{"id":4549,"date":"2024-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?p=4549"},"modified":"2025-04-06T00:58:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T13:58:09","slug":"yarrabug-radio-show-779-monday-1st-january-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2024\/01\/01\/yarrabug-radio-show-779-monday-1st-january-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"YarraBUG Radio Show #779 Monday 1st January 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3cr.org.au\/yarrabug\/episode\/e-bike-q-darebin-loves-bikes-3\">E-bike Q &amp; A, Darebin Loves Bikes 3<\/a>: this weeks program is the third of Yarra Bicycle Users Group Radio summer specials that recorded the E-bike Q &amp; A\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darebin.vic.gov.au\/darebinlovesbikes\">Darebin Loves Bikes<\/a>\u00a0held on 3 December 2023 at Preston Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The E-bike Q &amp; A&nbsp;by Darebin Loves Bikes summer special over the next three weeks on 3CR&nbsp;is for anyone tempted to delve into e-bikes but unsure where to begin. Expert panellists and local e-bike riders answer questions, you can gain insights into the affordability of e-bikes, listen to various options for carrying kids, shopping, and pets, and even learn about the possibility of converting your existing bike. Find out how to charge an e-bike effectively and discover just how far you can go on a single charge and more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Panellists<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thijs van der Heijden, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparque.au\/\">Sparque<\/a>, Technical advisor, best e-bike for you, e-bike models, leases, test riding, road rules, charging, security,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nell Sudano, Consultant, Technical advisor, e-bike conversions, affordable e-bikes, getting into riding, everyday bike skills, charging , road rules, security,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jack Comte, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.99bikes.com.au\/preston-bike-shop\">99 Bikes Preston<\/a>, Technical advisor, best e-bike for you, e-bike models, charging, security,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mike McEvoy and Deanne Jones, Reservoir riders and climate activists, riding with families, commuter riding, personal climate action<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Questions &amp; Answers + time points:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3:55, E-bike maintenance, hub drive, mid drive, how can you prevent theft?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9:50, Is it cheating? Will I lose fitness if I\u2019m currently using a manual bike?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">15:45, Questions about purchasing or renting a e-bike, what should people know, e-bike and general bike law questions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">23:00, Public questions, heat, weather impact on batteries, closing comments<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to Heidi Marfurt, Katy Daily, Kira Whitaker, Cr Susan Rennie, Christine Banks, Ian Singleton, Ed Smart, Sam Black, Darebin Libraries and Darebin Council<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Program music<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/23Ybk7NpsOC1kgsbNXwIjj?autoplay=true\">Shonen Knife, Cycling is fun<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/4CBUbnGFz2iKFJjYqRIwst?autoplay=true\">Tycho, Dive<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5362\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4549-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2024\/01\/01\/1000\/202401011000_yarrabug_64.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2024\/01\/01\/1000\/202401011000_yarrabug_64.mp3\">https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2024\/01\/01\/1000\/202401011000_yarrabug_64.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2024\/01\/01\/1000\/202401011000_yarrabug_64.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"202401011000_yarrabug_64.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 31:55 &#8212; 29.9MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('4549-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_4549-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_4549-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?powerpress_embed=4549-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>E-bike Q &amp; A, Darebin Loves Bikes 3: this weeks program is the third of Yarra Bicycle Users Group Radio summer specials that recorded the E-bike Q &amp; A\u00a0by Darebin Loves Bikes\u00a0held on 3 December 2023 at Preston Library. The&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2024\/01\/01\/yarrabug-radio-show-779-monday-1st-january-2024\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcast","category-show-summary"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ksuk-1bn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4547,"url":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2023\/12\/25\/yarrabug-radio-show-778-monday-25th-december-2023\/","url_meta":{"origin":4549,"position":0},"title":"YarraBUG Radio Show #778 Monday 25th December 2023","author":"admin","date":"25 December 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"E-bike Q & A, Darebin Loves Bikes 2: this weeks program is the second of three Yarra Bicycle Users Group Radio summer specials that recorded the E-bike Q & A\u00a0by Darebin Loves Bikes\u00a0held on 3 December 2023 at Preston Library. 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