WHERE TO PICK UP
MAMASITA
Two years on, the bar with all the hype never lost its hype…
Beneath the roof of the shortest building on Collins Street, Mamasita is set out to represent one...
THE HUMBLE VINTAGE AMSTERDAM
VANMOOF SALE
WINTER BIKE SALE 2014
THE CASUAL CYCLIST’S GUIDE WINS AT 2012 AGDA AWARDS
The Australian Graphic Design Association’s biannual awards program, the AGDA awards, were held in Melbourne on November 24th.
Among the winners, The Casual Cyclist’s Guide picked up an AGDA Award...
CALLING ALL CONTRIBUTORS
A new website is being launched in December..
Help build a one of kind online journal for the relaxed rider!
Riding route ideas, childhood stack stories, anecdotes, reviews, rants about whatever...
TRIAL A TOKYO BIKE
Considering buying a new bike?
Rent a Tokyo Bike for any length up to a week, and if you enjoy the ride and would like to have one as your...
WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE A MELBOURNE BIKE SHARE STATION?
NEW YORK CITY is preparing to launch its bike share program this American summer, with 10,000 bikes and 600 docking stations spread across the five boroughs.
Given the...
2-4-1 FILM OFFER: TAKE THIS WALTZ
Everybody who rents a bike with The Humble Vintage in June gets a 2-4-1 pass to Take This Waltz, a new film staring Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen, directed...
WINTER BIKE SALE
It’s sad to let them go, but time to downsize the rental fleet for another year…
All bikes listed below are freshly serviced for sale, riding perfectly and ready for test ride...
SUPPORT BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
Bike riders of all ages and abilities and from across the political spectrum will deliver a loud and unambiguous message to the Baillieu Government next Thursday, 21 June: “Bring...
FARMERS MARKETS BY BIKE
FACT: Every weekend in Victoria there is a farmer’s market!
In a school, park or side street near you, a chance to buy from the grower, without the middle man,...
NEW RICHMOND GUIDE
Check out The Casual Cyclist’s Guide to Richmond – a specially commissioned exploration of the suburb by bike in the one-off newspaper produced for The Richmond Weekender.
Taking in the...
HIRE AT THE RICHMOND WEEKENDER
Renting out bikes from interesting spaces and places is about to get a whole lot more interesting thanks to The Richmond Weekender.
Taking over the glorious old GTV...
MELBOURNE BIKE FEST STARTS THIS WEEK!
A month long program of events running from February 17 to March 17,...
THE HUMBLE VINTAGE & TOKYO BIKE
Many who have an eye for lovely contemporary bicycles in Sydney and Melbourne would by now be familiar with Tokyo Bike.
A small, independent bicycle...
BOOK LAUNCH PICS
It was a lovely evening!
Many thanks to the Lost & Found Hotel and Captains of Industry for the venue, and...
TOURIST TRAP
The horrendous signage on the outside of the building is an ominous sign that the Skydeck is the Dominos Pizza of viewing decks – one where more is unfortunately...
THINGS YOU CAN ONLY DO IN SUMMER…
The city offers a selection of season specific offerings aside from pools and parks, beaches and bikinis.
Cinema under the stars: The original open air cinema, Moonlight Cinema sets...
MY MEXICAN COUSIN
Able to get away with serving pretty much whatever they like, major performing arts venues have long remained the last bastions of generic wine and triangle sandwiches.
At the Melbourne...
CAPITAL CITY TRAIL Pt 1
CBD to The Abbotsford Convent
START: CBD, Yarra River rowing sheds FINISH: The Abbotsford Convent LENGTH: 12 kms FIELD NOTES: A flat, river-hugging route that is virtually free of actual roads let alone...The Humble Vintage hits St Kilda
After many months of searching, a wonderful new pick up spot has been found in St Kilda.
The Port Phillip Eco Centre is a community xxx centre in the St...
LUI BAR @ RIALTO
On the 55th floor of the Rialto towers, Shannon Bennett’s Vue de monde is Melbourne dining’s biggest ticket. On one side, its dedicated and distinctive bar, the Lui Bar, may also serve...
ALL THE WAY TO HALF MOON BAY
Start: Station Pier or St Kilda Beach Finish: Half Moon Bay Length: 18 km or 13 km Field notes: Kilometre after kilometre of fine, flat, beachside bike path. Coasting by the coast has never been easier.
You...
TOURIST TRAP
Every city’s got them
VOL 1 – EUREKA SKYDECK
Melbourne can be a good-looking city from up high, especially this high. So yes, the view is good, and perhaps you could...
LONG PLAY
While only open a mere year or so, Long Play already feels like a seasoned veteran.
Venetian blinds, polished wood, a short and sharp wine list and a large yet...
DE CLIEU
From the man who turned a warehouse in a derlict South Melbourne laneway into an award-winning, continually packed café and on-site roasting premises (StAli), and then sold it and...
BUILT ENVIRONS CYCLE ADVENTURE
by Studio Pip & Co.
START: St Patrick’s Cathedral, East Melbourne FINISH: Docklands LENGTH: 12 kms, with 8km segue FIELD NOTES: An odyssey of architecture, big spaces, people and all manner of urban spaces.Melbourne...
HIDDEN HERITAGE: SOUTH ROUTE
by Rohan Storey
START: Mitre Tavern, Bank Place FINISH: Fitzroy Gardens LENGTH: 13km FIELD NOTES: From the CBD to St Kilda and back through South Yarra, this route will reveal Melbourne’s heritage...HIDDEN HERITAGE: NORTH ROUTE
by Rohan Storey START: Tasma Terrace, East Melbourne FINISH: Kings Domain LENGTH: 11km FIELD NOTES: This ride is an easy eleven kilometre loop that shows the north⎯end of town has more stories to...
HUXTABLE
In an already saturated stretch of Smith Street, this well executed little bar and kitchen somehow manages to slot in somewhere between many other venues in the neighbourhood, and...
Pope Joan
After a long successful stint as head chef of Circa, Matt Wilkinson left the St Kilda institution for a reverse sea-change, setting up his own café, Pope Joan in...
TOURIST TRAP
RANT – Skybus TV
While it’s painful enough having to pay $16 for a 20 minute bus ride and often still be left standing with out a seat, Skybus TV adds...
SPICE TEMPLE
Neil Perry is famous, and after visiting Spice Temple it becomes clear why.
Next door to his temple of high beef, Rockpool, Spice Temple is expansive, yet not cavernous, it’s...