Relationship With Other Cycling Organisations
From 1979 the organisation was a member of the peak Australian body representing non-competitive cyclists, the Bicycle Federation of Australia, but discontinued its affiliation during 1998.
On 7 August 2007 the Australian cycling sector which included the Cycling Promotion Fund, Bicycle Industries Australia, Cycling Australia, Retail Cycle Traders Australia and the Bicycle Federation of Australia launched its key asks in Canberra for the upcoming 2008 federal election. Bicycle Victoria was one of the peak organisations included in these key requests. but did not participate in the cycling sector's federal election campaign.
In September 2007, Bicycle Victoria, Bicycle NSW, Bicycle Queensland and Bicycle South Australia announced the formation of the Bicycle Coalition; an agreement to work together on several projects such as National Ride to Work Day.
- Bicycle Victoria is not a partner of the Amy Gillet Foundation (http://www.amygillett.org.au)
- Local bicycle groups (known as Bicycle User Groups, or BUGs) campaign in local areas for improvements, organise rides, bike education and maintenance workshops and provide a grassroots basis for wider bicycle campaigns. Bicycle Network Victoria sometimes works with these groups on projects like the "Super Tuesday" bike count. Relationships with BUGs have been uneven. Bicycle Victoria's support of the Grand Prix at Albert Park (1993) led to resignations of many key BUG members across Victoria (see below).
- Bicycle Victoria's website states that they are not involved in and do not support the Critical Mass bike rides.
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