We’re for the joy you get from rolling. We’re for people of all ages, abilities, & identities, who use all types of cycles to get life done. We’re for dressing for your destination, safe, separated infrastructure, and 30km/h zones for local streets.
Think of us as trying to recreate the enjoyable experiences of riding in the City of Sydney, or Yarra, or Copenhagen or Amsterdam (as on YouTube channels Bicycle Dutch and Not Just Bikes), but with cockatoos and kangaroos.
Paris Lord (he/him) created Canberra By Bike MeetUp group, and the Canberra By Bike Design Company in late 2021. First, as a way to try making friends, and second, to channel my climate anxieties into a form of action. I am not a cyclist. I am a stepdad on a step through who chooses to use various types of bicycles to get life done.
Electric vehicles won’t save our species. But changing how we move around our neighbourhoods, particularly on electric cargo bikes, just might. It’s up to us.
Email me to talk about slow tours, safer streets, or anything else that will improve our collective quality of life.