You need to know this.
Thank you for choosing to ride our 'bike party', a celebration of everything we love - wrapped into one epic day since 2006.
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Make your day as epic as possible by reading ALL of this.
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See you Sunday!
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Andy & Melodie.
MADE + Bicycles Roadshow
Don't forget - there's a bike show on before Roobaix!
Early Birds - use your free ticket.
Grab a ticket for FRI / SAT and warm your wheels for SUNDAY at Darebin International Sports Centre (DISC)
295 Darebin Rd, THORNBURY
MADE BIKE SHOW
BICYCLES ROADSHOW
Surly Side Quest
Get SO-CIAL with the Surly crew on Saturday.
Led by Surly's Australian Wizard - a slow speed tour with trails and ales, from Off Course Bike Shop to Bridge Road Brewers in Brunswick.
Off Course
14 Prentice st,
BRUNSWICK 3056
Give @surlyoz a follow and DM if you plan on attending.
Be ready to roll by 11am!
Kick on after Roobaix on Sunday
If you want to stretch your Roobaix all the way, our friends at Bridge Road Brewers are welcoming Roobaixers at the Dining Hall post ride.
Grab a well earned meal, wash it down with a cold one and relive the antics with friends.
Bridge Road Brewers
141 Nicholson St,
BRUNSWICK
Critical Information
Event Day Schedule
7:30am | Sunrise
9:00am-10:00am | Rider Registration Open
2:00pm | Event Village open
3:30-4:00pm | Prize Ceremony
5:00pm | Sunset
Start Location
Start location
Melbourne Polytechnic Carpark
Yarra Bend Rd, FAIRFIELD - MAP
COFFEE!
GENOVESE COFFEE CART will be at the start serving brews from 8:00am.
Public Toilets
Directly WEST of carpark.
How to get there
Closest train stations:
HURSTBRIDGE line | Clifton Hill or Fairfield Station
MERNDA line | Clifton Hill Station
Parking options:
PLEASE DO NOT PARK WITHIN 1km OF BRUNSWICK VELODROME.
Streets OFF the Merri Creek Trail to the north & south would make safe / quick ways to get home post event.
Finish:
Roobaix (Brunswick) Velodrome
Harrison st, Brunswick
MAP
PLEASE DO NOT PARK WITHIN 1km OF BRUNSWICK VELODROME.
Don't forget your ticket!
Physical ticket and/or e-tickets.
Please have your ticket ready to show at the START location.
No ticket. No rider pack.
No exceptions.
Essential
What to bring
We strongly suggest a good sense humour as this event is MAD fun.
Items which may be useful on the day:
- Your bike and helmet.
- A warm jacket.
- Gloves.
- Spare socks (cold feet is zero fun)
- Cash or card.
- Phone.
- Battery bank to recharge phone.
- Bike tools.
- Pump and spare tube(s).
- Bike lock (for long lunch stops)
- Your friends! Share the day and make it epic.
How to complete the course
Welcome!
Roobaix is a bicycle oydssey!
At the start, you'll get a rider pack with your map, manifest (list of questions), a marker, and other goodies.
The PRINT map is the famed Melway.
There is a QR code on the map to give you access to the suggested route on your device(s).
Strava - Ride With GPS - TCX
Available on the day.
The chillest route is marked on the map to guide you from sector to sector, but you can choose your own adventure, skip one, two or a few, have a long lunch at Bridge Road Brewers and take a shortcut to the finish.
It's an epic adventure - you decide the direction it takes.
Distance - 39km total
Sectors - 6.1km
The route is NOT a closed course to other vehicles and you need to consider other road users and road laws at all times.
Everyone is eligible to to win prizes in the raffle draw.
Make sure your manifest is in the PINK barrel by 3.30pm.
The exception is the 'FYXO Grand Prize' may only be won by a complete and correct manifest.
Navigate with ease
Following the route has never been easier.
The route will be available on Strava, RidewithGPS (with navigation) and as a TCX file.
At every turn there are visual cues to aid your journey to Roobaix.
The Weather
Whatever it IS - it will be cold.
The FINISH location is a grass field and may be WET from dew, rain or both.
Dress appropriately for the long day outside.
MELBOURNE WEATHER
Other Madness
Food Bank - Giving back
Inspired by life.
We are continuing our support of Food Bank in 2024.
If you want to grab an item from THIS LIST or your own pantry - you can donate it at the START and/or FINISH and it will go to Food Bank Victoria.
Look for the PURPLE bins!
There's a few supermarkets on the route, including one between the final sector and finish.
If you want to go above and beyond to donate money - our link is here.
What should I ride?
Whatever your chosen contraption to ride through the Wasteland to Roobaix - it must be safe to ride AND not a hazard to yourself or others.
Beyond cobbling together a War Rig for the wasteland - you can choose road, gravel, singlespeed, tandem, unicycle, MTB, BMX, trike, new school, retro cool, classic, cargo, low rider, tall bike, e-bikes, adaptive, recumbent, super expensive or hard rubbish find. All are welcome.
Our suggestion - BIG TYRES!
Velodrome - Event Village
From 2pm onwards at Brunswick (Roobaix) Velodrome.
Tell your friends and family to come along, enjoy the spectacle, and fill their bellies.
Food
Beat Box Burger ( VO )
KIMU Japanese / Korean Eatery ( VGO )
Lekker Lekker Frites & Donuts ( V )
Brunswick Canteen
Bridge Road Brewers Bar
Beer! Beer! More Beer!
Genovese
Coffee & Negroni!
Roobaix Merch.
Come to the FYXO tent - Tees, Beanies, Socks and Sweats.
Bike Pen
Enjoy a FREE park and mulled wine thanks to Bicycle Network
Capture the day forever!
Professional Portraits by Peter Bongiorno - Download yours FREE post event.
Toilets
Available in the Brunswick Club Rooms.
First Aid
St Johns Ambulance will assist for minor injuries
Got a question?
Hopefully we have covered everything.
If we haven't - email hello@fyxo.co
EPIC PRIZES
It's not about the prizes... BUT
Be at the Prize Ceremony for 3:30pm to win the maddest prizes in Roobaix history.
Cutest Couple
Voted by the crowd
Win a $100 gift certificate from Bridge Road Brewers for the Brunswick Dining Hall
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2 x Project Flock lights valued at $260!
Awesome Foursome
Voted by the crowd
Each member of a 4 person gang gets:
$100 Quad Lock Gift Certificate
Jar of Mum's Jam
Good Cycles Annual Membership valued at $90
Craziest Contraption
FYXO's pick
A Melburn Roobaix Kaos Keg
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$50 Bridge Road Brewers Gift Certificate
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Jar of Mum's Jam.
Rainbows & Unicorns?
Lil FYXO's favourite
Who knows what she will choose - but you'll get a sweet prize if it is you!
3kg of Nutella
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$50 Bridge Road Brewers Gift Certificate
The MADDEST prizes
The Raffle
Make sure your manifest is in the PINK barrel at the podium to be in the draw.
PRINT your name clearly!
If we can't read it - you can't win it.
BICYCLE NETWORK
Great Victorian Bike Ride
3 days on the 2024 Great Victorian Bike Ride valued at $750.
Andy (FYXO) and lil FYXO will be riding it too in the 40th edition of the iconic event.
With 3, 5 and 9 day options - there's something for everyone to ride and revel in the greatest parts of Victoria.
Check out the video for the vibe.
Acts of radness, kindness and epicness rewarded.
Spirit of Roobaix
A framed print of Melburn artist, Mike Makatron who's work brightens the walls of the world. See this one in the flesh on the Darebin Creek Trail.
Mike won the first Melburn Roobaix in 2006 and continues to inspire us with his art, music and style.
AND
$250 gift certificate to spend at any one of the Good Cycles stores.
CBD - Docklands - Brunswick - Geelong
For the Coffee Nerds
Genovese Coffee
Legends of the Melbourne coffee industry, Genovese roasts its coffee a stones throw from Brunswick Velodrome.
How to win this amazing MAZZER Omega Grinder valued at $770.
This is one for the coffee obsessed.
Get ANY coffee subscription from Genovese before event day and put ROOBAIX in your order notes.
Bikes - Parts - Chaos
Surly
The Surly Straggler Gravel Bike is a versatile rig that's loved by commuters far and wide.
An incredible prize valued at $3250
The winner can pick it up from Off Course Bike Shop.
Try and stop yourself from adding a front rack and fenders!
From Melodie & Andy
FYXO
Upholding a long tradition of giving away prizes WE would want to win.
The Gozney Roccbox is a compact pizza oven that elevates your food game instantly.
Valued at $888
Make your Friday's a PIZZA night!
2024 Melburn Roobaix madness made possible thanks to our epic sponsors.
Thanks for making it this far
M E R C I
Without you - there is no event.
You are part of the magic that makes the experience memorable for all.
We can't wait to WITNESS YOU!
