Perth Voice Interactive

THE folk from walking tour group Two Feet and a Heartbeat are trading in their walking shoes for a treadly, for a bike history tour around Vincent.

Two Feet’s gone great guns and won many an award for its walking tours around the city but Vincent council’s pulled it up north of the border to tell tales about the town.

Ryan Zaknich—who’s also been involved in the Museum of Perth venture which has just got off the ground in the CBD—will spin a few yarns about historical pubs, the gold boom era in Northbridge and the history of the area’s wetlands.

A lot of our pubs around town are remnants of the gold rush era: the Northbridge Hotel was built by a father and son team who found a huge “gold eagle” nugget and invested it into the pub.

The group’s setting out from Banks Reserve on November 1 at 9.30am for a two-and-a-half-hour leisurely ride, with frequent stops to chat history. It’s all free but book on 9273 6501, and if you don’t have a bike Vincent has a bike library where residents can borrow a treadly for free for a weekend.

by DAVID BELL