{"id":5020,"date":"2025-12-22T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?p=5020"},"modified":"2025-12-24T10:51:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T23:51:58","slug":"yarrabug-radio-show-880-monday-22nd-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2025\/12\/22\/yarrabug-radio-show-880-monday-22nd-december-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"YarraBUG Radio Show #880 Monday 22nd December 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"749\" data-attachment-id=\"5021\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2025\/12\/22\/yarrabug-radio-show-880-monday-22nd-december-2025\/handcrafted-bicycles\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Handcrafted-Bicycles.jpg?fit=960%2C1064&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,1064\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Handcrafted Bicycles\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Handcrafted-Bicycles.jpg?fit=676%2C749&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Handcrafted-Bicycles.jpg?resize=676%2C749&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Handcrafted-Bicycles.jpg?resize=924%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 924w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Handcrafted-Bicycles.jpg?resize=226%2C250&amp;ssl=1 226w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Handcrafted-Bicycles.jpg?resize=135%2C150&amp;ssl=1 135w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Handcrafted-Bicycles.jpg?resize=768%2C851&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Handcrafted-Bicycles.jpg?resize=600%2C665&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Handcrafted-Bicycles.jpg?resize=945%2C1047&amp;ssl=1 945w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Handcrafted-Bicycles.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3cr.org.au\/yarrabug\/episode\/melbourne-bug-news-and-book-review\">Melbourne BUG news and a Book Review<\/a>: Nik Dow from <a href=\"https:\/\/bikemelbourne.org\/\">Melbourne BUG<\/a> on what is happening at the Melbourne&nbsp;City Council regarding the<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bikemelbourne\/status\/1998942291902476649\"> funding, planning and transparency<\/a>&nbsp;surrounding the city&#8217;s bicycle infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you love riding bikes but the weather has kept you inside, there is&nbsp;nothing better than reading about them and their makers. Melbourne authors Christine Elliott and David Jablonka have produced something&nbsp;special with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readings.com.au\/product\/9780764369742\/handcrafted-bicycles--christine-elliott-david-jablonka--2025--9780764369742\">Handcrafted Bicycles, Builders, Frame Design, and Insiration<\/a>. Great photographs, a <a href=\"https:\/\/pezcyclingnews.com\/features\/pez-bookshelf-handcrafted-bicycles-builders-frame-design-and-inspiration\/\">wide range of designs<\/a> and a text that is part history and in a way, 32 Bike Moments.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6801\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5020-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2025\/12\/22\/1000\/202512221000_yarrabug_64.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2025\/12\/22\/1000\/202512221000_yarrabug_64.mp3\">https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2025\/12\/22\/1000\/202512221000_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\/2025\/12\/22\/1000\/202512221000_yarrabug_64.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"202512221000_yarrabug_64.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 27:28 &#8212; 12.6MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('5020-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_5020-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_5020-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?powerpress_embed=5020-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>Melbourne BUG news and a Book Review: Nik Dow from Melbourne BUG on what is happening at the Melbourne&nbsp;City Council regarding the funding, planning and transparency&nbsp;surrounding the city&#8217;s bicycle infrastructure. 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