getting around town. And celebrities like Matthew Modine are actively promoting riding bicycles to protect the environment.

The Sydney festivals are organised and run entirely by volunteers. Proceeds go towards BIKESydney and making Sydney an even better place to ride your bike

“The Sydney cycling scene is huge and diverse and even though it’s on the streets it’s not until you’re a part of it that you see it. Sydney’s active cycling communities include commuters, messengers, club riders, triathletes, recreational riders, BMXers, track riders and unicyclists. The Big Bike Love Festival is an exciting opportunity to bring together the many cycling tribes of Sydney in a fun celebration of what it means to ride a bike.” – Elaena Gardner, BIKESydney.

Big Bike Love Events

For further information visit: http://bffsydney.org