Northside Design Ride

Led by Tim Dow and Stephanie Mulder — Melbourne creatives and founders of Mosey — Northside Design Ride is a leisurely cycling tour of Melbourne’s most creative neighbourhoods and the designers, artists, and makers whose passion and presence make these neighbourhoods truly special.

Winding through back streets and green spaces, over rivers, and along one of Melbourne’s most beautiful bike paths, the ride visits some of Melbourne’s creative luminaries at design-led hospitality venues, independent retailers, artist studios and cultural spaces — exploring interesting and delicious discoveries along the way. 

Special guest photographer, Oli Sansom, will open the ride with a brief workshop on the art of film, the beauty of light, and the joy of capturing the imperfect and unpredictable. Participants will be provided with a disposable film camera and encouraged to embrace their curiosity, documenting their experience throughout the ride. Cameras can be submitted at the end of the ride, with development included in the ticket price.

The ride is an invitation to embrace the art of taking it slow, on two wheels, and to see the city through a different lens. Proof that design isn’t in galleries alone, but woven into the fabric of everyday neighbourhood life.

Neighbourhoods include: 

1. Collingwood

2. Abbotsford

3. Clifton Hill

4. Fitzroy

Northside Design Ride is tailored for engagement. Whilst the journey through Melbourne’s streets will be at a leisurely pace and largely through back streets, a medium level of fitness and cycling/road savvy is required. The ride is approximately 8km. 

Your own bike is required for this event. All wheels welcome. 

Mosey is an online platform built around a simple belief — that the best way to experience a place is by wandering its streets, one leisurely step at a time. Through curated guides, Mosey encourages curiosity and meaningful connection in some of the world's most interesting neighbourhoods.